Rafa García

“Gifted”

Rafa García (19-5) is a lightweight fighting out of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Rafa García's last fight was a loss to Zhu Rong by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado in September 2026.

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Zhu Rong	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado	Sep 12, 2026	View
W	Alexander Hernandez	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal	Apr 25, 2026	View
W	Jared Gordon	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Elbows From Top Position)	R3 · 2:27	UFC Fight Night	Sep 13, 2025
W	Vinc Pichel	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Mar 29, 2025
L	Grant Dawson	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R2 · 1:42	UFC Fight Night	Oct 12, 2024
W	Clay Guida	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Apr 15, 2023
W	Maheshate	Catchweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Dec 17, 2022
L	Drakkar Klose	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2	Jul 30, 2022
W	Jesse Ronson	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 4:50	UFC Fight Night	Apr 16, 2022
W	Natan Levy	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Nov 20, 2021
L	Chris Gruetzemacher	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Jul 31, 2021
L	Nasrat Haqparast	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Mar 13, 2021
W	Humberto Bandenay	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	Combate 55: Mexicali	Feb 21, 2020
W	Erick Gonzalez	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	Combate 44: Mexicali	Sep 20, 2019
W	Estevan Payan	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:50	Combate 39: Unbreakable	Jun 7, 2019
W	Edgar Escarrega	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 1:07	Combate 30: Mexicali	Feb 8, 2019
W	LaRue Burley	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:26	Combate 24: Alday vs. Lopez	Sep 14, 2018
W	Chase Gibson	Lightweight	Decision (Majority)	R3	Combate 20: Combate Estrellas 1	Apr 13, 2018
W	Marcos Bonilla	Featherweight	Submission (Armbar)	R2 · 1:07	Combate 17: El Grito En La Jaula	Sep 15, 2017
W	Raúl Najera Ocampo	Featherweight	Submission (Heel Hook)	R1 · 1:04	Combate 10	Jan 19, 2017
W	Jovany Amador	—	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 3:21	WCF 8	Dec 3, 2016
W	Antonio Barajas	—	—	R3	Fight for Glory 2	Aug 1, 2015
W	Mike Sandoval	Featherweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 0:14	WCF 6	Jul 18, 2015
W	Dante Ramos	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Oct 18, 2014

• LZhu Rong

  Sep 12, 2026
  UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
• WAlexander Hernandez

  Apr 25, 2026
  UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
• WJared Gordon

  Sep 13, 2025
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Elbows From Top Position)·R3 · 2:27
• WVinc Pichel

  Mar 29, 2025
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• LGrant Dawson

  Oct 12, 2024
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R2 · 1:42
• WClay Guida

  Apr 15, 2023
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WMaheshate

  Dec 17, 2022
  UFC Fight Night·Catchweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• LDrakkar Klose

  Jul 30, 2022
  UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WJesse Ronson

  Apr 16, 2022
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 4:50
• WNatan Levy

  Nov 20, 2021
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• LChris Gruetzemacher

  Jul 31, 2021
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• LNasrat Haqparast

  Mar 13, 2021
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WHumberto Bandenay

  Feb 21, 2020
  Combate 55: Mexicali·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R5
• WErick Gonzalez

  Sep 20, 2019
  Combate 44: Mexicali·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R5
• WEstevan Payan

  Jun 7, 2019
  Combate 39: Unbreakable·Lightweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:50
• WEdgar Escarrega

  Feb 8, 2019
  Combate 30: Mexicali·Lightweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 1:07
• WLaRue Burley

  Sep 14, 2018
  Combate 24: Alday vs. Lopez·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:26
• WChase Gibson

  Apr 13, 2018
  Combate 20: Combate Estrellas 1·Lightweight
  Decision (Majority)·R3
• WMarcos Bonilla

  Sep 15, 2017
  Combate 17: El Grito En La Jaula·Featherweight
  Submission (Armbar)·R2 · 1:07
• WRaúl Najera Ocampo

  Jan 19, 2017
  Combate 10·Featherweight
  Submission (Heel Hook)·R1 · 1:04
• WJovany Amador

  Dec 3, 2016
  WCF 8
  Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 3:21
• WAntonio Barajas

  Aug 1, 2015
  Fight for Glory 2
  R3
• WMike Sandoval

  Jul 18, 2015
  WCF 6·Featherweight
  Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 0:14
• WDante Ramos

  Oct 18, 2014
  Unknown Event
  Submission