Bantamweight

Farid Basharat vs John Garza

Farid Basharat
#15Afghanistan

Farid Basharat

“Ferocious”

16-0

Winner

VS
John Garza

John Garza

“Mowgli”

6-2

Winner

Farid Basharat

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

11 July 2026 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Farid Basharat beat John Garza by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Farid Basharat landed 95 of 145 total strikes and 5 of 22 takedowns, with 4:02 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Farid BasharatJohn Garza
16-0Record6-2
28Age on fight night—
5′8″ (173 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
71″ (180 cm)Reach68″ (173 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeam—
Paktia, AfghanistanFromDallas, Texas, United States

Fight statistics

95of 145 · 66%Total strikes landed92of 197 · 47%
74of 120Head strikes62of 158
6of 9Body strikes30of 36
15of 16Leg strikes0of 3
5of 22Takedowns0
4:02Control time0:13

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

Round by round

Farid BasharatRoundJohn Garza
24/36strikes2/4TD0KD1:36controlR120/52strikes0/0TD0KD0:07control
28/38strikes2/10TD0KD1:06controlR237/80strikes0/0TD0KD0:05control
43/71strikes1/8TD0KD1:20controlR335/65strikes0/0TD0KD0:01control

Judges’ scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Ron McCarthy

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Derek Cleary

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Form going into the fight

Farid Basharat

  1. WJean Matsumotosplit decision2026
  2. WChris Gutierrezunanimous decision2025
  3. WVictor Hugounanimous decision2024
  4. WTaylor Lapilusunanimous decision2024
  5. WKleydson Rodriguessubmission R1 4:152023

John Garza

No recorded fights.

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