Edson Barboza
BrazilEdson Barboza, “Junior”, is a Lightweight from Brazil with an official record of 24-14. MMA Hub holds 32 of those bouts: 18 wins and 14 losses, the wins coming 8 by knockout and 8 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Jalin Turner at UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 on 6 December 2025, the third defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Esteban Ribovics | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 1:32 | UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Jalin Turner | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 2:24 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Drakkar Klose | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev |
| May 18, 2024 | Lerone Murphy | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | Road to UFC: Season 3, Episode 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Sodiq Yusuff | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Billy Quarantillo | WIN | KOKnee | R1 · 2:37 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Bryce Mitchell | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Giga Chikadze | LOSS | KOPunch | R3 · 1:44 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze |
| May 15, 2021 | Shane Burgos | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 1:16 | UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Makwan Amirkhani | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen |
| May 16, 2020 | Dan Ige | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Paul Felder | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier |
| Mar 30, 2019 | Justin Gaethje | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 2:30 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje |
| Dec 16, 2018 | Dan Hooker | WIN | KOPunches | R3 · 2:19 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 |
| Apr 22, 2018 | Kevin Lee | LOSS | KOTKO - Doctor's Stoppage | R5 · 2:18 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee |
| Dec 30, 2017 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm |
| Mar 12, 2017 | Beneil Dariush | WIN | KOFlying Knee | R2 · 3:35 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum |
| Jul 24, 2016 | Gilbert Melendez | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Shevchenko |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Anthony Pettis | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Tony Ferguson | LOSS | SUBD'Arce Choke | R2 · 2:54 | The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale |
| Jul 25, 2015 | Paul Felder | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2 |
| Feb 22, 2015 | Michael Johnson | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir |
| Nov 22, 2014 | King Green | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Evan Dunham | WIN | KOKick | R1 · 3:06 | UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller |
| Apr 19, 2014 | Donald Cerrone | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 3:15 | UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne |
| Dec 15, 2013 | Danny Castillo | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 |
| Jul 7, 2013 | Rafaello Oliveira | WIN | KOKicks | R2 · 1:44 | UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman |
| Jan 20, 2013 | Lucas Martins | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 2:38 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping |
| May 27, 2012 | Jamie Varner | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 3:23 | UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir |
| Jan 15, 2012 | Terry Etim | WIN | KOKick | R3 · 2:02 | UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes |
| Aug 28, 2011 | Ross Pearson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami |
| Mar 20, 2011 | Anthony Njokuani | WIN | — | — | UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones |
| Nov 21, 2010 | Mike Lullo | WIN | — | — | UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida |
| — | Lerone Murphy | LOSS | — | — | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Edson Barboza’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 33 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Edson Barboza’s record, in numbers
Edson Barboza’s official record is 24-14. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 32 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 18 wins, 14 losses — because 6 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 18 wins break down as 8 by knockout and 8 by decision — 8 of 18 inside the distance, a finish rate of 44%. Across the 30 of 32 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 11 minutes 46 seconds.
Edson Barboza has been stopped 7 times in the 32 bouts on file — 5 by knockout and 2 by submission — which is 22% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all losses.
Of the 32 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 4 were the main event of the card. Two of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 613 Lightweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Edson Barboza has a finish rate above 16% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 31% of them and a two-year bout count above 75% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Edson Barboza is listed at 5ft 11in with a reach of 75in, fights orthodox and is 40, born 20 January 1986.
These figures are recomputed from Edson Barboza’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.