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Rafa Garcia vs Rongzhu

Rafa Garcia is 19-5-0; Rongzhu is 29-6-0. Rafa Garcia is 6 years older than Rongzhu. Rongzhu has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Rafa Garcia. Rongzhu is 2" · 5 cm taller than Rafa Garcia. They have met once: Rafa Garcia 0, Rongzhu 1.

Rafa Garcia
Rafa Garcia
“Gifted” · 19-5-0
UDUDTKO
LightweightMet once
Rongzhu
China
Rongzhu
“The Yama King” · 29-6-0
UDTKOUD
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Style & credentials

Rafa Garcia
BJJ
  • —Brown belt · BJJPhilippe "Furao" Della Monica / Carlos Gracie Jr.
  • 2020Combate Americas Lightweight Championship (successful defense)Combate Americas
  • 2019Combate Americas Lightweight Championship (inaugural)Combate Americas
  • —Imperial High SchoolWrestling Folkstyle · one season
Camp · Bloodline Combat Sports · Orange, California, US
Rongzhu
MMASanda
  • 2019WLF Lightweight World ChampionshipWLF — 武林笼中对 (Wulin Cage Fighting)
  • 2018WLF Lightweight ChampionshipWLF — Wu Lin Feng / 武林笼中对 (Wulin Cage Fighting)
  • 2024Champion · Road To UFCLightweight
  • 2018'2018赛季获得轻量级金腰带并当选年度MVP'.
Camp · City Kickboxing · Auckland, New Zealand

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

80%
Head
75%
12%
Body
12%
8%
Leg
13%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Rafa Garcialast 6 fights
80%13%
Rongzhulast 3 fights
89%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Rafa Garcia· from fights outside the UFC Rongzhu· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.335.86
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rafa Garcia · Good · better than 76% of UFC fightersRongzhu · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.685.63
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rafa Garcia · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersRongzhu · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.021.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rafa Garcia · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersRongzhu · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
42%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rafa Garcia · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersRongzhu · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
77%85%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rafa Garcia · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersRongzhu · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rafa Garcia · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersRongzhu · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.33
Strikes landed / min
5.86
4.68
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.63
3.02 / 7.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.57 / 2.5
42%
Takedown accuracy
63%
77%
Takedown defence
85%
2:49
Control time / fight
1:52
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Rafa Garcia12 UFC fights · 710 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
68%485/1319
9%64/98
7%53/61
Clinch
7%48/67
3%19/19
1%6/7
Ground
5%34/56
0%1/1
0%0/0
Rongzhu7 UFC fights · 560 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
67%374/903
10%56/75
13%73/78
Clinch
1%6/13
1%6/7
0%0/0
Ground
8%42/62
1%3/3
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Rafa Garcia and Rongzhu ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado (Sat, Sep 12, 2026), where Rongzhu won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Rafa Garcia and Rongzhu?

Rafa Garcia is 19-5-0 and Rongzhu is 29-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Rafa Garcia or Rongzhu?

Rongzhu has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Rafa Garcia, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Rafa Garcia or Rongzhu?

Rongzhu is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Rafa Garcia stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Rafa Garcia or Rongzhu?

Rafa Garcia is 32 and Rongzhu is 26.

Who has more finishes, Rafa Garcia or Rongzhu?

Rafa Garcia has 10 wins inside the distance (2 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission); Rongzhu has 22 wins (15 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission).