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The Clinch

Brazil “Junior” 2010-2026 · 85 rounds on file

Edson Barboza

18-15-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 1,586/3,551
Takedown accuracy 11/22
Sig. strikes / round 18.7
Control / round 0:17
Inside the distance 50% 9 of 18 wins
Height
5′11″180.3 cm
Reach
75″190.5 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
4021 JAN 1986
Listed weight
155 lb70.3 kg
Distance Striker Automatically assigned from data across 32 fights - 0.8 takedown attempts and 6% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 14 8-6-0 vs 1581 avg
Positional Controller 10 5-5-0
Submission Grappler 4 3-1-0
Striking 11 5-6-0 vs 1557 avg
Distance Striker 7 3-4-0
Pressure Striker 4 2-2-0
Hybrid 7 4-3-0 vs 1607 avg
Well-Rounded 7 4-3-0
-- Not classified 1 1-0-0 --

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 14 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

20 NOV 2010 - beat Mike Lullo · Technical Knockout 19 MAR 2011 - beat Anthony Njokuani · Decision (Unanimous) 27 AUG 2011 - beat Ross Pearson · Decision (Split) 14 JAN 2012 - beat Terry Etim · Technical Knockout 26 MAY 2012 - lost to Jamie Varner · Technical Knockout 19 JAN 2013 - beat Lucas Martins · Technical Knockout 06 JUL 2013 - beat Rafaello Oliveira · Technical Knockout 14 DEC 2013 - beat Danny Castillo · Decision (Majority) 19 APR 2014 - lost to Donald Cerrone · Submission 16 JUL 2014 - beat Evan Dunham · Technical Knockout 22 NOV 2014 - beat King Green · Decision (Unanimous) 22 FEB 2015 - lost to Michael Johnson · Decision (Unanimous) 25 JUL 2015 - beat Paul Felder · Decision (Unanimous) 11 DEC 2015 - lost to Tony Ferguson · Submission 23 APR 2016 - beat Anthony Pettis · Decision (Unanimous) 23 JUL 2016 - beat Gilbert Melendez · Decision (Unanimous) 11 MAR 2017 - beat Beneil Dariush · Technical Knockout 30 DEC 2017 - lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov · Decision (Unanimous) 21 APR 2018 - lost to Kevin Lee · Technical Knockout 15 DEC 2018 - beat Dan Hooker · Technical Knockout 30 MAR 2019 - lost to Justin Gaethje · Technical Knockout 07 SEP 2019 - lost to Paul Felder · Decision (Split) 16 MAY 2020 - lost to Dan Ige · Decision (Split) 10 OCT 2020 - beat Makwan Amirkhani · Decision (Unanimous) 15 MAY 2021 - beat Shane Burgos · Technical Knockout 28 AUG 2021 - lost to Giga Chikadze · Technical Knockout 05 MAR 2022 - lost to Bryce Mitchell · Decision (Unanimous) 15 APR 2023 - beat Billy Quarantillo · Technical Knockout 14 OCT 2023 - beat Sodiq Yusuff · Decision (Unanimous) 18 MAY 2024 - lost to Lerone Murphy · Decision (Unanimous) 16 AUG 2025 - lost to Drakkar Klose · Decision (Unanimous) 06 DEC 2025 - lost to Jalin Turner · Technical Knockout 15 AUG 2026 - lost to Esteban Ribovics · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 85 rounds across 32 of 33 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 18.7
Sig. strikes absorbed 21.1
Takedowns landed 0.1
Knockdowns 0.2
Sub. attempts 0.0
Control time 0:17 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 45% 1,586/3,551
Takedowns 50% 11/22
Opponents’ accuracy 44% 1,792/4,044

Where the strikes land

Head 44% 694
Body 32% 500
Leg 25% 392

And from where

At distance 91% 1,447
In the clinch 5% 79
On the ground 4% 60

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 9 won Technical Knockout · 9-6
Submission 0 won Submission · 0-2
Decision 9 won Decision (Unanimous) · 7-5 Decision (Split) · 1-2 Decision (Majority) · 1-0

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
15 AUG 2026 Esteban Ribovics Lost Technical Knockout R2 1:32 -- -- UFC 330
06 DEC 2025 Jalin Turner Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:24 10 39 UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
16 AUG 2025 Drakkar Klose Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 71 53 UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
18 MAY 2024 Lerone Murphy Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 79 220 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
14 OCT 2023 Sodiq Yusuff Won Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 164 178 UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
15 APR 2023 Billy Quarantillo Won Technical Knockout R1 2:37 21 19 UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
05 MAR 2022 Bryce Mitchell Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 16 34 UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
28 AUG 2021 Giga Chikadze Lost Technical Knockout R3 1:44 33 60 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
15 MAY 2021 Shane Burgos Won Technical Knockout R3 1:16 98 80 UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
10 OCT 2020 Makwan Amirkhani Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 32 11 UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
16 MAY 2020 Dan Ige Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 80 79 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
07 SEP 2019 Paul Felder Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 60 56 UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
30 MAR 2019 Justin Gaethje Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:30 13 20 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
15 DEC 2018 Dan Hooker Won Technical Knockout R3 2:19 126 81 UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
21 APR 2018 Kevin Lee Lost Technical Knockout R5 2:18 51 142 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
30 DEC 2017 Khabib Nurmagomedov Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 25 89 UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
11 MAR 2017 Beneil Dariush Won Technical Knockout R2 3:35 30 51 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
23 JUL 2016 Gilbert Melendez Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 56 39 UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
23 APR 2016 Anthony Pettis Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 73 48 UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
11 DEC 2015 Tony Ferguson Lost Submission R2 2:54 41 61 The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
25 JUL 2015 Paul Felder Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 64 47 UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II
22 FEB 2015 Michael Johnson Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 31 38 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
22 NOV 2014 King Green Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 54 50 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson
16 JUL 2014 Evan Dunham Won Technical Knockout R1 3:06 10 10 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller
19 APR 2014 Donald Cerrone Lost Submission R1 3:15 28 11 UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
14 DEC 2013 Danny Castillo Won Decision (Majority) R3 5:00 43 55 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
06 JUL 2013 Rafaello Oliveira Won Technical Knockout R2 1:44 49 19 UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
19 JAN 2013 Lucas Martins Won Technical Knockout R1 2:38 26 12 UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping
26 MAY 2012 Jamie Varner Lost Technical Knockout R1 3:23 11 20 UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
14 JAN 2012 Terry Etim Won Technical Knockout R3 2:02 47 26 UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes
27 AUG 2011 Ross Pearson Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 55 60 UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
19 MAR 2011 Anthony Njokuani Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 46 72 UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
20 NOV 2010 Mike Lullo Won Technical Knockout R3 0:26 43 12 UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida