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Steve Garcia

Steve Garcia#12 FW

established · 11 UFC fights
19-6
Record
15 KO · 0 SUB · 4 DEC
Wins by method
WinWinWinWinLoss
Recent form
34
Age
183 cm
Height
191 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-06-14
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P99
Volume
P93
Striking Efficiency
P81
Range Sniper
P78
Kickboxing
P62
Clinch Striking
P6
Defensive Striking
P90
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P44
Pressure Wrestling
P9
Top Control
P20
Submission
P15
Anti-Wrestling
P26
Grappling Defense
P71
Scrambler
P69
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P99
Finisher
P77
Damage Resistance
P12
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P89
Pace
P76
Late Fighter
P42
GLOBAL
Versatility
P75
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. POWER STRIKER2023-04-08 → CURRENT · 7 fights
  2. MIXED PROFILE2022-06-11 → 2022-10-29 · 2 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-06-14
Striking
4.98
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
2.01
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
47%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
63%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
1.76
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
1.32
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.88
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
1.54
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
57%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
80%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
2:17
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.44
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head75%
Body15%
Leg10%
Position
Distance69%
Clinch4%
Ground27%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2101R3134increasing
TakedownsR1100R231R30declining
ControlR1100R256R33declining

Ranking evolution

Up DownFighters with a UFC fight in the previous 18 months
Model track record
56%
Model correct (5/9)
4/5
Fighter wins when model favored
3/4
Fighter wins when model underdog
1/1
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-06-14
vs Diego Lopes Loss · KO/TKO
UFC Freedom 250
42.5%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-11-01
50.6%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-07-12
58.1%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-09-07
62.2%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-07-20
45.1%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-12-09
44.3%
Model · pick ✗
→
2023-04-08
52.3%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-10-29
31.6%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-06-11
52.2%
Model · pick ✗
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