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Rafa Garcia

Rafa Garcia

1059 ELO #386

"Gifted"

MMA 19-5-0 · UFC 7-5-0 · Lightweight · Last fought 40 days ago

Rafa Garcia "Gifted" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Rafa Garcia has 7 wins in the UFC. Rafa Garcia lands an average of 4.33 significant strikes per minute and averages 3.02 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Lightweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1059), and have not fought Rafa Garcia before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Terrance McKinney 8-6-0 32 1057 0.0 2
Nazim Sadykhov 4-2-0 32 1045 0.0 14
Jamie Mullarkey 6-7-0 32 990 0.0 69
Richie Miranda 0-1-0 32 985 0.0 74
Darrius Flowers 1-3-0 32 979 0.0 80
Shem Rock 0-2-0 32 969 0.0 90

Fight Results Breakdown

12
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Alexander Hernandez in 2026
Opponent ELO: 1093

Biggest Upset Loss

Rongzhu in 2026
Your ELO: 1078 · Opponent ELO: 1008 · Favored by 70

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 7'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Aug 05 1994
Age
32
Peak ELO
1078
ELO Rank
386 of 2766
Strength of Schedule
235-89-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1034.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1015.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.33
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
43%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.68
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
60%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
3.02
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
41%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.4
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Rafa Garcia Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-09-12 Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado Rongzhu U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss +153
2026-04-25 UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal Alexander Hernandez U-DEC 3 5:00 Win +111
2025-09-13 Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva Jared Gordon KO/TKO Elbows 3 2:27 Win -
2025-03-29 UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg Vinc Pichel U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2024-10-12 UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Grant Dawson KO/TKO Punches 2 1:42 Loss -
2023-04-15 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen Clay Guida U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2022-12-17 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Maheshate U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2022-07-30 UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 Drakkar Klose U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2022-04-16 UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad Jesse Ronson SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 4:50 Win -
2021-11-20 UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate Natan Levy U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2021-07-31 UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Chris Gruetzemacher U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2021-03-13 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad Nasrat Haqparast U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Rafa Garcia ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
12 2026-09-12 Rongzhu 1008 Loss -19 1059
11 2026-04-25 Alexander Hernandez 1093 Win +18 1078
10 2025-09-13 Jared Gordon 1071 Win +23 1060
9 2025-03-29 Vinc Pichel 1048 Win +17 1037
8 2024-10-12 Grant Dawson 1134 Loss -11 1020
7 2023-04-15 Clay Guida 1064 Win +18 1031
6 2022-12-17 Maheshate 1021 Win +17 1013
5 2022-07-30 Drakkar Klose 1056 Loss -14 996
4 2022-04-16 Jesse Ronson 1000 Win +22 1010
3 2021-11-20 Natan Levy 1000 Win +17 988
2 2021-07-31 Chris Gruetzemacher 997 Loss -15 971
1 2021-03-13 Nasrat Haqparast 1038 Loss -14 986

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