Nelson vs Garcia

Who won Nelson vs Garcia?

Steve Garcia beat Kyle Nelson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Nelson vs Garcia stats

Kyle Nelson stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Steve Garcia made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Kyle Nelson's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Steve Garcia marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Kyle Nelson's UFC record stood at 4-5-1, while Steve Garcia's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Nelson's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nelson had a large advantage over Garcia, boasting a 25% submission rate over Garcia's 0%.

Kyle Nelson was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nelson. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Nelson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 51 to Garcia's 44.

Nelson vs Garcia form

Nelson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bill Algeo at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Fernando Padilla at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Blake Bilder at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he had drawn with Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had lost to Jai Herbert at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Steve Garcia had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Seung Woo Choi at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Melquizael Costa at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yilan Sha at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had defeated Chase Hooper at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Maheshate at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kyle Nelson had been fighting more than Steve Garcia.

Going to this contest, Kyle Nelson had last fought 5 months and 12 days ago, while Steve Garcia's last outing had been 1 month and 22 days ago.

Nelson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Nelson vs Garcia start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nelson vs Garcia?

Kyle Nelson was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Steve Garcia made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.