Nkuta vs Garcia

Who won Nkuta vs Garcia?

Phumi Nkuta beat Adrian Garcia by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of LFA 202, on Friday 21st February 2025 at Seneca Niagara Falls Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Phumi Nkuta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Nkuta vs Garcia stats

Phumi Nkuta stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Adrian Garcia made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Phumi Nkuta will be making their debut in the LFA. Adrian Garcia marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Adrian Garcia's LFA record stood at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested that Nkuta and Garcia have similar power, both with a 25% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nkuta had a large advantage over Garcia, boasting a 25% submission rate over Garcia's 0%.

Phumi Nkuta was the younger man by 27 years, at years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 4 inches over Nkuta.

Nkuta was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 8 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 24 to Garcia's 28.

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What time did Nkuta vs Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Nkuta vs Garcia?

Phumi Nkuta was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Adrian Garcia made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.