Steve Garcia
8W · 3L
Southpaw
Featherweight
Lightweight
88% finish rate80% as favorite60% as underdog
1552
ELO Rating
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 →
1551.7Top-tier↗
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 →
#5of 81 active
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 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 Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. David Onama
+16.41552
def. Calvin Kattar
+11.01535
def. Kyle Nelson
+8.21524
def. SeungWoo Choi
+7.01516
def. Melquizael Costa
+3.61509
def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
+3.81506
def. Chase Hooper
+2.71502
lost to Maheshate
-1.91499
def. Charlie Ontiveros
+1.21501
lost to Luis Pena
-0.31500
Division ELO Rankings
Featherweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Kevin Vallejos
1577
Melquizael Costa
1576
Mairon Santos
1559
Jean Silva
1559
Steve Garcia
1552
Nathaniel Wood
1544
Youssef Zalal
1540
Luke Riley
1539
Movsar Evloev
1537
Lerone Murphy
1535
Fight History (11 fights)
vs Diego Lopes
UFC Freedom 250 · Jun 14, 2026
Loss
View Analysis →vs David Onama
UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · Nov 1, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025
vs Kyle Nelson
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · Sep 7, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba · Jul 20, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · Dec 9, 2023
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023
vs Chase Hooper
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · Oct 29, 2022
vs Maheshate
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · Jun 11, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · Oct 9, 2021
vs Luis Pena
UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · Feb 29, 2020
Loss
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