1. Edson Mendes Barboza Junior was born on January 21,1986 and is a Brazilian and American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer.
56 Facts About Edson Barboza
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Edson Barboza currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has formerly competed at Lightweight.
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Edson Barboza defended the belt, against King, later that year, winning via submission in the first round.
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Edson Barboza won the fight via KO just over a minute into the first round.
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Edson Barboza won the fight via TKO due to leg kicks in the first round.
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Edson Barboza was expected to make his UFC debut against Darren Elkins on November 20,2010, at UFC 123.
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Shortly into the third round, Edson Barboza defeated Lullo by TKO due to leg kicks.
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Edson Barboza faced Anthony Njokuani on March 19,2011, at UFC 128, winning by unanimous decision.
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Edson Barboza defeated Ross Pearson at UFC 134 via split decision.
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Edson Barboza faced Terry Etim on January 14,2012, at UFC 142.
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Edson Barboza defeated Etim by KO in the third round, becoming the first fighter in UFC history to finish an opponent via wheel kick.
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Edson Barboza was expected to face Evan Dunham on May 26,2012, at UFC 146, but Dunham dropped out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by returning veteran Jamie Varner.
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Edson Barboza suffered his first professional MMA loss via Knockout in the first round.
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Edson Barboza was expected to face Justin Salas on January 19,2013, at UFC on FX 7.
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Edson Barboza defeated Martins via TKO at 2:38 of the first round.
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Edson Barboza was scheduled to face John Makdessi on July 6,2013, at UFC 162, but an injury forced Makdessi off the card and he was replaced by Rafaello Oliveira.
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Edson Barboza won the fight by TKO due to leg kicks in the second round.
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Edson Barboza faced Danny Castillo on December 14,2013, at UFC on Fox 9.
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Edson Barboza faced Donald Cerrone on April 19,2014, at UFC on Fox 11.
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Edson Barboza faced Evan Dunham on July 16,2014, at UFC Fight Night 45.
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Edson Barboza won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Edson Barboza faced Bobby Green on November 22,2014, at UFC Fight Night 57.
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Edson Barboza faced Michael Johnson on February 22,2015, at UFC Fight Night 61.
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Edson Barboza was expected to face Myles Jury on July 25,2015, at UFC on Fox 16, replacing an injured Anthony Pettis.
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Edson Barboza won the fight via unanimous decision and earned his fifth Fight of the Night bonus award.
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Edson Barboza faced Tony Ferguson on December 11,2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, replacing an injured Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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Edson Barboza faced Anthony Pettis on April 23,2016, at UFC 197.
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Edson Barboza faced Gilbert Melendez on July 23,2016, at UFC on Fox 20.
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Edson Barboza faced Beneil Dariush on March 11,2017, at UFC Fight Night 106.
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Edson Barboza won the fight via knockout due to a flying knee in the second round.
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Edson Barboza faced Khabib Nurmagomedov on December 30,2017, at UFC 219.
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Edson Barboza faced Kevin Lee on April 21,2018, at UFC Fight Night 128.
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Edson Barboza managed to connect with a spinning back kick and hurt Lee, but went onto lose via TKO due to doctor stoppage in round five.
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Edson Barboza faced Dan Hooker on December 15,2018, at UFC on Fox 31.
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Edson Barboza won the fight via TKO in round three.
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Edson Barboza faced Justin Gaethje on March 30,2019, at UFC on ESPN 2.
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Edson Barboza lost the fight via knockout in round one.
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Edson Barboza faced Paul Felder in a rematch on September 7,2019, at UFC 242.
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Edson Barboza lost the fight by a controversial split decision.
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On December 31,2019, Edson Barboza announced his intent to move down to the featherweight division.
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Edson Barboza was expected to face Josh Emmett in a featherweight bout on May 2,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Weidman.
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Edson Barboza lost the bout by another controversial split decision.
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Edson Barboza was expected to face Sodiq Yusuff on October 11,2020, at UFC Fight Night 179.
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On February 25,2021 news surfaced that Edson Barboza had signed a new multi-fight contract with the organization albeit having one fight left on his prevailing contract.
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Edson Barboza faced Shane Burgos on May 15,2021, at UFC 262.
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Edson Barboza won the fight via knockout in the third round after Burgos experienced a delayed reaction to being knocked out with a right cross.
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Edson Barboza faced Giga Chikadze on August 28,2021, at UFC on ESPN 30.
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Edson Barboza faced Bryce Mitchell on March 5,2022, at UFC 272.
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Edson Barboza was scheduled to face Ilia Topuria on October 29,2022, at UFC Fight Night 213.
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Edson Barboza faced Billy Quarantillo on April 15,2023, at UFC on ESPN 44.
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Edson Barboza won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Edson Barboza faced Sodiq Yusuff on October 14,2023, at UFC Fight Night 230.
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Edson Barboza faced Lerone Murphy on May 18,2024, at UFC Fight Night 241.
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Edson Barboza was scheduled to face Steve Garcia on February 22,2025, at UFC Fight Night 252.
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However, Edson Barboza withdrew from the fight due to an injury and the fight was scrapped.
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Edson Barboza is known for his effective use of switch kicks, which have been labeled "exceptionally quick" and "ferocious".