Pace: 5.3 vs 4.3 landed / min
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The evidence points to a finishing gap (88% vs 50% of archived wins); that is the read to test in the first five minutes.
Volume against volume: 5.5 and 5.1 significant strikes per minute. Defense and accuracy, not output, separate them.
Supporting evidenceDanger zone: 2 recent R1 finishes
| Attribute | Garcia | Onama |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 33 | 31 |
| Height | 6′0″ | 5′11″ |
| Reach | 75″ | 74″ |
| Stance | Southpaw | Orthodox |
| Rank | #10 Featherweight | #15 Featherweight |
Highlighted rows mark a meaningful factual difference, not an advantage. Unpublished values stay unpublished.
Garcia has finished 88% of archived wins (7 KO/TKO, 0 submission), 2 of them inside round one in the last 5.
Favors GarciaGarcia has been finished 1 time in the archive and absorbs 2.2 strikes per minute; Onama has never been stopped in the stored record.
Favors Onama5.5 and 5.1 significant strikes per minute: similar output, so accuracy (48% vs 50%) decides the exchanges.
Garcia has 2 first-round finishes in the last 5 archived results — the opening minutes carry real finishing risk.
With the stored numbers close, the middle rounds come down to adjustments: who solves the opening read first, with strike defense at 59% and 51%.
Scheduled for five rounds: 25 minutes changes the pace math, and a fighter who banks two early rounds can afford to manage the fourth.
