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Edson Barboza
“Junior”
Brazil
24-15-0W-L-D
- Age
- 40
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Ricardo Almeida BJJ
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1759
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- L
- W
Lost 4 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Barboza puts people to sleep, with 14 KO/TKO wins against 9 decisions and 1 submission. That adds up to a 63% finish rate, and the knockouts are clearly where his damage comes from.
- Recent Form
- Esteban Ribovics (17-3-0) stopped him in round 2. Jalin Turner (16-9-0) knocked him out in round 1. Before that, Drakkar Klose lost to him? No: Klose took a unanimous decision over him.
- Style
- Orthodox striker with a 75" reach, landing 4.15 significant strikes a minute at 45% accuracy. He absorbs 4.76 a minute and defends 56%. Wrestling is minimal: 0.42 takedowns per 15 minutes, 73% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 14 KO/TKO (58%)
- 1 Submission (4%)
- 9 Decision (38%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 63%
- Streak
- 4-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 3 months ago
24 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 50-13-1 (3 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1835
- Lossvs Esteban Ribovics17-3-0 · Power Index 1802KO/TKO · R2 · 1:32Aug 15, 2026 · UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry
Fight stats
Stat Edson Barboza Esteban Ribovics Sig. strikes 30/64 63/126 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:19 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 24 41 Round 2 sig. strikes 6 22 - Lossvs Jalin Turner16-9-0 · Power Index 1823KO/TKO · R1 · 2:24Dec 7, 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2
- Lossvs Drakkar KloseDecision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Aug 17, 2025 · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev
- Lossvs Lerone Murphy17-1-1 · Power Index 1880Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00May 18, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy
- Winvs Sodiq YusuffDecision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Oct 14, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs Barboza
Fight stats
Stat Edson Barboza Sodiq Yusuff Sig. strikes 164/324 178/351 Takedowns 3/4 1/2 Control time 3:04 3:56 Knockdowns 1 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 42 Round 2 sig. strikes 31 42 Round 3 sig. strikes 32 29 Round 4 sig. strikes 47 35 Round 5 sig. strikes 41 30
Career Stats
Based on 33 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.15
- Striking accuracy
- 45%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.76
- Striking defense
- 56%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.42
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defense
- 73%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.10