Rafa Garcia vs Rongzhu: lightweight prelim preview at Noche UFC

On Saturday, September 12, 2026, Noche UFC brings Rafa Garcia and Rongzhu together at lightweight on the prelims at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, scheduled for 3 rounds. Our schedule tables list 13 bouts on the card; this one is filed under the prelims.

Tale of the tape

Rafa Garcia ("Gifted"), 32, comes in at 19-4-0, listed at 5'7", with a 70-inch reach, fighting orthodox. Across the cage, Rongzhu, 26, comes in at 27-6-0, listed at 5'9", with a 71-inch reach, fighting orthodox. On the tape, Rongzhu has 2 inches of height and 1 inch of reach. Rongzhu is the younger by 6 years. Both fight orthodox.

• Record: Rafa Garcia 19-4-0 · Rongzhu 27-6-0
• Age: Rafa Garcia 32 · Rongzhu 26
• Height: Rafa Garcia 5'7" · Rongzhu 5'9"
• Reach: Rafa Garcia 70" · Rongzhu 71"
• Stance: Rafa Garcia Orthodox · Rongzhu Orthodox

What the archive says

Our archive has 3 completed UFC bouts for Rafa Garcia, 3 wins. 1 of those wins came inside the distance. Most recently he beat Alexander Hernandez by unanimous decision in round 3 on Apr 25, 2026.

• W vs Alexander Hernandez — unanimous decision, R3 (Apr 25, 2026)
• W vs Jared Gordon — KO/TKO, R3 (Sep 13, 2025)
• W vs Vinc Pichel — unanimous decision, R3 (Mar 29, 2025)

Rongzhu has 2 completed UFC bouts in the PropBetEdge archive: 2 wins. None of those wins came inside the distance. Most recently he beat Austin Hubbard by unanimous decision in round 3 on Aug 23, 2025.

• W vs Austin Hubbard — unanimous decision, R3 (Aug 23, 2025)
• W vs Kody Steele — unanimous decision, R3 (Feb 8, 2025)

What to watch

Reach is close to even (1 inch between them), so neither fighter starts with a length edge. From our archive, Rafa Garcia has finished 1 of 3 archived wins and Rongzhu has finished 0 of 2 archived wins. It is scheduled for 3 rounds.

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