Rafa García (16-4, 9) was born in Brawley, California, U.S. on August 5, 1994. At the age of 20 years on October 18, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Dante Ramos, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On March 13, 2021, 26-year old Rafa García made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad against a 25-year old Nasrat Haqparast but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
García's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Vinc Pichel at UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg at age 30 on March 29, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rafa García's best fights have been against Jesse Ronson, Hayisaer Maheshate, Natan Levy, Clay Guida and Vinc Pichel.
García has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20  | Mar 29, 2025 30 years, 7 months 16-4 (9) | 42 years, 4 months 14-4 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Oct 12, 2024 30 years, 2 months 15-4 (9) | 30 years, 7 months 21-2-1 (17) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
18  | Apr 15, 2023 28 years, 8 months 15-3 (9) | 41 years, 4 months 38-22 (21) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | Dec 17, 2022 28 years, 4 months 14-3 (9) | Hayisaer Maheshate | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Jul 30, 2022 27 years, 11 months 13-3 (9) | 34 years, 4 months 12-2-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Apr 16, 2022 27 years, 8 months 13-2 (9) | 36 years, 3 months 21-10 (17) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
14  | Nov 20, 2021 27 years, 3 months 12-2 (8) | 30 years, 1 months 6-0 (3) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Jul 31, 2021 26 years, 11 months 11-2 (8) | 35 years, 1 months 14-4 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12  | Mar 13, 2021 26 years, 7 months 11-1 (8) | 25 years, 6 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
11  | Feb 21, 2020 25 years, 6 months 11-0 (8) | 25 years, 5 months 18-7 (13) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Sep 20, 2019 25 years, 1 months 10-0 (8) | Erick Gonzalez | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Jun 7, 2019 24 years, 10 months 9-0 (8) | Estevan Payan | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Feb 8, 2019 24 years, 6 months 8-0 (7) | Edgar Escarrega | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Sep 14, 2018 24 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | LaRue Burley | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Apr 13, 2018 23 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | Chase Gibson | LT | 3 | MD | WIN | |
5 | Sep 15, 2017 23 years, 1 months 5-0 (5) | Marcos Bonilla | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
4 | Jan 19, 2017 22 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Raúl Najera Ocampo | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
3 | Dec 3, 2016 22 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Jovany Amador | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
2 | Jul 18, 2015 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Mike Sandoval | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1 | Oct 18, 2014 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Dante Ramos | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
