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The Clinch

Mexico “Gifted” 2021-2026 · 31 rounds on file

Rafa Garcia

7-5-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 637/1,439
Takedown accuracy 32/70
Sig. strikes / round 20.5
Control / round 1:03
Inside the distance 29% 2 of 7 wins
Height
5′7″170.2 cm
Reach
70″177.8 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
3205 AUG 1994
Listed weight
155 lb70.3 kg
Positional Controller Automatically assigned from data across 11 fights - 6.8 takedown attempts and 21% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 6 4-2-0 vs 1573 avg
Positional Controller 5 4-1-0
Submission Grappler 1 0-1-0
Striking 5 2-3-0 vs 1518 avg
Distance Striker 4 2-2-0
Pressure Striker 1 0-1-0
Hybrid 1 1-0-0 vs 1563 avg
Well-Rounded 1 1-0-0

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 6 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

13 MAR 2021 - lost to Nasrat Haqparast · Decision (Unanimous) 31 JUL 2021 - lost to Chris Gruetzemacher · Decision (Unanimous) 20 NOV 2021 - beat Natan Levy · Decision (Unanimous) 16 APR 2022 - beat Jesse Ronson · Submission 30 JUL 2022 - lost to Drakkar Klose · Decision (Unanimous) 17 DEC 2022 - beat Maheshate · Decision (Unanimous) 15 APR 2023 - beat Clay Guida · Decision (Unanimous) 12 OCT 2024 - lost to Grant Dawson · Technical Knockout 29 MAR 2025 - beat Vinc Pichel · Decision (Unanimous) 13 SEP 2025 - beat Jared Gordon · Technical Knockout 25 APR 2026 - beat Alexander Hernandez · Decision (Unanimous) 12 SEP 2026 - lost to Rongzhu Zhu · Decision (Unanimous)

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 31 rounds across 11 of 12 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 20.5
Sig. strikes absorbed 21.2
Takedowns landed 1.0
Knockdowns 0.0
Sub. attempts 0.1
Control time 1:03 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 44% 637/1,439
Takedowns 46% 32/70
Opponents’ accuracy 39% 658/1,706

Where the strikes land

Head 79% 503
Body 13% 80
Leg 8% 54

And from where

At distance 85% 542
In the clinch 10% 61
On the ground 5% 34

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 1 won Technical Knockout · 1-1
Submission 1 won Submission · 1-0
Decision 5 won Decision (Unanimous) · 5-4

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
12 SEP 2026 Rongzhu Zhu Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 -- -- UFC Fight Night 288
25 APR 2026 Alexander Hernandez Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 59 50 UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
13 SEP 2025 Jared Gordon Won Technical Knockout R3 2:27 91 65 UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
29 MAR 2025 Vinc Pichel Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 64 79 UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
12 OCT 2024 Grant Dawson Lost Technical Knockout R2 1:42 5 44 UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
15 APR 2023 Clay Guida Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 141 63 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
17 DEC 2022 Maheshate Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 49 25 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
30 JUL 2022 Drakkar Klose Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 34 61 UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
16 APR 2022 Jesse Ronson Won Submission R2 4:50 35 25 UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad
20 NOV 2021 Natan Levy Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 35 47 UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
31 JUL 2021 Chris Gruetzemacher Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 72 100 UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
13 MAR 2021 Nasrat Haqparast Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 52 99 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad