Alex GarciaWrestler

Welterweight · 15-6 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
6'0"
182.88 cm
Age
39
Elo Rating
1517.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Averages 3.72 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 94% of Welterweight fighters
  • Completes 52% of their takedown attempts — better than 82% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 31% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 98% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands only 1.81 significant strikes per minute — worse than 91% of Welterweight fighters
  • Attempts just 0.10 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 81% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    1.81
    Bottom 9%
  • Striking accuracy
    31%
    Bottom 2%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.03
    Top 48%
  • Striking defense
    59%
    Top 27%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    3.72
    Top 6%
  • Takedown accuracy
    52%
    Top 18%
  • Takedown defense
    66%
    Top 42%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.10
    Bottom 19%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1547, higher than 53% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1518).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520253:34Pyle15:00Means8:22Salikhov15:00LaFlare15:00McGee
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
2018-10-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2018-04-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
2017-11-25 · Submission, R2 3:22
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
2017-06-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey
2016-12-30 · KO/TKO, R1 3:34
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
2016-02-21 · KO/TKO, R3 4:25
UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
2015-07-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
2014-08-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
2014-03-15 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot
2013-12-06 · KO/TKO, R1 0:43