Eddie Gordon (born July 22, 1983) is a Jamaican

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who most recently competed in the

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division of the

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. A professional since 2011, he has also competed for the

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and was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn.

Background

Gordon attended

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and graduated with a degree in finance and in marketing and communications. He worked as a finance director and then a sales consultant before pursuing MMA. He started training for MMA after running into his old high school friend

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, who is the former UFC Middleweight champion.

Mixed martial arts career

''The Ultimate Fighter''

Gordon was revealed as one of the cast members of the nineteenth season of ''The Ultimate Fighter'' on March 25, 2014. In the elimination rounds, he defeated Matt Gabel by unanimous decision after two rounds. He was then chosen as the third pick for the middleweights on coach Frankie Edgar's team. In the quarter-final rounds, Gordon fought Team Penn's first middleweight pick Mike King. Gordon defeated King by unanimous decision after three rounds. Afterwards

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described the fight as "terrible" since he felt that the fighters had no sense of urgency to win. Gordon fought

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in the semi-finals. He won the bout by split decision, securing his place at the finale.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Gordon faced teammate

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in the middleweight finals on July 6, 2014, at

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. He was victorious via first-round KO to become the middleweight tournament winner. Gordon faced

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on December 6, 2014, at

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. Despite winning the first round, Gordon lost the fight in the second round via knockout due to a head kick. Gordon faced Chris Dempsey on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold. He lost the fight by split decision. Gordon faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on June 27, 2015, at

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Gordon lost the fight via submission in the third round. On October 16, 2015, via his

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page Gordon announced that he had been released by the UFC.

Independent Promotions

Gordon made his return after over a year out of the cage on August 4, 2016, winning a split decision over Bellator veteran

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at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 60 at the

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in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

''The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption''

In February 2017, it was revealed that Gordon would again compete on the UFC's reality show in the 25th season on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption''. Gordon was the third pick overall for Team Garbrandt. He faced Tom Gallicchio and lost via submission in the opening round.

Championships and accomplishments

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Tournament Winner *Ring of Combat **Ring of Combat Light Heavyweight Championship (one time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Eddie Jamaican emigrants to the United States Jamaican male mixed martial artists Jamaican practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male mixed martial artists American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists from New York (state) Living people 1983 births Gabelli School of Business alumni Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters