Garcia vs Barrios

Who won Garcia vs Barrios?

Ryan Garcia beat Mario Barrios by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 21st, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 120-107, 118-109 in favor of winner Ryan Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBC welterweight championship of the world.

Garcia was defending his his WBC World Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Mario Barrios in February 2026. He had held this belt for 19 days.

Also on the undercard Gary Antuanne Russell was victorious over Andy Hiraoka, Frank Martin beat Nahir Albright, Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Sena Agbeko, and Amari Jones was victorious over Luis Arias.

Garcia vs Barrios stats

Mario Barrios stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Ryan Garcia made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Mario Barrios was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Barrios had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Mario Barrios and Ryan Garcia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrios was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 86 more professional rounds, totaling 222 compared to Garcia's 136.

Ryan Garcia was ranked number 4 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Garcia vs Barrios form

Barrios had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Manny Pacquiao on July 19, 2025, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Abel Ramos on November 15, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Fabian Andres Maidana on May 4, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Yordenis Ugas on September 30, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jovanie Santiago on February 11, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Ryan Garcia had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 2, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Times Square, New York, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Devin Haney on April 20, 2024 ended in a no contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Oscar Duarte on December 2, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Javier Fortuna on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mario Barrios had been fighting more than Ryan Garcia.

Going into this contest, Mario Barrios had last fought 7 months and 2 days ago, while Ryan Garcia's last outing had been 9 months and 19 days ago.

Barrios' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Barrios start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:50 PM EST / 8:50 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:50 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Barrios?

The DAZN PPV show began at 7:55 PM EST / 4:55 PM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 12:55 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Garcia vs Barrios?

Mario Barrios was a 21/10 (+260) underdog going into the contest, while Ryan Garcia made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-270) with oddsmakers.