Welterweight
3 Rounds
Ryan LaFlare won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, April 21, 2018·Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, USA
Style matchupRyan LaFlare: WrestlervsAlex Garcia: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Ryan LaFlare wins(52.5%)
Actual result: Ryan LaFlare wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Stance matchup historically favors Ryan LaFlare (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Ryan LaFlare
Red Corner
VS
Alex Garcia
Blue Corner
-150
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+130
(43%)
42
Age
38
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'9"
187.96 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Ryan LaFlareL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Demian Maia · Mar 15W
vs Mike Pierce · Dec 15W
vs Roan Carneiro · Feb 17L
KOvs Alex Oliveira · Jul 17L
KOvs Anthony Rocco Martin · Oct 18Alex Garcia
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Sean Strickland · Feb 16W
KOvs Mike Pyle · Dec 16L
vs Tim Means · Jun 17W
SUBvs Muslim Salikhov · Nov 17L
vs Court McGee · Oct 18Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Ryan LaFlareMetricAlex Garcia
2.89
Strikes / min
1.81
1.86
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
63%
Strike defense
59%
2.13
TDs / 15 min
3.72
58%
Takedown defense
66%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.03Δ 2.25 — meaningful gap-1.22
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Ryan LaFlareAlex Garcia
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Ryan LaFlare(10 fights)Alex Garcia(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+31.1-31.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+126.0-126.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.6-1.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
Ryan LaFlare
StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights10
Alex Garcia
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights10