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Edson Barboza
“Junior”
BrazilLightweightActiveage 40
24-15
62% win rate
L4 streak
Peak Vertex
2017-03-11 → 2017-03-1144held 2 bouts-44 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2017-03-11
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
18 wins15 losseslast 5: L L L L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(33) | R2(26) | R3(22) | R4(3) | R5(3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 22.2 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 28.9 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.9 | 44.0 | 32.8 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.09 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| Control time | 0:12 | 0:29 | 0:18 | 0:07 | 0:33 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 3302026-08-15L·KO·R2 · 1:32
- UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 22025-12-06L·KO·R1 · 2:24
- UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev2025-08-16L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy2024-05-18L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza2023-10-14W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen2023-04-15W·KO·R1 · 2:37
- UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal2022-03-05L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze2021-08-28L·KO·R3 · 1:44
- UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler2021-05-15W·KO·R3 · 1:16
- UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen2020-10-10W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris2020-05-16vsDan IgeL·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier2019-09-07L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje2019-03-30L·KO·R1 · 2:30
- UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta2018-12-15W·KO·R3 · 2:19
- UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee2018-04-21L·KO·R5 · 2:18
- UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm2017-12-30L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum2017-03-11W·KO·R2 · 3:35
- UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko2016-07-23W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux2016-04-23W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- L·Sub·R2 · 2:54
- UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II2015-07-25W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir2015-02-22L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson2014-11-22W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller2014-07-16W·KO·R1 · 3:06
- UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne2014-04-19L·Sub·R1 · 3:15
- UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 22013-12-14W·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman2013-07-06W·KO·R2 · 1:44
- UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping2013-01-19W·KO·R1 · 2:38
- UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir2012-05-26L·KO·R1 · 3:23
- UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes2012-01-14W·KO·R3 · 2:02
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In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
UFC veteran Edson Barboza has closed the door on his 17-year mixed martial arts career and wants no part of a comeback.
- Sherdog
Recently retired UFC veteran Edson Barboza has offered his assessment of an upcoming lightweight showdown between rising Brazilian prospect Mauricio Ruffy and Arman Tsarukyan, scheduled as the UFC…
- MMA Fighting
Edson Barboza has found peace in retirement after stepping away from professional MMA following his loss to Esteban Ribovics on the main card of UFC 330 in Philadelphia.
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