Steve Garcia (18-5, 14) 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 PeƱa but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Garcia's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Calvin Kattar at UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira at age 33 on July 12, 2025. He is on a 6-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Steve Garcia's best fights have been against Kyle Nelson, Chase Hooper, Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, Charlie Ontiveros, Melquizael Costa, Choi Seung-woo and Calvin Kattar.
Garcia has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 (10) | 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) | Melquizael Costa | 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 | TKO | WIN Body kick and punches |
18  | Oct 29, 2022 30 years, 5 months 13-5 (10) | 23 years, 1 months 11-2-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17 | Jun 11, 2022 30 years 12-5 (9) | Hayisaer Maheshate | 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 Punches | |
13 | Aug 20, 2019 27 years, 2 months 10-3 (7) | Desmond Torres | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
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 |
