(1976-09-30) September 30, 1976 (age 47) Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Other names
Thugjitsu Master
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division
Lightweight Welterweight
Reach
73 in (190 cm)[1]
Fighting out of
Conroe, Texas, United States
Team
American Top Team The Revolution Dojo
Rank
Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Travis Tooke[2]
Years active
1997–2014
Professional boxing record
Total
2
Wins
2
By knockout
2
Losses
0
Mixed martial arts record
Total
66
Wins
42
By knockout
17
By submission
16
By decision
9
Losses
22
By knockout
4
By submission
6
By decision
12
Draws
1
No contests
1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Yves Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired mixed martial artist, who is best known for competing in the UFC's Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the promotion. A professional competitor since 1997, he also competed for PRIDE, the WEC, Strikeforce, Bellator, EliteXC, King of the Cage, BodogFIGHT, the MFC, and HDNet Fights. For a period of time (2004), Edwards was ranked as the #1 Lightweight in the world.
^"Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Henderson vs. Khabilov". UFC.com. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^Tooke, Travis (October 1, 2018). Yves Edwards Black Belt Promotion (BONUS INTERVIEW). Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
YvesEdwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired mixed martial artist, who is best known for competing in the UFC's Lightweight division, fighting...
resulting in a TKO victory for Ferguson. Ferguson then faced MMA veteran YvesEdwards at the Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale. Ferguson won via unanimous decision...
events and pre- and post-event shows included Randy Couture, Bas Rutten, YvesEdwards, Caroline Pearce and Todd Harris. Harris provided play-by-play while...
via split decision (29-28, 28–29, 29-28). Stephens replaced an injured YvesEdwards against Donald Cerrone on May 15, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie...
Jordan as a late replacement. Fight of the Night: Joe Stevenson vs. YvesEdwards Knockout of the Night: Jeff Monson Submission of the Night: Hermes Franca...
in his next fight to a highlight reel knockout finish at the hands of YvesEdwards. Thomson went 2-1 in the UFC before leaving and opting instead to go...
Cerrone was expected to face YvesEdwards on May 15, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier. However, Edwards was forced from the bout with...
a head-kick knockout of PRIDE Fighting Championships and UFC veteran YvesEdwards. Masvidal was signed by Bellator and entered their lightweight tournament...
November 21, 1998 1 7:57 West Valley City, Utah, United States Win 2–0 YvesEdwards Submission (armbar) 1 3:56 Win 1–0 John Borsos Submission (armbar) Neutral...
priest of the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands YvesEdwards, mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice, streetfighter, boxer and mixed martial...
Guillard, Carlo Prater, Jonathan Brookins, Aaron Rosa, Tim Credeur and YvesEdwards. In 2013, he "was enlisted to give former boxing heavyweight contender...
Tooth" Gullo on Tuesdays, and The Neutral Corner hosted by MMA veteran YvesEdwards. Still standard for high-profile events are Jack Encarnacao's SRN Roundtables...
000 Mike Swick: $10,000 David Loiseau: $9,000 Spencer Fisher: $8,000 YvesEdwards: $8,000 Rob Macdonald: $5,000 Joe Doerksen: $5,000 Jason Lambert: $4...
2022-09-03. Kristen King (2022-08-21). "UFC 278 post-fight bonuses: Leon Edwards earns $50k for stunning head kick KO of Kamaru Usman". bloodyelbow.com...
a quick return to the octagon as he replaced Melvin Guillard to face YvesEdwards at UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 on January 22, 2011. After a back and...
from MMA. Fisher decided against retirement and was expected to face YvesEdwards on July 27, 2013 at UFC on Fox 8. However, on July 11, Fisher was removed...
155-pound debut against YvesEdwards. After opening up a deep cut on Edwards from the top position, the doctors were forced to pull Edwards from the match. Stevenson...
victory for Khabilov as Medeiros was unable to continue. Medeiros took on YvesEdwards at UFC Fight For The Troops 3 on November 6, 2013. He won by KO in the...
eventually was called off for various reasons. A lightweight bout between YvesEdwards and Piotr Hallmann was expected to take place at this event. However...
made his UFC debut against former top lightweight YvesEdwards at UFC 58. Hominick defeated Edwards via triangle choke in the second round. Hominick next...
his highest profile fight with the promotion to date, Hallmann faced YvesEdwards at UFC Fight Night 42 on June 7, 2014. He won the fight via rear-naked...
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