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Steve Garcia

Featherweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #5; v1.1 (shadow) #5

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 3-5: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,693, deviation 128: measured from 11 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 34 (born 1992-05-22) · Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) · Reach 75 in (190 cm) · Stance Southpaw · 140 days since last bout (2026-06-14) · Last five 4-1 · Streak L1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,693 is the division's 6th highest of 94 board fighters; the ledger stands at +1.5 (+1.0 from quality wins, +0.5 from close losses to top-5 fighters; losses count for three years); 2 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (4-1 last five). Score +0.66 = +0.47 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.19 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #5.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.6670% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.47resume rating 1,693, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.19quality ledger +1.5: +1.0 QW +0.5 proof -0.0 blowout -0.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 4-1
Quality wins, 15 years20 over top-10 opponents, 2 over top-15
Placementscore order #5v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#5score +0.64; score order #5

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-06-14UFC Freedom 250Diego Lopes#2LKO/TKO2 (2:42)49%
2025-11-01UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. OnamaDavid Onama#13WKO/TKO1 (3:34)65%
2025-07-12UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. TeixeiraCalvin Kattar#14Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)67%
2024-09-07UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. BradyKyle NelsonunrankedWKO/TKO1 (3:59)62%
2024-07-20UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. JandirobaSeungWoo ChoiunrankedWKO/TKO1 (1:36)64%
2023-12-09UFC Fight Night: Song vs. GutierrezMelquizael CostaunrankedWKO/TKO2 (1:01)54%
2023-04-08UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2Shayilan NuerdanbiekeunrankedWKO/TKO2 (0:36)43%
2022-10-29UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. AllenChase HooperunrankedWKO/TKO1 (1:32)39%
2022-06-11UFC 275: Teixeira vs. ProchazkaMaheshateunrankedLKO/TKO1 (1:14)58%
2021-10-09UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. RodriguezCharlie OntiverosunrankedWKO/TKO2 (1:51)56%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 94 board fighters at Featherweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute4.98(70th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strike accuracy47%(48th percentile at Featherweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes1.76(94th percentile at Featherweight)
Share of wins by finish88%(70th percentile at Featherweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.01(12th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strike defence63%(89th percentile at Featherweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes1.32(85th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career137(46th percentile at Featherweight)
KO/TKO losses2 (last 2026-06-14, 140 days ago)(96th percentile at Featherweight)
Submission losses0(77th percentile at Featherweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.078(62nd percentile at Featherweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.88(44th percentile at Featherweight)
Takedown defence80%(88th percentile at Featherweight)
Share of cage time in control15%(59th percentile at Featherweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground31%(79th percentile at Featherweight)
Stylemixed (1.5 takedown attempts per 15 min; 15% control)
Career stage
Age34.4(76th percentile at Featherweight)
Age at UFC debut27.8(49th percentile at Featherweight)
Years since UFC debut6.7(80th percentile at Featherweight)
UFC bouts11(84th percentile at Featherweight)
Cage time, minutes68(64th percentile at Featherweight)
Bouts per year, last three years2.0(79th percentile at Featherweight)
Days since last bout140(60th percentile at Featherweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C10203020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #27, Featherweight2023-10-13: #27, Featherweight2023-10-20: #27, Featherweight2023-11-03: #27, Featherweight2023-11-10: #27, Featherweight2023-11-17: #26, Featherweight2023-12-01: #25, Featherweight2023-12-08: #25, Featherweight2023-12-15: #21, Lightweight2024-01-12: #21, Lightweight2024-01-19: #21, Lightweight2024-02-02: #21, Lightweight2024-02-09: #21, Lightweight2024-02-16: #21, Lightweight2024-02-23: #21, Lightweight2024-03-01: #21, Lightweight2024-03-08: #21, Lightweight2024-03-15: #21, Lightweight2024-03-22: #22, Lightweight2024-03-29: #22, Lightweight2024-04-05: #22, Lightweight2024-04-12: #24, Lightweight2024-04-26: #23, Lightweight2024-05-03: #23, Lightweight2024-05-10: #23, Lightweight2024-05-17: #23, Lightweight2024-05-31: #23, Lightweight2024-06-07: #23, Lightweight2024-06-14: #25, Lightweight2024-06-21: #25, Lightweight2024-06-28: #25, Lightweight2024-07-12: #25, Lightweight2024-07-19: #24, Lightweight2024-07-26: #16, Featherweight2024-08-02: #16, Featherweight2024-08-09: #16, Featherweight2024-08-16: #17, Featherweight2024-08-23: #17, Featherweight2024-09-06: #17, Featherweight2024-09-13: #16, Featherweight2024-09-27: #14, Featherweight2024-10-04: #14, Featherweight2024-10-11: #14, Featherweight2024-10-18: #14, Featherweight2024-10-25: #14, Featherweight2024-11-01: #14, Featherweight2024-11-08: #15, Featherweight2024-11-15: #15, Featherweight2024-11-22: #15, Featherweight2024-12-06: #15, Featherweight2024-12-13: #16, Featherweight2025-01-10: #17, Featherweight2025-01-17: #17, Featherweight2025-01-31: #17, Featherweight2025-02-07: #16, Featherweight2025-02-14: #16, Featherweight2025-02-21: #16, Featherweight2025-02-28: #16, Featherweight2025-03-07: #17, Featherweight2025-03-14: #17, Featherweight2025-03-21: #17, Featherweight2025-03-28: #18, Featherweight2025-04-04: #18, Featherweight2025-04-11: #16, Featherweight2025-04-25: #15, Featherweight2025-05-02: #14, Featherweight2025-05-09: #14, Featherweight2025-05-16: #14, Featherweight2025-05-30: #14, Featherweight2025-06-06: #14, Featherweight2025-06-13: #13, Featherweight2025-06-20: #13, Featherweight2025-06-27: #13, Featherweight2025-07-11: #12, Featherweight2025-07-18: #10, Featherweight2025-07-25: #10, Featherweight2025-08-01: #10, Featherweight2025-08-08: #10, Featherweight2025-08-15: #10, Featherweight2025-08-22: #10, Featherweight2025-09-05: #8, Featherweight2025-09-12: #8, Featherweight2025-09-26: #9, Featherweight2025-10-03: #9, Featherweight2025-10-10: #10, Featherweight2025-10-17: #10, Featherweight2025-10-24: #10, Featherweight2025-10-31: #10, Featherweight2025-11-07: #7, Featherweight2025-11-14: #7, Featherweight2025-11-21: #7, Featherweight2025-12-05: #7, Featherweight2025-12-12: #7, Featherweight2026-01-23: #7, Featherweight2026-01-30: #8, Featherweight2026-02-06: #8, Featherweight2026-02-20: #8, Featherweight2026-02-27: #8, Featherweight2026-03-06: #8, Featherweight2026-03-13: #7, Featherweight2026-03-20: #7, Featherweight2026-03-27: #7, Featherweight2026-04-03: #7, Featherweight2026-04-10: #7, Featherweight2026-04-17: #7, Featherweight2026-04-24: #7, Featherweight2026-05-01: #7, Featherweight2026-05-08: #7, Featherweight2026-05-15: #7, Featherweight2026-05-29: #7, Featherweight2026-06-05: #7, Featherweight2026-06-13: #7, Featherweight2026-06-19: #5, Featherweight2026-06-26: #5, Featherweight2026-07-10: #5, Featherweight2026-07-17: #5, Featherweight2026-07-24: #5, Featherweight2026-07-31: #5, Featherweight2026-08-07: #4, Featherweight2026-08-14: #4, Featherweight2026-08-21: #4, Featherweight2026-08-28: #4, Featherweight2026-09-04: #4, Featherweight2026-09-11: #4, Featherweight2026-09-18: #5, Featherweight2026-09-25: #5, Featherweight2026-09-26: #5, Featherweight2026-10-03: #5, Featherweight2026-10-10: #5, Featherweight2026-10-17: #5, Featherweight2026-10-24: #5, Featherweight2026-10-31: #5, Featherweight#5

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better). Listed at Featherweight, then Lightweight, then Featherweight over this period.

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,5001,6001,7001,8002022202320242025Feb 2020Oct 20262020-02-29: 1,485 (L vs Luis Pena)2021-10-09: 1,555 (W vs Charlie Ontiveros)2022-06-11: 1,446 (L vs Maheshate)2022-10-29: 1,566 (W vs Chase Hooper)2023-04-08: 1,579 (W vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke)2023-12-09: 1,623 (W vs Melquizael Costa)2024-07-20: 1,666 (W vs SeungWoo Choi)2024-09-07: 1,707 (W vs Kyle Nelson)2025-07-12: 1,738 (W vs Calvin Kattar)2025-11-01: 1,782 (W vs David Onama)2026-06-14: 1,783 (L vs Diego Lopes)1,783

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (-12 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-37what fighters aged 34.4 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+25his recency-weighted mean and trend over 11 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -1 points a year
Combined-12the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02728293031323334352020-02-29 (age 27.8): L vs Luis Pena, residual -0.172021-10-09 (age 29.4): W vs Charlie Ontiveros, residual +0.442022-06-11 (age 30.1): L vs Maheshate, residual -0.502022-10-29 (age 30.4): W vs Chase Hooper, residual +0.612023-04-08 (age 30.9): W vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, residual +0.512023-12-09 (age 31.5): W vs Melquizael Costa, residual +0.372024-07-20 (age 32.2): W vs SeungWoo Choi, residual +0.332024-09-07 (age 32.3): W vs Kyle Nelson, residual +0.322025-07-12 (age 33.1): W vs Calvin Kattar, residual +0.452025-11-01 (age 33.4): W vs David Onama, residual +0.402026-06-14 (age 34.1): L vs Diego Lopes, residual -0.49-0.02

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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