Fighter Profile›Featherweight

“Mean Machine”

Steve Garcia

19-510 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 7W

Hot Streak

Title Fight

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

6'0"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightWDavid Onama·KO/TKO·R1·6mo ago

Fighter Context

8–2UFC·

7KO

0Sub

1Dec

6.0min/fight

65UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–2(5 fights)

100%finish rate

+4.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+3.27

Dominant

97%ile

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

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.128

Average

45%ile

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

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Durable

58%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

59%

Strong

71%ile

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

Striking

Garcia

Ground & Pound

Head Hunter

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.39

Str. Accuracy49%

292UFC landed/616attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.9 vs avg2.12

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / fight0.80

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.50

CQ KO Power

Elite99%ile2.74

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

75%

Body

17%

Leg

By Position

Distance64%

Clinch9%

Ground28%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 110 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	17	18	17
Avg. Absorbed	8	3	7
Avg. Net	+8	+15	+10

Grappling

Garcia

G&P Threat

·56s ctrlAverage Control

Featherweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.86

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.74

TD Accuracy40%

4UFC landed/7attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

0UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense88%

11UFC defended/14opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

div avg 47%

How They Lose

2UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 8

Submission0 / 8

Decision1 / 8

KD → Finish

5/6Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision1 / 2

Loss Pattern

1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2

Explosive starter. 7 KOs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 15 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=5

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

4.5

6.8

3.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.3

1.2

1.3

Diff

+2.3

+5.6

+2.0

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

KD Abs

▲Str. Diff+1.53 idxL3

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

Garcia — 10 UFC Fights

Result

Method

10 fights

David Onama

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 3:34Nov '25

+31

·33 SS (53%)·2 abs·1 kd landed

Calvin Kattar

U-DEC R3Jul '25

+59

·85 SS (34%)·26 abs·1 kd landed

Kyle Nelson

KO/TKO R1 · 3:59Sep '24

+21

·22 SS (59%)·1 abs·96s ctrl

SeungWoo Choi

KO/TKO R1 · 1:36Jul '24

·15 SS (56%)·9 abs·0/1 td·37s ctrl·1 kd landed

Melquizael Costa

KO/TKO R2 · 1:01Dec '23

+23

·29 SS (59%)·6 abs·2 td taken·46s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

KO/TKO R2 · 0:36Apr '23

-1

·17 SS (43%)·18 abs·1 td taken·15s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Chase Hooper

KO/TKO R1 · 1:32Oct '22

+19

·29 SS (66%)·10 abs·17s ctrl·3 kd landed

Maheshate

KO/TKO R1 · 1:14Jun '22

·7 SS (37%)·7 abs·35s ctrl·2 kd taken

Charlie Ontiveros

KO/TKO R2 · 1:51Oct '21

+27

·34 SS (69%)·7 abs·3/5 td·355s ctrl·2 kd taken

↵ 20mo layoff

Luis Pena

U-DEC R3Feb '20

-6

·21 SS (54%)·27 abs·1/1 td·13s ctrl·1 sub att

Garcia — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WDesmond TorresDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2019

All Fighters

Featherweight

“Mean Machine”

Steve Garcia

19-510 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightWDavid Onama·KO/TKO·6mo ago

Fighter Context

8–2UFC·

7KO

0Sub

1Dec

6.0min/fight

65UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+3.27

97%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.128

45%ile

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

Durability

58%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

59%

71%ile

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

Striking

Garcia

Featherweight avg

Ground & PoundHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min5.39

Str. Accuracy49%

292UFC landed/616attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.9 vs avg2.12

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / Fight0.80

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.50

CQ KO Power

Elite99%ile2.74

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

75%

Body

17%

Leg

By Position

Dist64%

Clinch9%

Ground28%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=10	R2 n=5	R3 n=2
Landed	17	18	17
Absorbed	8	3	7
Net	+8	+15	+10

Grappling

Garcia

Featherweight avg

G&P Threat

56s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.86

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.74

TD Accuracy40%

4UFC landed/7attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

0UFC wins/2attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense88%

11UFC defended/14opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

7KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=5

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

4.5

6.8

3.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.3

1.2

1.3

Diff

+2.3

+5.6

+2.0

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

Garcia — UFC Fight Log

David OnamaTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '25

33 SS (53%)·2 abs·1 kd

Calvin Kattar

U-DEC·R3·Jul '25

85 SS (34%)·26 abs·1 kd

Kyle Nelson

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '24

22 SS (59%)·1 abs·96s ctrl

SeungWoo Choi

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '24

15 SS (56%)·9 abs·0/1 td·37s ctrl·1 kd

Melquizael Costa

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '23

29 SS (59%)·6 abs·2 td taken·46s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

KO/TKO·R2·Apr '23

17 SS (43%)·18 abs·1 td taken·15s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken

Chase Hooper

KO/TKO·R1·Oct '22

29 SS (66%)·10 abs·17s ctrl·3 kd

Maheshate

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '22

7 SS (37%)·7 abs·35s ctrl·2 kd taken

Garcia — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WDesmond TorresDWCSKO/TKOR1Aug 2019

Round 110 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+15

+10

n=10

n=5

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+15

+10