Garcia vs Pichel

When is Garcia vs Pichel?

Rafa Garcia will face the challenge of Vinc Pichel during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

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

Garcia vs Pichel stats

Rafa Garcia steps into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Vinc Pichel will make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This will be Rafa Garcia's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Vinc Pichel will mark his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Rafa Garcia's UFC record currently stands at 4-4-0, while Vinc Pichel's comes in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggest Pichel has a massive power advantage over Garcia, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Garcia's 6%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Garcia will have a massive advantage over Pichel, boasting a 50% submission rate over Pichel's 0%.

Rafa Garcia is the younger man by 12 years, at 30 years old.

Pichel has a height advantage of 3 inches over Garcia. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Garcia is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 2 months later than Pichel, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 2 more professional rounds, 43 to Pichel's 41.

Garcia vs Pichel form

Rafa Garcia has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to 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.

Previous to that, he had won 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Drakkar Klose at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated Jesse Ronson at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Vinc Pichel has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Ismael Bonfim at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Mark O Madsen at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Austin Hubbard at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had won against Roosevelt Roberts at UFC on ESPN 3 on 29th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Target Center, Minneapolis.

He had been beaten by Gregor Gillespie at UFC Fight Night 131 on 1st June 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Adirondack Bank Center, Utica.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rafa Garcia has been fighting more than Vinc Pichel.

Rafa Garcia last fought 5 months ago, while Vinc Pichel's last outing was 10 months and 8 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Pichel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Garcia vs Pichel?

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