Rafa Garcia

"Gifted"

AGE	31 / 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 19

KO / TKO

11%

SUBMISSIONS

42%

DECISIONS

42%

OTHERS

Losses 4

KO / TKO

25%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

75%

OTHERS

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Alexander Hernandez	UFC Fight Night 274 - Sterling vs. Zalal Apr / 25 / 2026	Decision (Unanimous) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jared Gordon	UFC Fight Night 259 - Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva Sep / 13 / 2025	TKO (Elbows) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	2:27
win	Vinc Pichel	UFC on ESPN 64 - Moreno vs. Erceg Mar / 29 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Raul Porrata VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
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	3	5:00
win	Erick Gonzalez	Combate Americas - Garcia vs. Gonzalez Sep / 20 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Hector Molina	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) Jason Herzog	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

PICTURES

RAFA GARCIA RELATED NEWS

Rafa Garcia thanks Cub Swanson for 'mean' mentality Coach Cub Swanson flipped a mental switch in Rafa Garcia.

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Sayan Nag

Apr 26, 2026

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Apr 24, 2026

Preview: UFC Vegas 116 ‘Sterling vs. Zalal’ Aljamain Sterling and Youssef Zalal meet in a clash with likely featherweight title implications in the main event of UFC Vegas 116 on Saturday.

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Apr 23, 2026