Drakkar Klose vs. Rafa Garcia
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Drakkar Klose
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.43 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Rafa Garcia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Drakkar Klose
Distance 71.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 21.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.0%)
Rafa Garcia
Distance 90.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Drakkar Klose
Head 69.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.6% (norm 7.9%)
Rafa Garcia
Head 87.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Klose L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Garcia L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 380 / 836 | 45.5% | 37.9% | 542 / 1307 | 41.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 210 / 252 | 83.3% | 67.3% | 61 / 76 | 80.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 52 / 78 | 66.7% | 69.1% | 34 / 56 | 60.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 340 / 811 | 41.9% | 35.0% | 503 / 1264 | 39.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 180 / 208 | 86.5% | 69.1% | 80 / 112 | 71.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 122 / 147 | 83.0% | 81.9% | 54 / 63 | 85.7% | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Klose L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Garcia L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 413 / 913 | 45.2% | 38.9% | 557 / 1563 | 35.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 120 / 151 | 79.5% | 68.6% | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 68.0% | 46 / 75 | 61.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 249 / 693 | 35.9% | 35.1% | 408 / 1360 | 30.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 179 / 244 | 73.4% | 68.1% | 181 / 262 | 69.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 124 / 152 | 81.6% | 81.5% | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Klose has more cage time on record.