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Rafa Garcia
Rafa Garcia
16-4 · MEX
VS
Vinc Pichel
Vinc Pichel
14-4 · USA
March 29, 2025 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Rafa Garcia def. Vinc Pichel by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Garcia12/241/201:06
Pichel13/380/000:00
R2
Garcia21/490/200:23
Pichel32/700/100:00
R3
Garcia31/471/200:46
Pichel34/740/200:01
Total
Garcia64/1202/602:15
Pichel79/1820/300:01

Scorecards

Garcia vs Pichel

RdDave TirelliGuilherme BravoSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-99-109.1-9.8
R310-910-910-99.7-9.3
Total30-2730-2729-2828.7-28.2

Media (11 cards) · avg 2928 · 11 Garcia · 0 Pichel

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Garcia-Pichel.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
GarciaWin probabilityPichel
76.0%24.0%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
18%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Garcia, blue toward Pichel. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Garcia76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%19%
Submission17%22%
Decision45%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 64
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.0)act 2
Pichel24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%40%
Submission1%4%
Decision13%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1859)act 79
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R212%
R310%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Garcia
48.6%+103
Pichel
-10350.3%
Most takedownstie 31.1%
Garcia
49.8%-260
Pichel
+26019.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Garcia
Expected: 42.3
42.5
Over 42.5
39.6%
+153
Under 42.5
60.4%
-153
053106
Pichel
Expected: 43.1
43
Over 43
39.4%
+151
Exactly 43
1.1%
push
Under 43
59.5%
-151
054108
Takedowns — over/under
Garcia
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
41.4%
+142
Under 1.5
58.6%
-142
035
Pichel
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.7%
+197
Under 0.5
66.3%
-197
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Garcia76.0%73.7%+2.3-330
Pichel24.0%26.3%−2.3+265

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
63.5Striking67.1
Pichel +3.6
61.5Grappling48.3
Garcia +13.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GarciaPichel
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1547
Pound-for-pound
1568
1545
Divisional
1567
1495
Striking offense
1500
1492
Striking defense
1508
1503
Grappling offense
1489
1523
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
30 yrs
Age
42 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.97
Strikes landed / min
3.62
43%
Strike accuracy
47%
4.36
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
61%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.38
Takedowns / 15 min
2.78
44%
Takedown accuracy
54%
75%
Takedown defense
25%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
64%
-1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
25%
Finish rate
14%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
329
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rafa Garcia
  • LGrant DawsonKO/TKO R2
    Close +2826mo before
  • WClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close -2871y 11mo before
  • WMaheshate MaheshateU-DEC R3
    Close -1532y 3mo before
  • LDrakkar KloseU-DEC R3
    Close +1702y 8mo before
  • WJesse RonsonSUB R2
    Close +1132y 11mo before
Vinc Pichel
  • LIsmael BonfimU-DEC R3
    Close +40011mo before
  • LMark MadsenU-DEC R3
    Close -1183y before
  • WAustin HubbardU-DEC R3
    Close -1413y 7mo before
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1244y 7mo before
  • WRoosevelt RobertsU-DEC R3
    Close +2055y 9mo before
Garcia — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
38% of wins
L
75% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (58%)Submission() 0
3 (25%)Decision() 0
1 (8%)DQ / other() 0
Pichel — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
6 (86%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Garcia
Pichel
8
UFC fights
11
106.5 min · 13.3 avg
Octagon time
135.0 min · 12.3 avg
11y 9m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Garcia
Pichel
133W–44L · 75.1%
Overall
158W–41L · 79.4%
74W–33L · 69.2%
Wins
103W–36L · 74.1%
59W–11L · 84.3%
Losses
55W–5L · 91.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Garcia
Pichel
81W–42L · 65.9%
Overall
35W–37L · 48.6%
81W–42L · 65.9%
Wins
35W–37L · 48.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Garcia
Pichel
5.30
Landed / min
4.62
40.0%
Accuracy
37.7%
65.2%
Defense
60.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.11
63.1%
Time at distance
48.9%
Grappling & control
Garcia
Pichel
3.38
Takedowns / 15 min
2.78
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
54.3%
75.0%
Takedown defense
25.0%
0.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.22
76.5%
Control share
58.6%
Strike target map
Garcia
  • Head78%(328)div 63%
  • Body14%(60)div 21%
  • Legs8%(35)div 16%
Pichel
  • Head47%(227)div 63%
  • Body24%(117)div 21%
  • Legs30%(144)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Rafa Garcia
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Vinc Pichel
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.