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 32 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yilan Sha had been fighting more than Steve Garcia.

Going to this contest, Steve Garcia had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 1 day ago, while Yilan Sha's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 25 days ago.

Garcia's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Sha's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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