Klose vs Garcia

Who won Klose vs Garcia?

Drakkar Klose beat Rafa Garcia by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 277, on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Drakkar Klose.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Klose vs Garcia stats

Drakkar Klose stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Rafa Garcia made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Drakkar Klose's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Rafa Garcia marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Drakkar Klose's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Rafa Garcia's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Klose had a massive power advantage over Garcia, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Garcia's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Garcia had a massive advantage over Klose, boasting a 62% submission rate over Klose's 0%.

Drakkar Klose was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

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

Klose was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 45 to Garcia's 43.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rafa Garcia had been fighting more than Drakkar Klose.

Going to this contest, Drakkar Klose had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 10 days ago, while Rafa Garcia's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 10 days ago.

Klose's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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