UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama Fight Card, Predictions, & Odds

The featherweight battle between ranked contenders Steve Garcia and David Onama will headline the UFC Fight Night card on Nov. 1 inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. 

Both are riding their respective win streaks heading into this showdown, but Garcia’s longer streak has made him the betting favorite with -135 UFC odds. Onama, on the other hand, is going to be the +110 betting underdog.

UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama Odds

• Steve Garcia: -135
• Davia Onama: +110

UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama: Prediction

I predict a TKO/KO finish for Garcia in this featherweight battle because he’s the better striker and more experienced fighter than Onama. The output and volume of Garcia could overwhelm Onama into a stoppage victory.

Garcia does a great job of utilizing his full length against his opponents, and he’ll have the height, reach, and leg reach advantages again in this bout. His best attack is the one-two punch combination he throws when he lunges forward.

This combination catches his opponents off guard. Also, he has a great oblique kick that targets his opponent’s legs. Lastly, Garcia likes to press his opponents on the back foot while throwing his striking combinations.

Meanwhile, Onama relies on his punching power because, undoubtedly, he has the one-punch knockout power. He also has very capable grappling skills, evident when he took down Giga Chikadze multiple times and controlled him in his previous fight.

But Garcia has tremendous takedown defense, and I think he’ll successfully defend the takedowns to keep the fight on the feet. Once he rocks Onama with his combinations, Garcia will surely go for a TKO/KO finish.

Steve Garcia’s Recent Fight Results

Garcia was signed by the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2019 when he stopped Desmond Torres in the opening round. He made his octagon debut against Luis Pena in March 2020 but lost via decision.

Since then, Garcia won seven of his next eight bouts, with victories against Charles Ontiveros, Chase Hooper, Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, Melquizael Costa, SeungWoo Choi, Kyle Nelson, and most recently, Calvin Kattar.

David Onama’s Recent Fight Results

Onama was an undefeated prospect when he joined the UFC in October 2021. But in his debut fight in the promotion, he suffered a decision loss to Mason Jones. Following that setback, he won six of his last seven fights.

During this run, he has scored wins over Gabriel Benitez, Garrett Armfield, Gabriel Santos, Jonathan Pearce, Roberto Romero, and, most recently, Chikadze. His lone defeat in this stretch was courtesy of Nate Landwehr.

UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama: Tale of the Tape

UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama Fight Card

• Steve Garcia vs. David Onama, featherweight fight
• Waldo Cortes Acosta vs. Ante Delija, heavyweight fight
• Jeremiah Wells vs. Themba Gorimbo, welterweight fight
• Isaac Dulgarian vs. Yadier Del Valle, featherweight fight
• Charles Radtke vs. Daniel Frunza, welterweight fight
• Allan Nascimento vs. Rafael Estevam, catchweight fight
• Billy Elekana vs. Kevin Christian, light heavyweight fight
• Timmy Cuamba vs. Changho Lee, bantamweight fight
• Donte Johnson vs. Sedriques Dumas, middleweight fight
• Ketlen Vieira vs. Norma Dumont, women’s bantamweight fight
• Alice Ardelean vs. Montserrat Ruiz, women’s strawweight fight
• Phil Rowe vs. Seokhyeon Ko, welterweight fight
• Talita Alencar vs. Ariane Carnelossi, women’s strawweight fight