Amil vs Garcia

Who won Amil vs Garcia?

Hyder Amil beat Fernie Garcia by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th February 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Amil vs Garcia stats

Hyder Amil stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Fernie Garcia made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Hyder Amil's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024.

Hyder Amil's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Fernie Garcia's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested Amil had a massive power advantage over Garcia, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Garcia's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Garcia had an advantage over Amil, with a 30% submission rate over Amil's 17%.

Hyder Amil was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Amil had a height advantage of 1 inch over Garcia. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Amil was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 24 to Garcia's 37.

Amil vs Garcia form

Fernie Garcia had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rinya Nakamura at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Brady Hiestand at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Journey Newson at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had won against Ryan Hayes at LFA 94 on 30th October 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City, United States.

He had beaten Jay Viola at LFA 83 on 6th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

Activity check

Amil's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Amil vs Garcia?

Hyder Amil was a 47/100 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Fernie Garcia made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.