Brazilian and American mixed martial artist (born 1986)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is Barboza. "Júnior" is a generational suffix used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.
Edson Barboza
Born
Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior[1] (1986-01-21) January 21, 1986 (age 38) Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Valor Martial Arts (2009–2012)[4] Ricardo Almeida BJJ American Top Team[5]
Trainer
Muay Thai: Anderson França[6]
Boxing: Gabriel Oliveira
Jiu Jitsu: Marcos da Matta
Boxing: Mark Henry (former)[7][8]
Jiu-Jitsu: Ricardo Almeida (former)[7][8]
Rank
Black prajied in Muay Thai[9] under Anderson França[10] Black belt in Taekwondo[9] Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Almeida[11]
Years active
2009–present
Kickboxing record
Total
28
Wins
25
By knockout
22
Losses
3
Mixed martial arts record
Total
35
Wins
24
By knockout
14
By submission
1
By decision
9
Losses
11
By knockout
4
By submission
2
By decision
5
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and has formerly competed at Lightweight. As of April 30, 2024, he is #11 in the UFC featherweight rankings.[12]
^"Edson Barboza MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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^"Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Dillashaw vs. Barao 2". UFC.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
^"UFC 162's Edson Barboza: Frankie Edgar's team proved missing puzzle piece". MMAjunkie.com. June 28, 2013.
^Guilherme Cruz (December 3, 2014). "Manager: Nate Diaz declined to fight Edson Barboza". mmafighting.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
^Garrett Derr (May 3, 2012). "Edson Barboza Talks Becoming the Next Anderson Silva, Christian Faith, and More". Bleacher Report.
^ abDamon Martin (January 6, 2013). "Edson Barboza Found a Team in New Jersey and a Mentor in Frankie Edgar". MMA Weekly.
^ abCite error: The named reference Edson_Bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abChristopher Deraney (July 3, 2013). "UFC 162 Prelim Card: Edson Barboza vs. Rafaello Oliveira". MMA Convert. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013.
^"Featured Up and Comer: Edson Barboza". thegarv.com. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010.
^@ricardoalmeidabjj (October 14, 2016). "Congratulations Edson, Eddie and Corey! It is a privilege to play a small part on your fighting Odyssey". Retrieved November 5, 2016 – via Instagram.
^"UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
Edson Mendes Barboza Júnior (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. He currently...
result. Nurmagomedov faced EdsonBarboza on 30 December 2017 at UFC 219. Nurmagomedov dominated all three rounds, taking Barboza down repeatedly and dominating...
citing a knee injury and was replaced by Beneil Dariush. Felder faced EdsonBarboza on July 25, 2015, at UFC on Fox 16, replacing an injured Myles Jury...
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replaced by EdsonBarboza. After a back-and-forth first round that had Ferguson docked one point due to an illegal upkick, Ferguson finished Barboza with a...
at UFC 226. He won the fight via knockout in round one. Hooker faced EdsonBarboza on 15 December 2018 at UFC on Fox 31. Hooker lost the fight via TKO...
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strong, Lee lost the fight by submission in the third round. Lee fought EdsonBarboza on April 21, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 128. At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed...
He won the fight by unanimous decision. Yusuff was expected to face EdsonBarboza on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179. However, Yusuff pulled out...
had earned five bonus awards in his four fights in UFC. Gaethje faced EdsonBarboza on March 30, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 2. He won the fight via knockout in...
America 3 Finale. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Dariush faced EdsonBarboza on March 11, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 106. He lost the fight via KO...
the contest. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Mitchell faced EdsonBarboza on March 5, 2022, at UFC 272. He won the fight via unanimous decision...
was rescheduled to compete at a later, undetermined date. Green faced EdsonBarboza on November 22, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 57. Green lost the fight via...
award. Topuria was scheduled to face EdsonBarboza on October 29, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 213. However, Barboza withdrew in late September due to a knee...
vs. EdsonBarboza set for UFC 197". mmafighting.com. Retrieved February 17, 2016. Steven Marrocco (April 23, 2016). "UFC 197 results: EdsonBarboza rains...
"'TUF 22' Finale bonuses: Tony Ferguson earns $100K for wild win over EdsonBarboza". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-12-11. Staff (2015-12-11). "UFC Fight...
mid January due to an undisclosed injury. Murphy is scheduled to face EdsonBarboza on May 18, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 241. Murphy has a son. Full Contact...
injury. In turn, Burgos was removed from the card as well. Burgos faced EdsonBarboza on May 15, 2021 at UFC 262. Burgos lost the back-and-forth fight via...
on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum. John Makdessi was expected to face EdsonBarboza at the event; however, Makdessi, pulled out of the bout citing an injury...
Holloway 2, Dan Hooker, Michael Chandler and Benoît Saint Denis Tied (EdsonBarboza) for most Fight of the Night bonuses in UFC history (9) 2012 Half-Year...
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