Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired

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, who is best known for competing in the

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division, fighting 21 times in the promotion. A professional competitor since 1997, he also competed for

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, the WEC,

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, Bellator,

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, BodogFIGHT, the MFC, and

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. For a period of time (2004), Edwards was ranked as the #1 Lightweight in the world.

Background

Edwards was born on the island of

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in the

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and moved to

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when he was 14 years old. Edwards began training in traditional

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in his youth, moving on to

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before eventually taking up mixed martial arts. This also led him to

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in order to improve his stand-up. Like many aspiring martial artists, Edwards cites

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as a formative influence. He has been quoted as saying "I've always liked the old Hong Kong flicks, and I was a big comic book fan: you know the superheroes, they were always big in my mind. Anything that will make me physically better than the average person, and teach me to do things that the average person can't do, I was game for it." Based in Houston since his teens, Edwards says he learned some grappling on a trip back home to the Bahamas at the age of 17, although "it wasn't as technical as it should have been, but it was better than not getting anything." He is a well-rounded fighter, with a strong boxing background, having also trained with Lewis Wood, a #6 WBA Featherweight

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. This is in addition to his experience in Muay Thai and

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, of which he says "I've never worn a gi 'cause I've always been competing".

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Edwards made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 1997 and compiled a record of 18-5-1 before being signed by the

Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting

Edwards made his

debut at

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against

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and was defeated via unanimous decision. He would then go 6–1 in his next seven appearances under the

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banner. At

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, Edwards knocked out

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by way of a spectacular flying head-kick. Due to the fact that the lightweight division had no current champion at the time, Edwards was regarded as "The Uncrowned Lightweight Champion of the UFC."

Post-UFC

After two wins in the

promotion, Edwards lost to EliteXC Lightweight Champion

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via KO in the first round in June 2008, and lost a unanimous decision to

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at Strikeforce: Destruction. He rebounded with a submission victory against James Warfield in September 2009, and next defeated Kyle Jensen by way of TKO in the first round. Yves followed up that victory the following February with an impressive quick TKO of fellow UFC veteran Derrick Noble.

Return to the UFC

Edwards returned to the UFC against

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on September 15, 2010 at

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, replacing

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who was promoted to the main card. Edwards won the fight via unanimous decision. Edwards was expected to face

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on January 22, 2011, at

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, but Guillard was promoted to the main event against

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after

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was forced off the card with an injury. Edwards then faced replacement Cody McKenzie on the card, and won via rear naked choke in the second round earning ''Fight of the Night'' and ''Submission of the Night'' honors. Edwards fought

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on June 11, 2011 at

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and was knocked out by an overhand left at 3:52 of the first round. Edwards defeated

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via second-round TKO on October 1, 2011 at

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. Edwards faced

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on December 3, 2011 at

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. Edwards lost the fight via unanimous decision in a back and forth fight. Edwards was expected to face

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at UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier on May 15, 2012. However, Edwards was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Jeremy Stephens. Edwards was expected to face Jeremy Stephens on October 5, 2012 at

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. However, the bout was cancelled due to Stephens being arrested on the day of the event for an assault charge that dated back to 2011. The fight eventually took place on December 8, 2012 at

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. Edwards won by knockout in the first round, being the first fighter to ever stop Stephens via strikes. Edwards faced promotional newcomer

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on February 2, 2013 at

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. He lost the fight via split decision. Edwards was expected to face

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on July 27, 2013 at

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. However, on July 11, Fisher was removed from the bout due to injury and replaced by

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. He lost a split decision. Edwards made his nineteenth UFC appearance when he took on

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at UFC Fight For The Troops 3 on November 6, 2013. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. The loss, however, was subsequently overturned to a no contest when Medeiros tested positive for marijuana. Edwards was expected to face

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on May 24, 2014. However, the bout was moved and took place on June 7, 2014 at

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instead. Edwards lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the third round. Edwards faced

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on November 22, 2014 at

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. He lost the fight via armbar submission in the first round.

Retirement

Following the loss, Edwards announced his official retirement from mixed martial arts, closing out his career after seventeen years. Edwards said on

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"Fighting has been a part of my life ever since I was 17 and that makes this a hard pill to swallow but it's time for me to end this chapter and move on to the next part of my life." Edwards is the only mixed martial arts fighter that competed for UFC, PRIDE, WEC, Strikeforce and Bellator.

Fighting style

Thugjitsu

The term "Thugjitsu" first emerged with Edwards, its proclaimed founder. Edwards was seen by many as an unorthodox fighter. This was exemplified by Edwards' flying head kick KO of

. Edwards' fighting style earned him the title "Thugjitsu Master". Edwards defined Thugjitsu as "The combination of every range of fighting and is the ultimate combat sport. Boxing, Thaiboxing, Wrestling and BJJ all play an equally important role in Thugjitsu; yet none of these arts is enough to be successful alone. A solid combination of two, three or more these and other arts help in the make-up of the complete fighter." UFC Lightweight

Dustin Poirier Dustin Poirier (born January 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As of May 9, 2022, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings and as of October 24, 2022, he is #11 in the U ...

proclaimed himself to be a Thugjitsu practitioner in honor of Edwards.

Influences

Edwards has stated that

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is his idol. Bas Rutten watched Edwards' third pro-MMA fight in 1998 where Edwards defeated Tim Horton in the first round via TKO. Edwards was invited by Rutten to spend time with him in his car. "Bas is always an awesome guy," said Edwards, "He's cool as hell. One of the nicest guys in the game."

Personal life

Edwards has a daughter named Destiny and a son named Yvan.

Filmography

Film and documentary

Television

Championships and accomplishments

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** Fight of the Night (Two time) vs.

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; Cody McKenzie ** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Jeremy Stephens ** Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Cody McKenzie *HOOKnSHOOT **HnS Middleweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Mark Hominick Mark Jeffrey Hominick (born July 22, 1982) is a Canadian retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he was the inaugural Featherweight title challenger, the WEC, and Affl ...

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Dokonjonosuke Mishima known as , also written Dokonjyonosuke Mishima, is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He has competed professionally since 1998 in organizations such as Shooto, DEEP, PRIDE, the UFC and in his pro wrestling days he has c ...

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Naoyuki Kotani Naoyuki Kotani (born December 8, 1981) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, he has formerly competed in PRIDE, Pancrase, UFC, Vale Tudo Japan, and RINGS. ...

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Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He is a former Shooto Lightweight Champion, and has also competed in the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Strikeforce, ONE FC, and Rizin Fighting Federation. Kawajiri also partic ...

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UFC 43 ''UFC 43: Meltdown'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later relea ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–4 , Scott Bills , TKO (punches) , HOOKnSHOOT: Fusion , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:31 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–4 , Danny Bennett , Submission (rear-naked choke) , KOTC 5: Cage Wars , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:03 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4 , Andy Mockler , TKO (punches) , HOOKnSHOOT: Meltdown , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:32 ,

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Rumina Sato (, kanji for given name: 留美奈) is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist, famous for his career in the Shooto organization. In the past he fought mostly in the 155 lb division, but he moved down to the 145 lb division. Mixed mar ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 , Louie Cercedez , TKO (doctor stoppage) , West Coast NHB Championships 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:38 ,

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Fabiano Iha Fabiano Iha (; born July 28, 1970) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division, fighting in several organizations, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE. He won his last fight by KO at LI ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Raphael Perlungher , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Power Ring Warriors , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:25 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Tim Horton , TKO (punches) , World Shoot Wrestling , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 9:15 ,

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References

External links

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Yves Edward's Official Site
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Revolution Dojo
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