Maheshate vs Garcia

Who won Maheshate vs Garcia?

Rafa Garcia beat Maheshate by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rafa Garcia.

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).

Maheshate vs Garcia stats

Maheshate stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafa Garcia made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Maheshate's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Rafa Garcia marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Maheshate's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Rafa Garcia's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Maheshate had a massive power advantage over Garcia, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Garcia's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Garcia had a massive advantage over Maheshate, boasting a 62% submission rate over Maheshate's 11%.

Maheshate was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.

Maheshate had a height advantage of 5 inches over Garcia. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Maheshate was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 9 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 34 to Garcia's 43.

Activity check

Maheshate's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maheshate vs Garcia?

Maheshate was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Rafa Garcia made his way into the ring at 67/100 (-150) with oddsmakers.