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Mexico
Mexicali, Baja California
Rafa Garcia
"
Gifted
"
AGE
30
/
Aug 5, 1994
HEIGHT
5'7"
/
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
155 lbs
/
70.31 kg
ASSOCIATION
Team Elevation
/
UFC Gym Costa Mesa
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
16
KO
/
TKO
1
6%
SUBMISSIONS
8
50%
DECISIONS
6
38%
OTHERS
1
6%
Losses
4
KO
/
TKO
1
25%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
3
75%
OTHERS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Grant Dawson
UFC Fight Night 244 - Royval vs. Taira
Oct / 12 / 2024
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:42
win
Clay Guida
UFC on ESPN 44 - Holloway vs. Allen
Apr / 15 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Dwayne Bess
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Maheshate Hayisaer
UFC Fight Night 216 - Cannonier vs. Strickland
Dec / 17 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Drakkar Klose
UFC 277 - Pena vs. Nunes 2
Jul / 30 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Jacob Montalvo
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Jesse Ronson
UFC on ESPN 34 - Luque vs. Muhammad 2
Apr / 16 / 2022
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:50
win
Natan Levy
UFC Fight Night 198 - Vieira vs. Tate
Nov / 20 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Chris Gruetzemacher
UFC on ESPN 28 - Hall vs. Strickland
Jul / 31 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Nasrat Haqparast
UFC Fight Night 187 - Edwards vs. Muhammad
Mar / 13 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Humberto Bandenay
Combate Americas 55 - Garcia vs. Bandenay
Feb / 21 / 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Hector Molina Flores
3
5:00
win
Erick Gonzalez
Combate Americas - Garcia vs. Gonzalez
Sep / 20 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
5
5:00
win
Estevan Payan
Combate 39 - Unbreakable
Jun / 07 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Chris Flores
1
4:50
win
Edgar Escarrega
Combate 30 - Combate Baja
Feb / 08 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
1:07
win
LaRue Burley
Combate Americas - Alday vs. Lopez
Sep / 14 / 2018
KO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
1
2:26
win
Chase Gibson
Combate Americas - Combate Estrellas 1
Apr / 13 / 2018
Decision (Majority)
Frank Trigg
3
5:00
win
Marcos Bonilla
Combate Americas - El Grito en La Jaula
Sep / 15 / 2017
Submission (Armbar)
2
1:07
win
Raul Najera Ocampo
Combate Americas - Combate 10
Jan / 19 / 2017
Submission (Heel Hook)
Bladimir Puga
1
1:04
win
Jovany Amador
WCF 8 - Warrior Championship Fighting 8
Dec / 03 / 2016
Submission (Armbar)
Alan Escamilla
1
3:21
win
Antonio Barajas
SMF - Fight For the Glory 2
Aug / 01 / 2015
0
0:00
win
Mike Sandoval
WCF 6 - Warrior Championship Fighting 6
Jul / 18 / 2015
Submission (Armbar)
Luis Ayala
1
0:14
win
Dante Ramos
EFC 4 - Extreme Full Contact 4
Oct / 18 / 2014
Submission (Armbar)
Danny Ramos
1
2:06
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Aspinall by KO/TKO
47%
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3%
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4%
Jones by KO/TKO
14%
Jones by submission
15%
Jones by decision
12%
Too close to call
4%
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