Ontiveros vs Garcia

Who won Ontiveros vs Garcia?

Steve Garcia beat Charlie Ontiveros by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 39, on Saturday 9th October 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Ontiveros vs Garcia stats

Charlie Ontiveros stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Steve Garcia made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Steve Garcia marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Charlie Ontiveros' UFC record stood at 0-3-0, while Steve Garcia's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Ontiveros, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Ontiveros' 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ontiveros had an advantage over Garcia, with a 18% submission rate over Garcia's 0%.

Charlie Ontiveros was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Ontiveros had a height advantage of 2 inches over Garcia. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ontiveros' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Garcia's, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 37 to Garcia's 44.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Charlie Ontiveros had last fought 4 years, 6 months and 6 days ago, while Steve Garcia's last outing had been 5 years, 3 months and 20 days ago.

What were the odds on Ontiveros vs Garcia?

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