Edson Barboza

LightweightOutfighter
18 - 15

33 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 9 Finishes (50%)

Height
5' 11"
Reach
75"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
40
Orthodox

Edson Barboza UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Edson Barboza is 18-15 in the UFC across 33 fights, with 9 wins by knockout and 9 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-15, 6-0 of it outside the UFC. Barboza competes at lightweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'11" with a 75" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a loss to Esteban Ribovics by knockout in Aug 2026.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 91st percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (0.48/fight).

Edson Barboza's UFC win rate is 55% (18 of 33 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Barboza averages 0.3 takedowns per fight at 50% accuracy and stops 73% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
24-15
UFC Record
18-15
Height
5'11"
Reach
75"
Age
40
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Esteban Ribovics · KO/TKO · Aug 2026

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Edson Barboza's Last 5 Fights

Barboza is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Esteban Ribovics · KO/TKO · R2 1:32 · UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry · Aug 2026
  2. Loss vs Jalin Turner · KO/TKO · R1 2:24 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · Dec 2025
  3. Loss vs Drakkar Klose · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Aug 2025
  4. Loss vs Lerone Murphy · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy · May 2024
  5. Win vs Sodiq Yusuff · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza · Oct 2023

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.2
Accuracy
45%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.48

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.8
Strike Differential
+-0.6
Opp. Accuracy Against
45%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.3
Takedown Accuracy
50%
Takedown Defense
73%
Control Time / Fight
0:45
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
9% KO
0% Sub
R2
6% KO
0% Sub
R3+
12% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Edson Barboza vs Average

Edson Barboza's UFC Fight History

33 UFC fights on record (18-15), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LEsteban RibovicsKO/TKOR2 · 1:32UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry2026-08-15
LJalin TurnerKO/TKOR1 · 2:24UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 22025-12-06
LDrakkar KloseDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev2025-08-16
LLerone MurphyDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy2024-05-18
WSodiq YusuffDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza2023-10-14
WBilly QuarantilloKO/TKOR1 · 2:37UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen2023-04-15
LBryce MitchellDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal2022-03-05
LGiga ChikadzeKO/TKOR3 · 1:44UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze2021-08-28
WShane BurgosKO/TKOR3 · 1:16UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler2021-05-15
WMakwan AmirkhaniDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen2020-10-10
LDan IgeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris2020-05-16
LPaul FelderDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier2019-09-07
LJustin GaethjeKO/TKOR1 · 2:30UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje2019-03-30
WDan HookerKO/TKOR3 · 2:19UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta2018-12-15
LKevin LeeKO/TKOR5 · 2:18UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee2018-04-21
LKhabib NurmagomedovDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm2017-12-30
WBeneil DariushKO/TKOR2 · 3:35UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum2017-03-11
WGilbert MelendezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko2016-07-23
WAnthony PettisDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux2016-04-23
LTony FergusonSubmissionR2 · 2:54The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale2015-12-11
WPaul FelderDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II2015-07-25
LMichael JohnsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir2015-02-22
WKing GreenDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson2014-11-22
WEvan DunhamKO/TKOR1 · 3:06UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller2014-07-16
LDonald CerroneSubmissionR1 · 3:15UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne2014-04-19
WDanny CastilloDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 22013-12-14
WRafaello OliveiraKO/TKOR2 · 1:44UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman2013-07-06
WLucas MartinsKO/TKOR1 · 2:38UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping2013-01-19
LJamie VarnerKO/TKOR1 · 3:23UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir2012-05-26
WTerry EtimKO/TKOR3 · 2:02UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes2012-01-14
WRoss PearsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 134: Silva vs Okami2011-08-27
WAnthony NjokuaniDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones2011-03-19
WMike LulloKO/TKOR3 · 0:26UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20

How Barboza Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.2 sig. strikes/min
76th percentile
Striking accuracy45%
56th percentile
Strikes absorbed4.8/min
14th percentile
Takedowns0.3/fight
20th percentile
Takedown defense73%
70th percentile
Knockdown power0.48/fight
91st percentile

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