Yves Edwards

OctagonStats Rating 1481
14-13-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)
Reach73" (185 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
BornSep 30, 1976
Age50
DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.91
Str. Acc42%
SApM2.34
Str. Def66%
TD Avg0.76
TD Acc53%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.7

Recent form

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

Career timeline

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28 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
6 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 5 decision wins
Losses by method
3 KO/TKO losses · 3 sub losses · 7 decision losses
Finish rate64%
Times finished46%
StreakL2
Best streak8
Avg fight9:27
Octagon time4h 24m
Opp win%63%
ActiveSep. 28, 2001 – Nov. 22, 2014 (14y)

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night1
Knockout of the Night1
Total bonuses2
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Yves Edwards is a 42-22-1 mixed martial artist (1 NC). 64% finish rate.

Yves debuted Sep. 28, 2001 vs Matt Serra (loss). Longest win streak: 8. On a 2-fight losing skid. 14 years active (Sep. 28, 2001–Nov. 22, 2014).

Best wins: Rich Clementi (SUB Rear Naked Choke R3, Feb. 28, 2003); John Gunderson (U-DEC R3, Sep. 15, 2010); Nick Agallar (KO/TKO Punch R2, Nov. 21, 2003).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Nov. 22, 2014UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs SwansonL Akbarh ArreolaSUB Armbar11:520 15 120 10 1
Jun. 07, 2014UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs KhabilovL Piotr HallmannSUB Rear Naked Choke32:310 027 561 40 1
Nov. 06, 2013UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3NC Yancy MedeirosOverturned12:470 119 250 00 0
Jul. 27, 2013UFC on FOX: Johnson vs MoragaL Daron CruickshankS-DEC35:000 048 440 00 0
Feb. 02, 2013UFC 156: Aldo vs EdgarL Isaac Vallie-FlaggS-DEC35:000 058 761 00 0
Dec. 08, 2012UFC on FOX: Henderson vs DiazW Jeremy StephensKO/TKO Punch11:551 08 50 00 0
Dec. 03, 2011The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller FinaleL Tony FergusonU-DEC35:000 045 610 10 1
Oct. 01, 2011UFC Live: Cruz vs JohnsonW Rafaello OliveiraKO/TKO Kick22:442 042 220 00 0
Jun. 11, 2011UFC 131: Dos Santos vs CarwinL Sam StoutKO/TKO Punch13:520 114 131 00 0
Jan. 22, 2011UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2W Cody McKenzieSUB Rear Naked Choke24:330 033 160 21 0
Sep. 15, 2010UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs PalharesW John GundersonU-DEC35:000 054 151 01 2
Nov. 21, 2008Strikeforce - DestructionL Duane LudwigU-DEC35:000 015 485 10 0
Jun. 14, 2008EliteXC - Return of the KingL KJ NoonsKO/TKO Elbows10:480 04 90 00 0
Feb. 16, 2008EliteXC - Street CertifiedW Edson BertoKO/TKO Knee14:561 023 70 10 1
Jul. 08, 2006UFC 61: Bitter RivalsL Joe StevensonKO/TKO25:001 018 280 32 1
Apr. 02, 2006PRIDE Bushido 10W Seichi IkemotoU-DEC25:000 060 410 00 0
Mar. 04, 2006UFC 58: USA vs CanadaL Mark HominickSUB Triangle Choke21:520 020 221 00 1
Sep. 25, 2005PRIDE Bushido 9: The TournamentL Joachim HansenS-DEC25:000 032 172 61 1
May. 22, 2005PRIDE Bushido 7W Dokonjonosuke MishimaSUB Armbar14:360 04 30 11 0
Aug. 21, 2004UFC 49: Unfinished BusinessW Josh ThomsonKO/TKO Kick14:321 016 130 20 0
Apr. 02, 2004UFC 47: It's On!W Hermes FrancaS-DEC35:000 021 80 41 2
Jan. 16, 2004WEC 9: Cold BloodedW Deshaun JohnsonU-DEC35:000 0100 341 00 0
Nov. 21, 2003UFC 45: RevolutionW Nick AgallarKO/TKO Punch22:141 033 50 00 0
Jun. 06, 2003UFC 43: MeltdownW Eddie RuizU-DEC35:001 021 30 23 0
Feb. 28, 2003UFC 41: OnslaughtW Rich ClementiSUB Rear Naked Choke34:071 051 310 21 0
Jun. 22, 2002UFC 37.5: As Real As It GetsW Joao PieriniKO/TKO11:190 06 10 00 0
May. 10, 2002UFC 37: High ImpactL Caol UnoU-DEC35:000 013 191 31 1
Sep. 28, 2001UFC 33: Victory in VegasL Matt SerraM-DEC35:000 09 90 30 3

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.