Dave Garcia
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Detroit, Michigan
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Dave Garcia makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
86-62-1
.581 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
6 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 8 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 2 decFFC 15 · FFC 8 · USMMA 3 · TFC 7 · RF 2 +3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Wilson18-10 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:49 | FFC 15 | Sep 14, 2005 |
| W | George Lockhart12-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FFC 8 | Mar 5, 2004 |
| W | Joel Blanton9-11 | KO/TKO | Cut | R1 | 1:07 | USMMA 3 | May 3, 2003 |
| W | Aaron Patterson | Submission | Choke | R1 | — | TFC 7 | Feb 28, 2003 |
| L | Wald Bloise5-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 9:29 | RF 2 | Nov 2, 2002 |
| L | Thomas Denny27-21-1 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | TFC 5 | Sep 21, 2002 |
| W | Mike Gray | Decision | — | R2 | 5:00 | TFC 4 | May 17, 2002 |
| W | Angelo Popofski15-11 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 4:21 | TFC FightZone | Mar 22, 2002 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.