Gordon vs Garcia

When is Gordon vs Garcia?

Jared Gordon will square off against Rafa Garcia during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th September 2025 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gordon vs Garcia stats

Jared Gordon steps into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Rafa Garcia will make his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This will be Jared Gordon's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Rafa Garcia will mark his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jared Gordon's UFC record currently stands at 9-6-0, while Rafa Garcia's comes in at 5-4-0.

The stats suggest Gordon has a massive power advantage over Garcia, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Garcia's 6%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Garcia will have a massive advantage over Gordon, boasting a 47% submission rate over Gordon's 10%.

Jared Gordon is the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Gordon has a height advantage of 2 inches over Garcia. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Gordon is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 25 more professional rounds, 71 to Garcia's 46.

Gordon vs Garcia form

Jared Gordon has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales on 17th May 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Nasrat Haqparast at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mark O Madsen at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, his fight against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 ended in a no contest.

He had been beaten by Paddy Pimblett at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Rafa Garcia has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Vinc Pichel at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg on 29th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Grant Dawson at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Clay Guida at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, he had won against Maheshate at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Drakkar Klose at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jared Gordon has been fighting more than Rafa Garcia.

Jared Gordon last fought 1 month and 7 days ago, while Rafa Garcia's last outing was 2 months and 26 days ago.

Gordon's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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