Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Sean Spencer
United StatesSean Spencer
“Black Magic”
12-6-0
RESULT

Alex Garcia def. Sean Spencer (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Alex Garcia
CanadaAlex Garcia
“The Dominican Nightmare”
15-6-0
Saturday, March 15, 2014
American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States

Alex Garcia defeated Sean Spencer by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler, held Saturday, March 15, 2014 at American Airlines Center, Dallas. The judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 29-28, Alex Garcia won the decision.

Fight stats

Sean Spencer
Alex Garcia
0
Knockdowns
1
58 of 160
Significant strikes
61 of 135
36%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
62 of 164
Total strikes
66 of 142
0 of 0
Takedowns
8 of 11
-
Takedown accuracy
73%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
0:23
Control time
4:33
Significant strikes by target
42 of 132
Head
53 of 126
7 of 19
Body
5 of 6
9 of 9
Leg
3 of 3
49 of 139
Distance
50 of 113
9 of 21
Clinch
11 of 20
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 50
Sig. str.
15 of 49
13 of 52
Total str.
15 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
1:24
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
26 of 61
Sig. str.
33 of 58
27 of 62
Total str.
37 of 62
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:19
Ctrl
1:33
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
21 of 49
Sig. str.
13 of 28
22 of 50
Total str.
14 of 31
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:36

Judges' Scorecards

Aladin Martinez
#SpencerGarcia
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Dan Mathisen
#SpencerGarcia
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Troy Wincapaw
#SpencerGarcia
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Spencer
-
11
Garcia
●30-27 Garcia×6●29-28 Garcia×4●30-28 Garcia
All 11 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

8%
Spencer
4%
Draw
88%
Garcia
25 fan scorecards submitted
●30-27 Garcia48%●29-28 Garcia36%●29-28 Spencer8%●30-28 Garcia4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Garcia
R2
68%
Garcia
R3
68%
Garcia

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Sean Spencer
+298
25% implied win probability
Open: +308Best: +310
Alex Garcia
-369
79% implied win probability
Open: -414Best: -338

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookSean SpencerAlex Garcia
Bookmaker+288-353
Bovada+300-365
Pinnacle+296-338
sports-interaction+310-435

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Sean Spencer vs Alex Garcia?

Alex Garcia defeated Sean Spencer by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler, held Saturday, March 15, 2014 at American Airlines Center, Dallas. The judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 29-28, Alex Garcia won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Sean Spencer vs Alex Garcia?

The judges scored it 30-27, 28-29, 29-28, Alex Garcia won the decision.

Was Sean Spencer vs Alex Garcia a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 88% of 25 fan cards scored it for Alex Garcia; 100% of 11 media scores picked Alex Garcia.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Don Turnage
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Sean Spencer 47%53% Alex Garcia

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Sean Spencer
Complete Fighter
6 edges
Alex Garcia
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

69Power73
75Speed68
78Precision55
87Durability74
94Engine74
61Wrestling97
52Ground87

Biggest edge Alex Garcia, Submissions +46

Attribute by attribute

Sean Spencer is on the left of every row, Alex Garcia on the right.
87Punch power95
51Kick power51
95Punch speed85
55Kick speed50
78Accuracy55
61Takedowns97
57Ground striking81
47Submissions93
78Chin76
95Body strength71
94Cardio74

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

12-6-0
Record
15-6-0
1709
Power Index rating
1728
0
Win Streak
0
39
Age
39
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
Canada

Striking Profile

4.24
SLpM
1.81
32%
Str. Acc.
31%
4.02
SApM
3.03
60%
Str. Def.
59%

Grappling Profile

0.14
TD Avg.
3.72
33%
TD Acc.
52%
68%
TD Def.
66%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Sean Spencer · 1-4
  • L
    Bilal Williams
    LFA 47: Jackson vs. Jennerman · Aug 10, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 0:58 · Welterweight
  • L
    Yancy Medeiros
    UFC 203: Miocic vs Overeem · Sep 11, 2016
    Submission · R2 · 0:49 · Welterweight
  • L
    Mike Pyle
    UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · Feb 7, 2016
    TKO · R3 · 4:25 · Welterweight
  • L
    Cathal Pendred
    UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · Jan 18, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Paulo Thiago
    UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · Sep 13, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Alex Garcia · 1-4
  • L
    Abdul-Rahman Dzhanaev
    ACA 105: Almaty · Mar 6, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 0:44 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ibragim Chuzhigaev
    ACA 99: ACA 99: Bagov vs Khaliev · Sep 27, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:52 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Court McGee
    UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs Smith · Oct 28, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Ryan LaFlare
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee · Apr 22, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Muslim Salikhov
    UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Gastelum · Nov 25, 2017
    Submission · R2 · 3:22 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 8 fights · 10 fights
57.0
Avg sig. strikes
21.2
0.13
Avg takedowns
2.90
0:53
Avg control time
3:15
105
Career high strikes
61
1
Career high TDs
8

Strike Distribution

Sean Spencer
Strike target
Alex Garcia
76%
Head
83%
17%
Body
12%
7%
Leg
5%
Sean Spencer
Strike position
Alex Garcia
86%
Distance
75%
11%
Clinch
14%
4%
Ground
10%