UFC UFC Freedom 250 Final

Featherweight

Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia

Diego Lopes
#2Brazil

Diego Lopes

28-8

Winner

VS
Steve Garcia
#10United States

Steve Garcia

“Mean Machine”

19-6

Winner

Diego Lopes

KO/TKO (Punches · Head · From Guard) · Round 2 — 2:42

15 June 2026 · The White House, Washington, USA

Key takeaways

  • Diego Lopes beat Steve Garcia by KO/TKO in round 2 at 2:42.
  • Diego Lopes landed 24 of 66 total strikes and 0 of 1 takedowns, with 0:05 of control time.
  • Steve Garcia landed more total strikes — 47 to 24 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 9-10, 9-10, 9-10.

Tale of the tape

Diego LopesSteve Garcia
28-8Record19-6
31Age on fight night34
5′11″ (180 cm)Height6′0″ (183 cm)
72.5″ (184 cm)Reach75″ (191 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Lobo Gym MMATeamJackson Wink MMA Academy
Manaus, Amazonas, BrazilFromAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Fight statistics

24of 66 · 36%Total strikes landed47of 104 · 45%
21of 57Head strikes33of 89
2of 8Body strikes3of 4
1of 1Leg strikes11of 11
1Knockdowns0
0:05Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Diego LopesRoundSteve Garcia
6/32strikes0/1TD0KD0:00controlR123/57strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
18/34strikes0/0TD1KD0:05controlR224/47strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

9R110

9total10

Derek Cleary

9R110

9total10

Sal D'amato

9R110

9total10

Form going into the fight

Diego Lopes

  1. LAlexander Volkanovskiunanimous decision2026
  2. WJean SilvaKO/TKO R2 4:482025
  3. LAlexander Volkanovskiunanimous decision2025
  4. WBrian Ortegaunanimous decision2024
  5. WDan Igeunanimous decision2024

Steve Garcia

  1. WDavid OnamaKO/TKO R1 3:342025
  2. WCalvin Kattarunanimous decision2025
  3. WKyle NelsonKO/TKO R1 3:592024
  4. WSeungWoo ChoiKO/TKO R1 1:362024
  5. WMelquizael CostaKO/TKO R2 1:012023

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