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74.0%

Model

82.5%

Market

1.17

Odds

-8.5

Edge (pp)

Farid Basharat

DEC

74%26%

John Garza

GRAPPLING CONTROLLER

Top Control · Wrestling

limited sample · 6 UFC fightslimited · 6 fights

Style Matchup

No UFC data yet

UFC debut · style profile after first fight

STRIKING

P36

Striking Initiative

P34

Volume

P52

Striking Efficiency

P30

Range Sniper

P61

Kickboxing

P51

Clinch Striking

P83

Defensive Striking

GRAPPLING / WRESTLING

P89

Wrestling

P74

Pressure Wrestling

P81

Top Control

P64

Submission

P67

Anti-Wrestling

P41

Grappling Defense

P69

Scrambler

DAMAGE / FINISHING

Power

P15

Finisher

P79

Damage Resistance

FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill

P92

Fast Starter

P79

Pace

P62

Late Fighter

GLOBAL

P86

Versatility

Fighter profiles as of this fight · percentiles vs established UFC fighters (8+ fights) at that date.

Striking

BasharatGarza

3.60Landed / min—

3.09Absorbed / min—

48%Accuracy—

62%Defense—

0.00KD / 15—

0.00KD abs / 15—

Grappling / Wrestling

BasharatGarza

3.41TD / 15—

8.14TD att / 15—

42%TD accuracy—

55%TD defense—

4:57Control / 15—

0.38Sub att / 15—

Targets

Position

Ranking evolution Basharat Garza

AI Matchup Analysis

Generated by an LLM from structured matchup data. It does not determine the model's win probability.

Farid Basharat

Farid Basharat arrives unbeaten at 15-0 overall and 6-0 in the UFC, winning all five of his last five UFC appearances. His main weapon is finishing threat on the ground, and he's proven that against a higher tier of opposition. An 8 cm reach advantage gives him added room to work at range.

John Garza

John Garza steps into the UFC for the first time at 6-1 across all organizations, riding a 5-fight win streak built against modest regional opposition. His edge lies in a slight knack for closing fights before the scorecards.

Matchup Read

Basharat's ground finishing threat meets Garza's inclination to hunt a stoppage of his own, and that collision likely decides things. If the fight hits the mat, Basharat's submission danger becomes the central problem for Garza, who needs to avoid prolonged bottom exchanges. Standing, the 8 cm reach gap lets Basharat manage space, while Garza's path runs through forcing a decisive moment before the grappling drags on across three rounds.

What to Watch

Grappling: whether Garza can defend position and avoid Basharat's submission attempts once the fight goes to the floor.
Early striking: whether Garza closes the 8 cm reach gap to land his power, or Basharat keeps him at the end of his range.
Finishing race: which fighter forces the decisive moment first, Garza's stoppage push or Basharat's ground threat.

Key Uncertainty

Garza is making his UFC debut with no promotional history to read, so how his regional success translates against this level of opposition remains the main open question.

Farid Basharat vs John Garza