Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Freedom 250
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Diego Lopes
Diego Lopes
“Iron Man”
27-8-0
RESULT

Diego Lopes def. Steve Garcia (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 2:42
Steve Garcia
Steve Garcia
“Mean Machine”
19-5-0
Monday, June 15, 2026
The White House, Washington, United States

Diego Lopes defeated Steve Garcia by TKO in round 2 (2:42) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Freedom 250, held Monday, June 15, 2026 at The White House, Washington.

Fight stats

Diego Lopes
Steve Garcia
1
Knockdowns
0
24 of 66
Significant strikes
47 of 104
36%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
24 of 66
Total strikes
47 of 104
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:05
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
21 of 57
Head
33 of 89
2 of 8
Body
3 of 4
1 of 1
Leg
11 of 11
17 of 58
Distance
47 of 104
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
7 of 8
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 32
Sig. str.
23 of 57
6 of 32
Total str.
23 of 57
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
18 of 34
Sig. str.
24 of 47
18 of 34
Total str.
24 of 47
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Mike Beltran
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

27-8-0
Record
19-5-0
1
Win Streak
0
31
Age
34
5'11"
180 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.83
SLpM
5.39
47%
Str. Acc.
49%
4.56
SApM
2.12
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.88
TD Avg.
0.86
50%
TD Acc.
40%
68%
TD Def.
88%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Diego Lopes · 3-2
  • W
    Steve Garcia
    UFC Freedom 250Mon, Jun 15, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2Sat, Jan 31, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jean Silva
    Noche UFC: Lopes vs SilvaSat, Sep 13, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 4:48 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs DvalishviliSat, Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Steve Garcia · 4-1
  • L
    Diego Lopes
    UFC Freedom 250Mon, Jun 15, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Featherweight
  • W
    David Onama
    UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs OnamaSat, Nov 1, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:34 · Featherweight
  • W
    Calvin Kattar
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs TeixeiraSat, Jul 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Kyle Nelson
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs BradySat, Sep 7, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 3:59 · Featherweight
  • W
    SeungWoo Choi
    UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs JandirobaSat, Jul 20, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:36 · Featherweight

Head-to-Head History

W
TKO
R2 · 2:42
UFC Freedom 250
L

Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 11 fights
46.2
Avg sig. strikes
30.8
0.70
Avg takedowns
0.36
1:17
Avg control time
0:56
106
Career high strikes
85
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Diego Lopes
Strike target
Steve Garcia
72%
Head
75%
12%
Body
15%
16%
Leg
10%
Diego Lopes
Strike position
Steve Garcia
69%
Distance
69%
7%
Clinch
4%
23%
Ground
27%