Leonard Garcia (18-13-1, 15) was born in Plainview, Texas, U.S. on July 14, 1979. At the age of 19 years on May 1, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Cantrell, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On April 7, 2007, 27-year old Leonard Garcia made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 69 against a 23-year old Roger Huerta but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Garcia's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Daniel Pineda at age 35 on November 14, 2014. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Leonard Garcia's best fights have been against Jens Pulver, Kevin Aguilar, Hiroyuki Takaya, Jung Chan-sung, Nam Phan, Víctor Estrada and Jameel Massouh.
Garcia has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Nov 14, 2014 35 years, 4 months 18-13-1 (15) | 29 years, 3 months 18-11 (18) | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
31  | Jul 18, 2014 35 years 18-12-1 (15) | 25 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke Lost Legacy FC featherweight title | |
30  | Dec 6, 2013 34 years, 4 months 18-11-1 (15) | 25 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won Legacy FC featherweight title | |
29 | Sep 13, 2013 34 years, 1 months 17-11-1 (14) | Nick Gonzalez | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
28 | Jul 19, 2013 34 years 16-11-1 (13) | Rey Trujillo | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
27  | Apr 27, 2013 33 years, 9 months 15-11-1 (12) | 25 years, 4 months 13-3 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26  | Dec 29, 2012 33 years, 5 months 15-10-1 (12) | 21 years 6-1 (2) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
25  | Jun 8, 2012 32 years, 10 months 15-9-1 (12) | 30 years, 10 months 14-4 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Oct 8, 2011 32 years, 2 months 15-8-1 (12) | 28 years, 6 months 16-9 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Mar 26, 2011 31 years, 8 months 15-7-1 (12) | 24 years 10-3 (8) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Twister |
22 | Dec 4, 2010 31 years, 4 months 15-6-1 (12) | 27 years, 8 months 16-7 (12) | TUF | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
21  | Sep 30, 2010 31 years, 2 months 14-6-1 (12) | 28 years, 2 months 18-8 (14) | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
20 | Apr 24, 2010 30 years, 9 months 14-5-1 (12) | 23 years, 1 months 10-1 (8) | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
19  | Mar 6, 2010 30 years, 7 months 13-5-1 (12) | 28 years, 3 months 10-6 (5) | WEC | FT | 3 | UD | DRAW Split |
18  | Nov 18, 2009 30 years, 4 months 13-5 (12) | 28 years, 6 months 9-4 (6) | WEC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17 | Aug 9, 2009 30 years 13-4 (12) | Jameel Massouh | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
16  | Mar 1, 2009 29 years, 7 months 12-4 (12) | 33 years, 5 months 20-4 (15) | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke For WEC featherweight title |
15  | Nov 5, 2008 29 years, 3 months 12-3 (12) | 33 years, 10 months 22-9-1 (16) | WEC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14  | Feb 13, 2008 28 years, 6 months 11-3 (11) | 30 years, 8 months 9-4-1 (6) | WEC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
13  | Sep 19, 2007 28 years, 2 months 10-3 (10) | 23 years, 4 months 12-2 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Jun 23, 2007 27 years, 11 months 10-2 (10) | Allen Berube | TUF | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
11  | Apr 7, 2007 27 years, 8 months 9-2 (9) | 23 years, 10 months 16-1-1 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10 | Apr 1, 2006 26 years, 8 months 9-1 (9) | Rocky Johnson | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Mar 28, 2003 23 years, 8 months 8-1 (8) | Justin James | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Mar 15, 2002 22 years, 8 months 7-1 (7) | Steve Horton | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
7 | Jun 30, 2001 21 years, 11 months 6-1 (6) | Víctor Estrada | WEC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick |
6 | Feb 10, 2001 21 years, 6 months 5-1 (5) | Jake Hattan | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
5 | Feb 10, 2001 21 years, 6 months 4-1 (4) | Shawn Simpson | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
4 | Nov 25, 2000 21 years, 4 months 3-1 (3) | Brent Medley | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
3 | Mar 18, 2000 20 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Puma Green | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | May 1, 1999 19 years, 9 months 1-1 (1) | Brent Medley | 1 | UD | LOSS | ||
1 | May 1, 1999 19 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Cantrell | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
