Journey Newson vs. Fernie Garcia
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Journey Newson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Fernie Garcia
Full career not yet synced for Fernie Garcia — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Journey Newson
Distance 96.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.5%)
Fernie Garcia
Distance 97.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Journey Newson
Head 68.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.4%)
Fernie Garcia
Head 84.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Newson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Garcia L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 128 / 419 | 30.5% | 39.0% | 95 / 285 | 33.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 55 / 298 | 18.5% | 34.9% | 68 / 248 | 27.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 41 / 70 | 58.6% | 66.8% | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 79.4% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Newson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Garcia L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 113 / 359 | 31.5% | 39.3% | 151 / 322 | 46.9% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 72 / 298 | 24.2% | 34.9% | 109 / 267 | 40.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 53 | 60.4% | 66.0% | 49 / 65 | 75.4% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 33 / 40 | 82.5% | 79.1% | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Newson has more cage time on record.