Edson Barboza

“Junior”
Edson Barboza
OctagonStats Rating 1527
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18-15-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)
Reach75" (190 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJan 21, 1986
Age40
DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.15
Str. Acc44%
SApM4.76
Str. Def55%
TD Avg0.42
TD Acc50%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.1

Recent form

L L L L W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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33 fights, oldest to newest โ€” โ–  win โ–  loss โ–  draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts โ€” early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
9 KO/TKO wins ยท 0 sub wins ยท 9 decision wins
Losses by method
6 KO/TKO losses ยท 2 sub losses ยท 7 decision losses
Finish rate50%
Times finished53%
StreakL4
Best streak4
Avg fight11:49
Octagon time6h 29m
Opp win%73%
ActiveNov. 20, 2010 โ€“ Aug. 15, 2026 (17y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced5
Ranked wins2
Best ranked winDan Hooker (#13 Lightweight)
Based on current UFC rankings โ€” a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2
Fight of the Night8
Knockout of the Night1
Total bonuses11
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Edson Barboza "Junior" is a 24-15-0 knockout artist.

Edson debuted Nov. 20, 2010 vs Mike Lullo (win). Longest win streak: 4. On a 4-fight losing skid. 17 years active (Nov. 20, 2010โ€“Aug. 15, 2026).

Best wins: King Green (U-DEC R3, Nov. 22, 2014); Lucas Martins (KO/TKO Punches R1, Jan. 19, 2013); Beneil Dariush (KO/TKO Flying Knee R2, Mar. 11, 2017).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Aug. 15, 2026UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado GarryL Esteban RibovicsKO/TKO Punches21:320 030 630 00 0
Dec. 06, 2025UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2L Jalin TurnerKO/TKO Punches12:240 210 390 00 0
Aug. 16, 2025UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. ChimaevL Drakkar KloseU-DEC35:000 071 530 00 0
May. 18, 2024UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. MurphyL Lerone MurphyU-DEC55:000 079 2200 40 0
Oct. 14, 2023UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. BarbozaW Sodiq YusuffU-DEC55:001 1164 1783 10 0
Apr. 15, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. AllenW Billy QuarantilloKO/TKO Knee12:371 021 190 00 0
Mar. 05, 2022UFC 272: Covington vs. MasvidalL Bryce MitchellU-DEC35:000 116 340 40 0
Aug. 28, 2021UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. ChikadzeL Giga ChikadzeKO/TKO Punch31:440 233 600 00 2
May. 15, 2021UFC 262: Oliveira vs. ChandlerW Shane BurgosKO/TKO Punch31:161 098 800 00 0
Oct. 10, 2020UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenW Makwan AmirkhaniU-DEC35:002 032 110 31 0
May. 16, 2020UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. HarrisL Dan IgeS-DEC35:001 080 790 10 0
Sep. 07, 2019UFC 242: Khabib vs. PoirierL Paul FelderS-DEC35:000 060 561 00 0
Mar. 30, 2019UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. GaethjeL Justin GaethjeKO/TKO Punch12:300 113 200 00 0
Dec. 15, 2018UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. IaquintaW Dan HookerKO/TKO Punches32:191 0126 810 00 0
Apr. 21, 2018UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. LeeL Kevin LeeKO/TKO52:180 051 1420 40 0
Dec. 30, 2017UFC 219: Cyborg vs. HolmL Khabib NurmagomedovU-DEC35:000 025 890 40 0
Mar. 11, 2017UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. GastelumW Beneil DariushKO/TKO Flying Knee23:351 030 510 00 0
Jul. 23, 2016UFC on FOX: Holm vs. ShevchenkoW Gilbert MelendezU-DEC35:000 056 391 00 0
Apr. 23, 2016UFC 197: Jones vs Saint PreuxW Anthony PettisU-DEC35:000 073 480 00 0
Dec. 11, 2015The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber FinaleL Tony FergusonSUB D'Arce Choke22:540 041 612 00 1
Jul. 25, 2015UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao IIW Paul FelderU-DEC35:000 064 470 00 0
Feb. 22, 2015UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs MirL Michael JohnsonU-DEC35:000 031 380 10 0
Nov. 22, 2014UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs SwansonW King GreenU-DEC35:000 054 500 00 0
Jul. 16, 2014UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs MillerW Evan DunhamKO/TKO Kick13:061 010 100 00 0
Apr. 19, 2014UFC on FOX: Werdum vs BrowneL Donald CerroneSUB Rear Naked Choke13:150 128 110 00 2
Dec. 14, 2013UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2W Danny CastilloM-DEC35:001 043 550 11 1
Jul. 06, 2013UFC 162: Silva vs WeidmanW Rafaello OliveiraKO/TKO Kicks21:441 049 190 00 0
Jan. 19, 2013UFC on FX: Belfort vs BispingW Lucas MartinsKO/TKO Punches12:381 026 120 00 0
May. 26, 2012UFC 146: Dos Santos vs MirL Jamie VarnerKO/TKO Punches13:230 111 200 20 0
Jan. 14, 2012UFC 142: Aldo vs MendesW Terry EtimKO/TKO Kick32:021 047 260 20 0
Aug. 27, 2011UFC 134: Silva vs OkamiW Ross PearsonS-DEC35:001 055 600 00 0
Mar. 19, 2011UFC 128: Shogun vs JonesW Anthony NjokuaniU-DEC35:000 046 722 10 0
Nov. 20, 2010UFC 123: Rampage vs MachidaW Mike LulloKO/TKO Kicks30:262 043 122 00 1

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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