Journey Newson vs Fernie Garcia betting odds, fight info and fan predictions for UFC 274 bout

Journey Newson vs Fernie Garcia UFC fight info, date and time

Journey Newson vs Fernie Garcia is set to go down at UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje at 7:30pm EST on Saturday 7th May 2022 in a 135lbs matchup.

Journey Newson will return to the UFC Octagon after an 18-month layoff. His last appearance ended in a knockout defeat in less than one minute.

Fernie Garcia will be making his UFC debut after a spectacular first-round knockout on Dana White’s Contender Series in October.

Journey Newson vs Fernie Garcia betting odds

Fernie Garcia will be the betting favorite with opening odds of -145.

Journey Newson is the betting underdog with opening odds of +130.

Fight information

Journey Newson vs Fernie Garcia was first reported on February 24th.

This fight is expected to open up the early prelims at UFC 274.

Journey Newson

Journey Newson saw his last UFC fight end in just 41 seconds after he was knocked out by Randy Costa.

LIGHTS. OUT. 😤

@NewsonJourney with the KO out of NOWHERE! WOW! #UFC247

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— UFC (@ufc) February 9, 2020

A KO win against Domingo Pilarte in February 2020 was overturned after an adverse drug test. Newson is now 0-2-1(NC) in his UFC career.

Fernie Garcia

Fernie Garcia extended his winning streak to five fights after a first-round knockout victory over Joshua Weems on the Contender Series.

Fight #3 ends in finish #3, as @TeamFGarcia gets the 1st RD KO 🔥

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— UFC (@ufc) October 6, 2021

Garcia formerly competed in the LFA and has just one defeat on his pro record – a split decision loss to Cody Freeman in 2019.

How they match up

Fernie Garcia will be the taller fighter in this matchup, standing at 5”7 compared to Newson who is 5”5. However, both fighters will have a similar reach.

Garcia enters this fight riding a five-fight winning streak. Newson hasn’t registered a victory since May 2019.

Reasons to watch

Journey Newson is an explosive fighter who can end it at any moment. Fernie Garcia earned his first stoppage victory in almost three years with his knockout on the Contender Series.

Make sure you are tuning in to the early prelims to watch this one.

The stakes

Both fighters are looking to register their first wins in the UFC. Newson’s spectacular knockout against Pilarte was overturned after a positive drug test so he has a lot to make up for.

Journey Newson vs Fernie Garcia predictions

The oddsmakers’ predictions see Fernie Garcia as the slight betting favorite with opening odds of -145.

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Journey Newson vs Fernie Garcia tale of the tape

Journey Newson	vs	Fernie Garcia
33	Age	0
13	Fights
9	Wins
3	Losses
3	KO’s
3	Subs
5′ 5	Height (in)	0′ 0
67.5	Reach (in)

Journey Newson fighter profile and recent form

Journey Newson is a 33 year old male fighter from United States with 9 pro wins and 3 losses. See Journey Newson’s full MMA record.

Journey Newson has a 67% finish rate, including 3 by knockout, 3 by submission, 3 by decision.

Journey Newson is looking to get back to winning ways after a loss at the hands of Randy Costa at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Loss	9-2-0	Randy Costa	KO/TKO R1 0:41	UFC Fight Night	2020-09-19	Bantamweight	UFC
No Contest	9-2-0	Domingo Pilarte	KO/TKO R1 0:38	UFC 247	2020-02-08	Bantamweight	UFC
Loss	9-1-0	Ricardo Ramos	DEC R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN 3	2019-06-29	Bantamweight	UFC
Win	8-1-0	Soslan Abanokov	KO/TKO R1 1:20	Final Fight Championship 36	2019-05-09	Bantamweight	FFC
Win	7-1-0	Chris SanJose	KO/TKO R2 4:41	Prime Fighting 11	2018-11-10	Bantamweight	PF