John Garza

Basharat built his lead with low kicks, takedowns and top control, while Garza defended several later takedowns and found success in the final round. The judges scored it 30–27, 30–27 and 29–28 for Basharat.

Key moments

• Basharat used low kicks, takedowns and top control.
• Garza defended several later takedowns and had success in round three.
• The official scorecards were 30–27, 30–27 and 29–28 for Basharat.

Garza's most recent regional win was the Fury FC 114 stoppage of Josh Walker, the result cited when he accepted the UFC 329 replacement booking. Sherdog records the finish as a second-round TKO by soccer kicks to the body and punches at 0:49.

Key moments

• Finished Walker by second-round TKO at Fury FC 114.
• The win extended Garza's streak to five before the Basharat booking.
• The fight has both a Fury FC highlight clip and a UFC FIGHT PASS full-fight upload.

Garza stayed active late in 2025 with a first-round stoppage of Marcelo Reyes on the Fury FC Challenger Series. Sherdog lists the official method as a TKO by punches at 3:04 of round one.

Key moments

• Stopped Reyes with punches in the first round.
• The result was Garza's second straight finish after the Armando Zuniga knockout.
• It came just over two months before the Josh Walker win.

Garza's Fury FC 104 win over Kevin Rosas showed he could bank a full three-round result during the same streak that later produced two stoppages. Sherdog records it as a unanimous decision after three rounds.

Key moments

• Went the full three rounds with Rosas.
• Won by unanimous decision at Fury FC 104.
• The result bridged the February 2025 knockout and the late-2025 finishing run.

Garza opened 2025 with a quick second-round knockout of Armando Zuniga at Fury FC 101. Sherdog lists the finish as punches at 17 seconds of round two.

Key moments

• Knocked out Zuniga early in round two.
• The finish was Garza's first knockout win after the Nicholas Gjelaj decision.
• It started the 2025 stretch that carried him toward the UFC call.

Garza rebounded from his lone pro loss by taking a unanimous decision over Nicholas Gjelaj at Melee 3. The win matters in the record because it began the five-fight streak that was still active when UFC 329 needed a replacement opponent.

Key moments

• Returned from the Gilberto Melara loss with a three-round win.
• Beat Gjelaj by unanimous decision.
• Started the five-fight winning streak referenced in the UFC 329 replacement reporting.

Garza's only pro defeat came against Gilberto Melara at XKO 66. Sherdog lists the result as a second-round TKO at 2:02, making it the lone loss on the 6-1 record he carried into the Basharat fight week.

Key moments

• Lost to Melara by second-round TKO.
• The defeat came in Garza's second professional fight.
• Garza followed it with five consecutive wins.

Garza's professional debut ended quickly with a rear-naked choke over Daniel Arriaga at XKO 65. Sherdog records the submission at 1:58 of the opening round, accounting for the submission win in his method splits.

Key moments

• Won his pro debut by rear-naked choke.
• The finish came at 1:58 of round one.
• It remains Garza's only submission win in the verified pro ledger.