Garcia vs Nuerdanbieke

Who won Garcia vs Nuerdanbieke?

Steve Garcia beat Yilan Sha by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 287, on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.

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).

Garcia vs Nuerdanbieke stats

Steve Garcia stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Yilan Sha made his way to the cage with a record of 39 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Steve Garcia's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Yilan Sha marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Steve Garcia's UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Yilan Sha's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Garcia had a large advantage in power over Sha, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Sha's 49%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sha had a large advantage over Garcia, boasting a 26% submission rate over Garcia's 0%.

Steve Garcia was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 4 inches over Sha. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Garcia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years earlier than Sha, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 44 to Sha's 88.

Garcia vs Nuerdanbieke form

Steve Garcia had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yilan Sha at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to Maheshate at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had defeated Charlie Ontiveros at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Jose Mariscal at LFA 80 on 17th January 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Route 66 Casino Hotel, Albuquerque.

Activity check

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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