Alex Garcia

“The Dominican Nightmare”

OctagonStats Rating 1505

5-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 9" (175 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJul 14, 1987

Age39

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.81

Str. Acc31%

SApM3.03

Str. Def59%

TD Avg3.72

TD Acc52%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.1

Recent form

L L W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

10 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

2 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 4 decision losses

Finish rate60%

Times finished20%

StreakL2

Best streak2

Avg fight11:42

Octagon time1h 57m

Opp win%69%

ActiveDec. 06, 2013 – Oct. 27, 2018 (6y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Alex Garcia "The Dominican Nightmare" is a 15-6-0 grappler. 60% finish rate.

Alex debuted Dec. 06, 2013 vs Ben Wall (win). On a 2-fight losing skid. 6 years active (Dec. 06, 2013–Oct. 27, 2018).

Best wins: Muslim Salikhov (SUB Rear Naked Choke R2, Nov. 25, 2017); Mike Pyle (KO/TKO Punch R1, Dec. 30, 2016); Mike Swick (U-DEC R3, Jul. 11, 2015).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Oct. 27, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith	L Court McGee	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	27 51	1 2	0 0
Apr. 21, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee	L Ryan LaFlare	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	11 24	5 1	0 0
Nov. 25, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum	W Muslim Salikhov	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	3:22	0 0	6 10	3 0	1 0
Jun. 25, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee	L Tim Means	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	32 64	0 0	0 0
Dec. 30, 2016	UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey	W Mike Pyle	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:34	1 0	14 5	1 0	0 0
Feb. 21, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy	L Sean Strickland	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:25	0 1	23 84	3 1	0 0
Jul. 11, 2015	UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor	W Mike Swick	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	24 19	5 0	0 0
Aug. 23, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos	L Neil Magny	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	5 39	3 3	0 0
Mar. 15, 2014	UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler	W Sean Spencer	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	61 58	8 0	0 0
Dec. 06, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot	W Ben Wall	KO/TKO Punch	1	0:43	1 0	9 1	0 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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