Edson Barboza
""Junior""
Ricardo Almeida / Valor MMA
24-14-0
Record
0
Win Streak
63%
Finish Rate
14-16
UFC Record
Recent Form
Last five fights
UFC Statistics
Striking & grappling output
Wins by Method
Losses by Method
Finish Pattern
Wins by finish method and round
Attribute Map
Top 3 Strengths
Style Profile
Primary
Power Puncher
Secondary
Well-Rounded
Confidence
90%
Present tools
KO power
14 KO/TKO wins (58% of wins); 0.63 knockdowns/min
Takedown defense
73% takedown defense
Striking volume
4.14 sig strikes/min
Striking accuracy
45% sig strike accuracy
Strike defense
56% strike defense
Finishing ability
63% finish rate (15 of 24 wins)
Absent tools
Clinch/control game
0.43 takedowns/15, minimal clinch/control game
Unproven (insufficient sample): Submission threat, Takedown game
Finish signature
14 KO/TKO (58%), 1 submission (4%), 8 decision (33%). avg fight 11:58.
FightIQ on This Fighter
Model record across picks involving this fighter
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | R | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jalin Turner | KO/TKO | 1 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | Dec 2025 |
| L | Drakkar Klose | Decision | 3 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | Aug 2025 |
| L | Lerone Murphy | Decision | 5 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | May 2024 |
| W | Sodiq Yusuff | Decision | 5 | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza | Oct 2023 |
| W | Billy Quarantillo | KO/TKO | 1 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen | Apr 2023 |
| L | Bryce Mitchell | Decision | 3 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | Mar 2022 |
| L | Giga Chikadze | KO/TKO | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze | Aug 2021 |
| W | Shane Burgos | KO/TKO | 3 | UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler | May 2021 |
| W | Makwan Amirkhani | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Oct 2020 |
| L | Dan Ige | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | May 2020 |
| L | Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO | 1 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | Mar 2019 |
| W | Dan Hooker | KO/TKO | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta | Dec 2018 |
| L | Kevin Lee | KO/TKO | 5 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | Apr 2018 |
| L | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Decision | 3 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm | Dec 2017 |
| W | Beneil Dariush | KO/TKO | 2 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | Mar 2017 |