Garcia vs Mariscal

Who won Garcia vs Mariscal?

Steve Garcia beat Jose Mariscal by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of LFA 80, on Friday 17th January 2020 at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Garcia vs Mariscal stats

Steve Garcia stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jose Mariscal made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Steve Garcia's 1st fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jose Mariscal marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Steve Garcia's LFA record stood at 1-0-0, while Jose Mariscal's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Mariscal, boasting a 70% knock out percentage over Mariscal's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mariscal had a large advantage over Garcia, boasting a 30% submission rate over Garcia's 0%.

Steve Garcia was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 5 inches over Mariscal.

Garcia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Mariscal, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 44 to Mariscal's 56.

Garcia vs Mariscal form

Mariscal had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jack Jenkins at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Trevor Peek at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Guilherme Faria at LFA 153 on 17th February 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Hammond.

Before that, he was victorious against Luke Faultersack at Cage Warriors 133 on 4th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Del Mar Arena, San Diego.

He had lost to Steve Garcia at LFA 80 on 17th January 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Route 66 Casino Hotel, Albuquerque.

Activity check

Mariscal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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