Rafa Garcia

🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎

(1994-08-05)

Statistics

UFC Record: 6-4

By Method:

KO/TKO: 1-1
Submission: 1-0
Decision: 4-3

By Elo:

As Favorite: 3-2
As Underdog: 3-2

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 5-4

By Round:

Round 2: 1-1
Round 3: 5-3

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W W L W W

Elo: 3075

Peak Elo: 3075 (2025-09-13)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2817 (#337)

Bonuses: 0 (0 FOTN, 0 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 13m 24s

Total Fight Time: 2h 13m 59s

Avg Time Between Fights: 140 days

Avg Card Placement: 7.5

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-09-13
Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva

Rafa Garcia (31) 🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W L W W L • 5-4
Elo: 2952 (39%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R3
2:27

🇺🇸 ︎ Jared Gordon (37)
9-6 (1 NC) • L N W L W
Elo: 3033 (61%)

Frost Bank Center
San Antonio, Texas
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2025-03-29
UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg

Rafa Garcia (30) 🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L W W L W • 4-4
Elo: 2886 (67%)
29

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎ Vinc Pichel (42)
7-4 • W W W L L
Elo: 2765 (33%)
28

Arena CDMX
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽 ︎

2024-10-12
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

Grant Dawson (30) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W L W • 9-1-1
Elo: 3104 (72%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
1:42

🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Rafa Garcia (30)
4-3 • W W L W W
Elo: 2942 (28%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-04-15
UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen

Rafa Garcia (28) 🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W L W W L • 3-3
Elo: 2846 (52%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Clay Guida (41)
18-16 • W L W L W
Elo: 2834 (48%)

T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-12-17
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland

Rafa Garcia (28) 🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L W W L L • 2-3
Elo: 2739 (47%)

CATCHWEIGHT (158.5 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇳 ︎ Maheshate (23)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2763 (53%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-07-30
UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2

Drakkar Klose (34) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W L W • 6-2
Elo: 2913 (64%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Rafa Garcia (27)
2-2 • W W L L
Elo: 2810 (36%)

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-04-16
UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2

Rafa Garcia (27) 🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L • 1-2
Elo: 2726 (58%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:50

🇨🇦 ︎ Jesse Ronson (36)
0-3 (1 NC) • L L L N
Elo: 2672 (42%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-11-20
UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate

Rafa Garcia (27) 🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L L • 0-2
Elo: 2621 (48%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇮🇱 ︎ Natan Levy (30)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2637 (52%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-07-31
UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland

Chris Gruetzemacher (35) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L W L • 2-3
Elo: 2640 (34%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Rafa Garcia (26)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2753 (66%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-03-13
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad

Nasrat Haqparast (25) 🇦🇫 ︎ 🇩🇪 ︎
W W W L W • 4-2
Elo: 2810 (42%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Rafa Garcia (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2869 (58%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎