Barboza vs Garcia

When is Barboza vs Garcia?

Edson Barboza is set to square off against Steve Garcia during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd February 2025 in Seattle.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Barboza vs Garcia stats

Edson Barboza steps into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Steve Garcia will make his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out.

This will be Edson Barboza's 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Steve Garcia will mark his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Edson Barboza's UFC record currently stands at 18-12-0, while Steve Garcia's comes in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggest Garcia has a large advantage in power over Barboza, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Barboza's 58%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Barboza will have a slight advantage over Garcia, with a 4% submission rate over Garcia's 0%.

Edson Barboza is the older man by 6 years, at 38 years old.

Garcia has a height advantage of 1 inch over Barboza. Despite this, he has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Barboza is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 44 more professional rounds, 88 to Garcia's 44.

Barboza vs Garcia form

Barboza has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Lerone Murphy at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, he had been beaten by Bryce Mitchell at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Steve Garcia has stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Kyle Nelson at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Seung Woo Choi at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Melquizael Costa at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Yilan Sha at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He had defeated Chase Hooper at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Steve Garcia has been fighting more than Edson Barboza.

Edson Barboza last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Steve Garcia's last outing was 3 months and 14 days ago.

Barboza's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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