Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Gifted”

Rafa Garcia

19-411 UFC

Wrestler

Form

· 3W

Goes Long

Output Builds Late

5'7"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·31age

Last fightWAlexander Hernandez·U-DEC·R3·this month

Fighter Context

7–4UFC·

1KO

1Sub

5Dec

13.5min/fight

149UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–3(9 fights)

17%finish rate

-0.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–1(4 fights)

33%finish rate

+0.5str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.14

Neutral

41%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.469

Elite

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

69%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

58%

Strong

61%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Garcia

Distance Striker

Head Hunter

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.28

Str. Accuracy44%

637UFC landed/1,439attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.2 vs avg4.42

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / fight0.09

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg1%ile0.16

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

79%

Body

13%

Leg

By Position

Distance85%

Clinch10%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 111 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 39 rounds
Avg. Landed	19	20	24
Avg. Absorbed	20	22	23
Avg. Net	-1	-1	+1

Grappling

Garcia

Control Wrestler

·177s ctrlActive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.22

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.05

TD Accuracy45%

32UFC landed/70attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense77%

27UFC defended/35opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

29%

Decision Fighter

div avg 52%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 7

Submission1 / 7

Decision5 / 7

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision3 / 4

Loss Pattern

Outscored

3 of 4 losses by decision

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

33%

2 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.3pts

W4 dec

1.2pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 23 more in second half of career

11 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=11

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

4.3

5.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

4.6

4.9

Diff

-0.2

-0.3

+0.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▲TD Acc+27%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Garcia — 11 UFC Fights

Result

Method

11 fights

Alexander HernandezVeteran

U-DEC R3Apr '26

·59 SS (35%)·50 abs·4/7 td·110s ctrl

Jared GordonVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 2:27Sep '25

+26

·91 SS (56%)·65 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·121s ctrl·1 kd landed·2 sub att

Vinc Pichel

U-DEC R3Mar '25

-15

·64 SS (53%)·79 abs·2/6 td·135s ctrl

Grant DawsonVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 1:42Oct '24

-39

·5 SS (42%)·44 abs·2 td taken

↵ 18mo layoff

Clay GuidaElite

U-DEC R3Apr '23

+78

·141 SS (49%)·63 abs·0/1 td·20s ctrl

Maheshate

U-DEC R3Dec '22

+24

·49 SS (50%)·25 abs·6/11 td·370s ctrl

Drakkar Klose

U-DEC R3Jul '22

-27

·34 SS (60%)·61 abs·3/11 td·2 td taken·174s ctrl

Jesse Ronson

SUB R2 · 4:50Apr '22

+10

·35 SS (44%)·25 abs·3/4 td·277s ctrl·1 sub att

Natan Levy

U-DEC R3Nov '21

-12

·35 SS (38%)·47 abs·7/12 td·3 td taken·337s ctrl

Chris Gruetzemacher

U-DEC R3Jul '21

-28

·72 SS (49%)·100 abs·5/12 td·386s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Gifted”

Rafa Garcia

19-411 UFC

Form

5'7"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·31age

Last fightWAlexander Hernandez·U-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

7–4UFC·

1KO

1Sub

5Dec

13.5min/fight

149UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–3

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.14

41%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.469

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

69%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

58%

61%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Garcia

Lightweight avg

Distance StrikerHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min4.28

Str. Accuracy44%

637UFC landed/1,439attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.2 vs avg4.42

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / Fight0.09

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg1%ile0.16

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

79%

Body

13%

Leg

By Position

Dist85%

Clinch10%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=11	R2 n=11	R3 n=9
Landed	19	20	24
Absorbed	20	22	23
Net	-1	-1	+1

Grappling

Garcia

Lightweight avg

Control Wrestler

177s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.22

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.05

TD Accuracy45%

32UFC landed/70attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense77%

27UFC defended/35opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

29%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

5Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

33%2 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.3pts

W4 dec

1.2pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=11

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

4.3

5.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.9

4.6

4.9

Diff

-0.2

-0.3

+0.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Garcia — UFC Fight Log

Alexander HernandezVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Apr '26

59 SS (35%)·50 abs·4/7 td·110s ctrl

Jared GordonVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·Sep '25

91 SS (56%)·65 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·121s ctrl·1 kd·2 sub

Vinc Pichel

U-DEC·R3·Mar '25

64 SS (53%)·79 abs·2/6 td·135s ctrl

Grant DawsonVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Oct '24

5 SS (42%)·44 abs·2 td taken

Clay GuidaElite

U-DEC·R3·Apr '23

141 SS (49%)·63 abs·0/1 td·20s ctrl

Maheshate

U-DEC·R3·Dec '22

49 SS (50%)·25 abs·6/11 td·370s ctrl

Drakkar Klose

U-DEC·R3·Jul '22

34 SS (60%)·61 abs·3/11 td·2 td taken·174s ctrl

Jesse Ronson

SUB·R2·Apr '22

35 SS (44%)·25 abs·3/4 td·277s ctrl·1 sub

Round 111 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

n=11

n=9

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1