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Leonard Garcia (born July 14, 1979) is an American former mixed martial artist and professional boxer who last competed in the Featherweight division of the Legacy Fighting Championship, and is the former Legacy FC Featherweight Champion. After making his professional debut in 1999, Garcia competed in WEC and the UFC.

Background
Garcia was born and raised in Plainview, Texas. His mother gave birth to him when she was only 17 years old, and doctors had to inject steroids into Garcia's lungs because of a rare illness. Garcia was raised in his grandparents' home, who had a farm and, along with his uncles, helped raise the young Garcia. Garcia later attended Plainview High School, where he was a talented football player and had also been involved in and . Garcia had been planning to walk-on to the football team, when he was involved in a physical altercation with a recently released felon at a local restaurant. The man had a knife and stabbed Garcia eight times, twice puncturing his lungs, causing them to collapse. Had it not been for the steroid injections when he was an infant, Garcia believes that he would have died. Not long after the incident Garcia, who would not be able to continue his football career because of his wounds, found a and found his new passion in fighting.

Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Garcia began his career in 1999, competing on the regional circuit in the Western United States. Garcia competed in the first WEC event back in 2001 at WEC 1. After compiling an impressive 8–1 beginning to his professional career, Garcia took a three-year hiatus from competition.

Returning to action in 2006, Garcia was tabbed as a short notice replacement against high ranking contender at UFC 69 where he lost a very one-sided unanimous decision.

Garcia then defeated Allen Berube by submission at The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale. In his next bout Garcia lost via decision to at UFC Fight Night 11. After going 1–2 with the UFC, Garcia was released from his contract.

World Extreme Cagefighting
Garcia defeated via first-round knockout at WEC 32. In his next fight, Leonard knocked out former undisputed UFC Lightweight Champion, 72 seconds into the first round at WEC 36.

On March 1, 2009, Garcia lost the WEC Featherweight Championship match against champion Mike Brown. Brown landed a huge overhand right, knocking Garcia down in the first 30 seconds of the fight, landed some ground and pound, and then secured a fight-ending arm-triangle choke submission.

Garcia defeated via a controversial on August 9, 2009, at WEC 42.

In his next fight, Garcia lost to on November 18, 2009, at WEC 44 via unanimous decision.

Garcia was expected to face Diego Nunes on March 6, 2010, at WEC 47, but Nunes was forced from the card with an injury. Garcia instead faced former UFC fighter with the bout ending in a split draw.

Garcia faced WEC newcomer Chan Sung Jung on April 24, 2010, at WEC 48. Garcia replaced Cub Swanson who was forced from the card with an injury. The fight went the full three rounds and Garcia won in a controversial split decision. The fight won Fight of the Night honors, being hailed by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva and announcer Joe Rogan as "the best fight I've seen in my life."

Garcia faced on September 30, 2010, at WEC 51. He lost the fight via split decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WECfighters were transferred to the UFC. Now managed by VFD Marketing, Garcia was expected to face at , but Garcia was pulled from the bout with Toner in favor of a bout with . Garcia won the fight via a controversial split decision. Garcia and Phan received Fight of the Night honors for their performances. This was the first televised featherweight bout in the UFC.

A rematch with Phan was expected on March 26, 2011, at UFC Fight Night 24. However, Phan was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Chan Sung Jung. Garcia lost to Jung in the second round, falling victim to the first twister submission in UFC history.

Garcia was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter 12 alumni on August 14, 2011, at UFC on Versus 5. However, Garcia was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by .

Garcia fought in a rematch UFC 136. Garcia lost via unanimous decision in a fight that earned Fight of the Night honors.

Garcia was expected to face Zhang Tie Quan on February 26, 2012, at UFC 144. However, Garcia was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer .

Garcia fought on June 8, 2012, at . Garcia lost the bout via unanimous decision (30-27, 30–27, 30–27).

Garcia was expected to face on December 29, 2012, at UFC 155. However, McKenzie was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by . Garcia lost the fight via a controversial split decision. While no official statement has been made by the UFC, Dana White said in his post fight interview after the UFC 155 press conference, that the UFC loves the fighters that lay it all out on the line.

The bout with was rescheduled for April 27, 2013 at UFC 159. Garcia lost the bout via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Legacy Fighting Championship
After being released by the UFC Garcia left Jackson's Submission Fighting and joined Team Alpha Male.

On May 11, 2013, Garcia signed a three-fight deal with Legacy Fighting Championship, a promotion based out of . Garcia faced Rey Trujillo at Legacy FC 21 on July 19, 2013, He snapped his five-fight losing streak winning via KO due to a head kick and punches in the third round.

Garcia faced Nick Gonzalez at Legacy FC 23 on September 13, 2013. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

On September 24, 2013, it was announced Garcia would face Kevin Aguilar for the Legacy FC Featherweight Championship on December 6, 2013, at Legacy FC 26. He won the fight via knockout in the first round to win the Legacy FC Featherweight Championship.

Garcia was expected to face for the Legacy FC Featherweight Championship at Legacy FC 29 on March 21, 2014, however, Howell fell ill hours before the event and the fight was pulled from the card.

In his first title defense, Garcia faced undefeated at Legacy FC 33 on July 18, 2014. He lost the fight via arm-triangle choke submission.

Garcia faced Daniel Pineda on November 14, 2014, at Legacy FC 37. He lost the fight via submission in the first round and announced his retirement at the event after this loss.

Bare-knuckle boxing
Garcia first appeared in bare knuckle at BKFC 4 USA vs Mexico where he won the lightweight title by defeating Julian Lane by 2nd-round TKO. Garcia later faced in a bare-knuckle boxing match at BKFC 7 on August 10, 2019, losing by technical knockout in the first round.

On March 16, 2021, in Biloxi, MS, Garcia headlined BKFC 16 opposite Joe Elmore. The two fighters went the distance in an exciting 5 round battle. Garcia won via unanimous decision. After the fight, which was the last of a three bout contract, Garcia retired in front of the Biloxi Civic Center crowd.

Personal life
In March 2008, Garcia was arrested as part of an alleged cocaine ring, which put his career on hold. According to Garcia, "I had a buddy, a really good friend of mine in Lubbock, and he was into things that weren't good," he said. "I knew about what the guy was up to but he was a friend of mine. The law says even if he's your friend, you are required to report on the guy. The other 11 guys, I didn't know any of them." Three months later, he was exonerated.

In 1997, his sister Angelica, was killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver. Afterwards, Garcia limited his own drinking.

Garcia proposed to his girlfriend on March 21, 2014.

Championships and accomplishments
  • Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation
    • USWF World Lightweight Championship (One time)
  • Ring of Fire
    • ROF 2 Lightweight Tournament Champion
    • ROF Lightweight Championship (One time)
  • Legacy Fighting Championship
    • Legacy FC Featherweight Championship (One time)
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • Fight of the Night (Four times)
    • UFC.com Awards
      • 2007: Ranked #8 Fight of the Year
  • World Extreme Cagefighting
    • Fight of the Night (Two times)
    • Knockout of the Night (One time)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Fight of the Year (2010) vs. Chan Sung Jung

Mixed martial arts record
|- | Loss | align=center| 18–13–1 | Daniel Pineda | Submission (kimura) | Legacy FC 37 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:54 | Houston, Texas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 18–12–1 | | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Legacy FC 33 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:32 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 18–11–1 | | KO (punches) | Legacy FC 26 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:57 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 17–11–1 | Nick Gonzalez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legacy FC 23 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 4:43 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 16–11–1 | Rey Trujillo | KO (head kick and punches) | Legacy FC 21 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 0:24 | Houston, Texas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–11–1 | | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 159 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| | | Decision (split) | UFC 155 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–9–1 | | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Sunrise, Florida, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–8–1 | | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 136 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–7–1 | Jung Chan-sung | Submission (twister) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:59 | Seattle, Washington, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 15–6–1 | | Decision (split) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 14–6–1 | | Decision (split) | WEC 51 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 14–5–1 | Jung Chan-sung | Decision (split) | WEC 48 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | |- | Draw | align=center| 13–5–1 | | Draw (split) | WEC 47 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 13–5 | | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 44 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 13–4 | | Decision (split) | WEC 42 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 12–4 | Mike Brown | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | WEC 39 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:57 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 12–3 | | TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:12 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 11–3 | | KO (punch) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:31 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 10–3 | | Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 10–2 | Allen Berube | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:22 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 9–2 | | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 69 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 9–1 | Rocky Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ROF 23: Impact | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:58 | Castle Rock, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 8–1 | Justin James | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ROF 7: Meltdown | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:28 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 7–1 | Steve Horton | Submission (armbar) | ROF 4: Warriors | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:33 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 6–1 | Víctor Estrada | KO (head kick) | WEC 1 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:54 | Lemoore, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5–1 | Jake Hattan | Submission (guillotine choke) | ROF 2: Trial By Fire | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:46 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 4–1 | Shawn Simpson | Submission (triangle choke) | ROF 2: Trial By Fire | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:32 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 3–1 | Brent Medley | Submission (triangle choke) | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 18 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:59 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 2–1 | Puma Green | Submission (armbar) | Ring of Fire 1 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:15 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 1–1 | Brent Medley | Decision | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 15 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 20:00 | Dumas, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Chris Cantrell | Submission (armbar) | Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation 15 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:28 | Dumas, Texas, United States |

Professional boxing record
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |- ! !Result !Record !Opponent !Method !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |- |1 |Loss |0–1 |style="text-align:left;"| Miguel Ortiz |TKO |3 (4), 1:45 |Nov 26, 2005 |style="text-align:left;"| |style="text-align:left;"|

Bare knuckle record
|- |Win |align=center|2–1 |Joe Elmore |Decision (unanimous) |Bare Knuckle FC 16 | |align=center|5 |align=center|2:00 |Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|1-1 | |TKO (punches) |Bare Knuckle FC 7 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:38 |Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |- |Win |align=center|1-0 |Julian Lane |TKO (punches) |Bare Knuckle FC 4 | |align=center|2 |align=center|N/A |, Mexico | |-

See also
  • List of mixed martial artists with professional boxing records

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