Lightweight Bout

Edson Barboza

“Junior”

Record: 18-15-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 11"
Reach: 75"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: Jan 21, 1986

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 33
Minutes: 389.7
Knockdowns: 16
Sig. accuracy: 44.7%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 50.0%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 2
Control / 15: 0:57

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1616/3615

Accuracy44.7%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head43.8%
Body31.6%
Leg24.6%

Position

Distance91.3%
Clinch5.0%
Ground3.7%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head72.4%
Body13.7%
Leg13.9%

Position absorbed

Distance80.5%
Clinch4.9%
Ground14.6%

Grappling

For

Takedowns11/22

TD accuracy50.0%

TD per 150.4

Sub attempts2

Subs per 150.1

Reversals1

Control24:39

Control per 150:57

Against

Takedowns absorbed28/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced7

Control conceded67:12

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.1	75.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.3	42.9%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.2	21.7%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	1/1.3	75.2%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Esteban Ribovics
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:32
UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado GarryAug 15, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 30/64 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Jalin Turner
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:24
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2Dec 6, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 10/20 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:07
Loss vs Drakkar Klose
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. ChimaevAug 16, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 71/120 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 3:50
Loss vs Lerone Murphy
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. MurphyMay 18, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 79/242 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:17
Win vs Sodiq Yusuff
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. BarbozaOct 14, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 164/324 · TD 3/4 · Ctrl 3:04
Win vs Billy Quarantillo
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:37
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. AllenApr 15, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 21/33 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02
Loss vs Bryce Mitchell
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 272: Covington vs. MasvidalMar 5, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 16/37 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02
Loss vs Giga Chikadze
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:44
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. ChikadzeAug 28, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 33/95 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Shane Burgos
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:16
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. ChandlerMay 15, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 98/191 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03
Win vs Makwan Amirkhani
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenOct 10, 2020
KD 2 · Sig 32/74 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:38

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