Edson Barboza Jr. (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian-American professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

and former Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the

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division of the

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and has formerly competed at

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. As of December 13, 2022, he is #14 in the UFC featherweight rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

Background

Barboza comes from Nova Friburgo,

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. He was born prematurely at 28 weeks and given a 50/50 chance of surviving past infancy. At the age of 8, he began practicing and competing in Muay Thai. His professional Muay Thai record is 25–3, with 22 victories by knockout and 17 first-round finishes. Barboza moved to the United States in January 2009. Barboza's professional MMA career began in April 2009 in

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with a victory over Aaron Steadman via TKO in the first round. In his next fight, in the Renaissance MMA promotion, Barboza defeated Lee King via second-round KO, winning the lightweight title. Barboza defended the belt, also against King, later that year, winning via submission in the first round.

Ring of Combat

Barboza went on to join

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-based promotion Ring of Combat, making his promotional debut at Ring of Combat 28 against Nabih Barakat. He won the fight via KO just over a minute into the first round. After a second successful title defense in Renaissance MMA, Barboza challenged for the Ring of Combat lightweight belt against Marcelo Guidici. He won the fight via TKO due to leg kicks in the first round. Barboza's first title defense was originally scheduled for Ring of Combat 31, against Mikhail Malyutin, but, due to his signing with the UFC, he was replaced by

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

2010

Barboza was expected to make his UFC debut against

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on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123. However, Elkins was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by newcomer Mike Lullo. Shortly into the third round, Barboza defeated Lullo by TKO due to leg kicks (for the first time in UFC history).

2011

Barboza faced Anthony Njokuani on March 19, 2011, at UFC 128, winning by unanimous decision. Both fighters earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Barboza defeated Ross Pearson at

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via split decision. Both fighters earned ''Fight of the Night'' bonus honors.

2012

Barboza faced

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on January 14, 2012, at UFC 142. He defeated Etim by KO in the third round, becoming the first fighter in UFC history to finish an opponent via wheel kick. The win earned Barboza his first ''Knockout of the Night'' and 'Fight of the Night'' bonus awards Barboza was expected to face

Evan Dunham Evan Neil Dunham (born December 18, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist competing in the lightweight division. He is perhaps best known for 21-fight tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship which spanned over a decade. Bac ...

on May 26, 2012, at

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, but Dunham dropped out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by returning veteran

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. Barboza suffered his first professional MMA loss via Knockout in the first round.

2013

Barboza was expected to face Justin Salas on January 19, 2013, at UFC on FX 7. However, Salas was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Barboza defeated Martins via TKO (retirement) at 2:38 of the first round. Barboza was scheduled to face

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on July 6, 2013, at

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, but an injury forced Makdessi off the card and he was replaced by

Rafaello Oliveira Rafaello Oliveira Ferreira (; born January 26, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Oliveria took up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at ...

. Barboza won the fight by TKO due to leg kicks in the second round. Barboza faced

Danny Castillo Daniel Alfonso Castillo (born August 25, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007 until 2015, he competed in 22 bouts with both the UFC and WEC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Castillo began training M ...

on December 14, 2013, at

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. After a dominant first round by Castillo, in which he nearly finished Barboza via strikes and then with a submission attempt, Barboza rallied back and won by majority decision. Both fighters earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors.

2014

Barboza faced

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on April 19, 2014, at UFC on Fox 11. Despite finding early success with his striking, Barboza was knocked down by a jab and lost via submission at 3:15 of the first round. Barboza faced

on July 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 45. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Barboza faced

Bobby Green Bobby Green (born September 9, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, Green is the former King ...

on November 22, 2014, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

2015

Barboza faced Michael Johnson on February 22, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 61. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Barboza was expected to face

Myles Jury Myles Madison Jury (born October 31, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with Bellator MMA, competing in the Lightweight division. He is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Background Jury was born in Hazel Park ...

on July 25, 2015, at UFC on Fox 16, replacing an injured

Anthony Pettis Anthony Paul Pettis (born January 27, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. Pettis formerly fought in the Welterweight, Lightweight, and Featherweight divisions of th ...

. However, Jury himself had to pull out due to injury and was subsequently replaced by undefeated Paul Felder. Barboza won the fight via unanimous decision and earned his fifth ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. UFC President

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gave Barboza and Felder high praise afterwards, calling the fight "incredible." Barboza faced

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on December 11, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, replacing an injured

Khabib Nurmagomedov Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov av, ХIабиб ГӀабдулманапил НурмухӀамадов (born 20 September 1988) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division of the Ultima ...

. After a back-and-forth first round that saw Ferguson docked one point due to an illegal upkick, Barboza lost the fight via submission in the second round. Both fighters earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors.

2016

After the loss to Ferguson, Barboza decided to move to New Jersey to train at Mark Henry's and Ricardo Almeida's MMA team. Barboza faced

on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197. He won via unanimous decision. Barboza faced

Gilbert Melendez Gilbert Melendez (born April 12, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a two-time Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and a former WEC Lightwe ...

on July 23, 2016, at

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. He won via unanimous decision.

2017

Barboza faced

Beneil Dariush Beneil Khobier Dariush (born May 6, 1989) is an Assyrian-American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 24, 2022, he is #4 in the UFC lightw ...

on March 11, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 106. He won the fight via knockout due to a flying knee in the second round. Subsequently, he earned his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Barboza faced

on December 30, 2017, at UFC 219. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

2018

Barboza faced Kevin Lee on April 21, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 128. At the weigh-ins, Lee weighed 157 pounds, one pound over the lightweight non-title fight upper limit of 156 pounds. Subsequently, the bout proceeded at catchweight, and Lee forfeited 20% of his purse to Barboza. 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. After losing two consecutive fights, Barboza decided to return to Florida and American Top Team. Barboza faced

Dan Hooker Daniel Hooker (born 13 February 1990) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Hooker was the King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Champion and WKBF ...

on December 15, 2018, at UFC on Fox 31. He won the fight via TKO in round three.

2019

Barboza faced

Justin Gaethje Justin Ray Gaethje (; born November 14, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As o ...

on March 30, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 2. He lost the fight via knockout in round one. This fight earned him the ''Fight of the Night'' award. Barboza faced Paul Felder in a rematch on September 7, 2019 at UFC 242. He lost the fight by a controversial split decision. 13 out of 16 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Barboza, and subsequently the decision was appealed to be overturned. UFC, working in lieu of an athletic commission, denied the appeal.

2020

On December 31, 2019, Barboza announced his intent to move down to the featherweight division. He was expected to face

Josh Emmett Joshua James Emmett (born March 4, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Emmett currently competes in the featherweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2011, Emmett has al ...

in a featherweight bout on May 2, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman. However, on April 9, Dana White announced that the event had been postponed. Instead Barboza faced

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on May 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. He lost the bout by another controversial split decision. 16 out of 18 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Barboza. Barboza was expected to face

Sodiq Yusuff Sodiq Olamide Yusuff (born May 19, 1993) is a Nigerian–American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Featherweight division. As of December 13, 2022, he is #12 in the UFC featherweight rankings. ...

on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179. However, Yusuff pulled out of the fight on September 22 for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

2021

On February 25, 2021 news surfaced that Barboza had signed a new multi-fight contract with the organization albeit having one fight left on his prevailing contract. In May, Barboza revealed that the contract was signed for six fights. Barboza faced

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on May 15, 2021 at

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. He won the fight via knockout in the third round after Burgos experienced a delayed reaction to being knocked out with a right cross. This fight earned Barboza the $75,000 '' Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Barboza faced

Giga Chikadze Giga Chikadze ( Georgian: გიგა ჭიკაძე, born 25 August 1988) is a Georgian mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Chikadze fo ...

on August 28, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 30. After a back-and-forth affair, Barboza lost the fight via TKO in round three.

2022

Barboza faced

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on March 5, 2022 at UFC 272. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Barboza was scheduled to face Ilia Topuria on October 29, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 213. However, Barboza withdrew in late September due to a knee injury

Fighting style

Described as a "dyed-in-the-wool striker," Barboza is known for his dangerous kicking game. UFC color commentator

Joe Rogan Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American UFC color commentator, podcaster, comedian, actor, and former television presenter. He hosts ''The Joe Rogan Experience'', a podcast in which he discusses current events, comedy, polit ...

has stated that Barboza is "probably the best kicker in MMA." He scored the first wheel kick knockout in UFC history, and is one of two fighters to finish multiple UFC bouts via leg kicks (the other being Antoni Hardonk). Barboza is also known for his effective use of switch kicks, which have been labeled "exceptionally quick" and "ferocious".

Personal life

Barboza and his wife, Bruna, have a son, Noah and a daughter named Victoria.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (Eight times) vs. Anthony Njokuani, Ross Pearson,

, Paul Felder,

. ** Tied for most Fight of the Night bonuses in UFC history with

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Frankie Edgar Frankie Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is an American retired professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Beginning his career in the Lightweight division, ...

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 ...

. ** Performance of the Night (One time) vs.

** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs.

* Renaissance MMA ** Renaissance MMA Lightweight Championship (One time) ** Two successful title defenses * Ring of Combat ** Ring of Combat Lightweight Championship (One time) * ESPY Award ** Best Play ESPY Award – Nomination (2012) *

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** 2012 Knockout of the Year *

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** Bazzie Award for KO Kick of the Year (2012) vs.

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** 2010 All-Violence Third Team ** 2012 Knockout of the Year vs.

** 2017 Knockout of the Year vs.

** 2018 Beatdown of the Year vs.

* MMAJunkie.com ** 2015 December Fight of the Month vs.

** 2019 September Fight of the Month vs. Paul Felder

Mixed martial arts record

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Muay Thai & Kickboxing record

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Mixed martial arts career

Background

Ring of Combat

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Fighting style

Personal life

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Muay Thai & Kickboxing record

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