Ben Wall vs Alex Garcia

Dec 7, 2013 · ESPN+

DateDec 7, 2013

DivisionWelterweight

StatusScheduled

VenueBrisbane Entertainment Centre

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, December 7, 2013 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 8:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 5:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 1:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 2:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 12:00 PM
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Ben WallManimal |10-8-1Ben Wall vs Alex GarciaAlex GarciaThe Dominican Nightmare |15-8-0

Ben WallManimal10-8-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time00:00:43

10-8-1Record15-8-0

37Age39

5'10"Height5'9"

TBDReach72,0"

154 lbsWeight171 lbs

WelterweightWeight ClassWelterweight

Alex GarciaThe Dominican Nightmare15-8-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Alex Garcia owns a 141-point Elo edge (solid). Alex Garcia shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Ben Wall and Alex Garcia across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Ben WallAlex Garcia

Recent form

Ben WallL W W L L · -10 Elo last 5

LWWLL

Alex GarciaL L L L W · -57 Elo last 5

LLLLW

Elo edge

Ben Wall1482-18 last move

Alex Garcia1623-18 last move

Why they are ranked here

Ben WallNot on the active ladder · 1482 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Matiu Thoms (rated 1500 at the time): +30.
Costliest loss: Lost to Nick Patterson (rated 1500 at the time): -26.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -10 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1392, not 1482: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Alex GarciaNot on the active ladder · 1623 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Mike Pyle (rated 1708 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Ibragim Chuzhigaev (rated 1594 at the time): -23.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -57 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1533, not 1623: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Ben WallNow 1482

Wins by decision+22→ 1504

Loses by decision-10→ 1472

Alex GarciaNow 1623

Wins by decision+10→ 1633

Loses by decision-22→ 1601

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Ben WallvsAlex Garcia

Takedown average

0vs3.72

Takedown accuracy

0%vs53%

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

8.53vs3.03

Sig. strike defense

29%vs59%

Finishing profile

Ben Walldecision leads 60% of wins

Alex GarciaKO/TKO leads 40% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Ben WallAlex Garcia

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

1.47Sig. strikes landed per min1.81

UFC lightweight average : 3.82

29Sig. strike accuracy31

UFC lightweight average : 46%

8.53Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.03

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

29Sig. strike defense59

UFC lightweight average : 53%

0Takedown average3.72

UFC lightweight average : 1.68

0Takedown accuracy53

UFC lightweight average : 28%

100Takedown defense67

UFC lightweight average : 59%

0Submission average0.13

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

0Wins by knockout6

4Wins by submission6

6Wins by decision3

4Losses by knockout4

0Losses by submission0

4Losses by decision4

Ben Wall vs Alex Garcia is a scheduled Welterweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : HUNT VS BIGFOOT. Ben Wall enters with a 10-8-1 record and Alex Garcia enters with a 15-8-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.