Steve Garcia (19-5, 15) was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. on May 22, 1992. At the age of 20 years on April 28, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Alan Lerma, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On February 29, 2020, 27-year old Steve Garcia made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo against a 26-year old Luis Peña but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Garcia's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against David Onama at UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama at age 33 on November 1, 2025. He is on a 7-fight winning streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Steve Garcia's best fights have been against Chase Hooper, Melquizael Costa, Kyle Nelson, David Onama, Charlie Ontiveros, Shayilan Nuerdanbieke and Choi Seung-woo. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Steve Garcia".
Garcia has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Steve Garcia Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24  | Nov 1, 2025 33 years, 5 months 19-5 (15) | 31 years, 4 months 14-2 (10) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
23  | Jul 12, 2025 33 years, 1 months 18-5 (14) | 37 years, 3 months 23-9 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
22  | Sep 7, 2024 32 years, 3 months 17-5 (14) | 33 years, 4 months 16-5-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Elbows and punches |
21 | Jul 20, 2024 32 years, 1 months 16-5 (13) | Choi Seung-woo | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
20  | Dec 9, 2023 31 years, 6 months 15-5 (12) | 27 years, 2 months 18-6 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | Win Elbows |
19  | Apr 8, 2023 30 years, 10 months 14-5 (11) | 28 years, 11 months 39-10 (29) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | Win Body kick and punches |
18  | Oct 29, 2022 30 years, 5 months 13-5 (10) | 23 years, 1 month 11-2-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
17 | Jun 11, 2022 30 years 12-5 (9) | Maheshate Hayisaer | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | Loss Punch |
16 | Oct 8, 2021 29 years, 4 months 12-4 (9) | Charlie Ontiveros | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
15  | Feb 29, 2020 27 years, 9 months 11-4 (8) | 26 years, 7 months 7-2 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
14 | Jan 17, 2020 27 years, 7 months 11-3 (8) | Jose Mariscal | BT | 2 | TKO | Win Knee and elbows | |
13 | Aug 20, 2019 27 years, 2 months 10-3 (7) | Desmond Torres | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches and elbows | |
12 | May 10, 2019 26 years, 11 months 9-3 (6) | Andrew Whitney | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
11  | Nov 30, 2018 26 years, 6 months 8-3 (5) | 31 years, 7 months 21-6 (19) | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
10 | Jun 2, 2018 26 years 7-3 (5) | Aalon Cruz | FT | 1 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke | |
9  | Jul 14, 2017 25 years, 1 months 7-2 (5) | 40 years, 8 months 14-6 (5) | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
8 | Oct 21, 2016 24 years, 4 months 7-1 (5) | Ronnie Lawrence | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
7 | Mar 4, 2016 23 years, 9 months 6-1 (5) | Ricky Turcios | Bellator | BT | 3 | SD | Loss |
6 | Sep 25, 2015 23 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | Eduardo Bustillos | Bellator | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
5  | Sep 5, 2014 22 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | 24 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | Bellator | BT | 3 | SD | Win |
4 | Jun 6, 2014 22 years 4-0 (4) | Cody Walker | Bellator | BT | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
3 | Jan 16, 2014 21 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Klay Guy | BT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
2  | Oct 25, 2013 21 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | 30 years, 7 months 2-0 (0) | Bellator | BT | 3 | TKO | Win Punches |
1 | Apr 28, 2013 20 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Alan Lerma | BT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
