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Steve Garcia

Steve Garcia

8W · 3L
Southpaw
Featherweight
Lightweight
88% finish rate80% as favorite60% as underdog
73%wins
1534
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1533.8Contender→

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

#17of 97 active
Featherweight rankings →

Age

34
May 22, 1992

Height

6'0" (182.88 cm)

Reach

190.5 cm

Win Rate

72.7%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
5.39
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.12
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+3.27
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
59%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.86
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
88%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.40
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerElite TD defense

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

5.5
Sig. Strikes
1.1
Takedowns
0.5
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO7 (88%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO2 (67%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

80%

4W – 1L in 5 fights

As Underdog

60%

3W – 2L in 5 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

TopCont.Mid149015081525154315601534Feb 20Jun 22Apr 23Jul 24Jul 25Jun 26
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO11 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

lost to Diego Lopes
Jun 14, 2026
-16.51534
def. David Onama
Nov 1, 2025
+16.01550
def. Calvin Kattar
Jul 12, 2025
+10.71534
def. Kyle Nelson
Sep 7, 2024
+8.01524
def. SeungWoo Choi
Jul 20, 2024
+6.81516
def. Melquizael Costa
Dec 9, 2023
+3.51509
def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
Apr 8, 2023
+3.71505
def. Chase Hooper
Oct 29, 2022
+2.61502
lost to Maheshate
Jun 11, 2022
-1.81499
def. Charlie Ontiveros
Oct 9, 2021
+1.21501
lost to Luis Pena
Feb 29, 2020
-0.31500

Division ELO Rankings

Featherweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#1Kevin Vallejos
1575
↗
#2Luke Riley
1569
↗
#3Melquizael Costa
1564
#4Jose Delgado
1559
↗
#5Mairon Santos
1558
↗
#6Jean Silva
1557
#7Tommy McMillen
1553
↗
#8Kaan Ofli
1551
↗
#9Diego Lopes
1549
#10Marwan Rahiki
1546
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Showing top 10 of 97 active fighters · Full rankings →

Professional fight history

Fight History (11 fights)

vs Diego Lopes
UFC Freedom 250 · Jun 14, 2026
Featherweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs David Onama
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · Nov 1, 2025
Featherweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Calvin Kattar
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025
Featherweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Kyle Nelson
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · Sep 7, 2024
Featherweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs SeungWoo Choi
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · Jul 20, 2024
Featherweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Melquizael Costa
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · Dec 9, 2023
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023
Featherweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Chase Hooper
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · Oct 29, 2022
Featherweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Maheshate
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · Jun 11, 2022
Lightweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Charlie Ontiveros
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · Oct 9, 2021
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Luis Pena
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · Feb 29, 2020
Lightweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →