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"Mendes Junior"

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Edson Barboza

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Edson "Mendes Junior" Barboza
  • Given Name: Edson Mendes Barboza
  • Professional MMA Record: 10-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
  • Nickname: Mendes Junior
  • Current Streak: 10 Wins
  • Age: 26 | Date of Birth: 1986.01.21
  • Last Fight: January 14, 2012 in UFC
  • Weight Class: Lightweight | Last Weigh-In: 154.0 lbs
  • Career Disclosed Earnings: $300,000 USD
  • Height: 5'11" (181cm) | Reach: 75.0" (191cm)
  • Gym/Affiliation: The Armory
  • Born: Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Fighter Pages: Sherdog  |  Wikipedia  |  The UG  |  UFC.com
  • Fighting out of: Jupiter, Florida
  • Personal Pages: Twitter  |  Facebook

Edson Barboza MMA Fight Record

Professional Results Opponent Event Date
Confirmed Upcoming Bout Jamie Varner
UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs
2012.05.26
Odds: -515 Heavy Favorite
Cancelled Bout Evan Dunham UFC 146 - Reason: Dunham Injury 2012.05.26
Win | KO/TKO
2:02 Round 3 of 3, 12:02 Total
Terry Etim
Ref: Dan Miragliotta
UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs
2012.01.14
Odds: -300 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $130,000 ($65K Fight/Night, $65K KO/Night) | Weigh-In: 154.0 lbs
#10 Greatest Knockout of All Time
#37 Greatest Lightweight MMA Fight of All Time
#2 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2012
#1 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2012
UFC 142 Fight of the Night
UFC 142 Knockout of the Night
Win | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Ross Pearson
Ref: Mario Yamasaki
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs
2011.08.27
Odds: -290 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $100,000 Fight/Night | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs
UFC 134 Fight of the Night
Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total
Anthony Njokuani
Ref: Keith Peterson
UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs
2011.03.19
Odds: -280 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $70,000 Fight/Night | Weigh-In: 155.5 lbs
#34 Greatest Lightweight MMA Fight of All Time
#20 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2011
UFC 128 Fight of the Night
Win | KO/TKO | Kicks
0:26 Round 3 of 3, 10:26 Total
Mike Lullo
Ref: Mark Fennell
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs
2010.11.20
Odds: -475 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs
Cancelled Bout Darren Elkins UFC 123 - Reason: Elkins Knee Injury 2010.11.20
Win | KO/TKO | Kicks Marcelo Giudici Ring of Combat 2010.06.11
Win | KO/TKO | Punch Jose Figueroa RMMA 2010.03.05
Win | KO/TKO | Punches Nabih Barakat Ring of Combat 2010.02.19
Win | Submission | Choke Lee King RMMA 2009.11.20
Win | KO/TKO | Punches Lee King RMMA 2009.06.13
Win | KO/TKO | Punches Aaron Steadman RFC 17 2009.04.17

Edson Barboza News View All

  • Heavy.com

    We were only a few days into 2012, but Edson Barboza may have cemented Knockout of the Year with his spinning wheel kick against Terry Etim at UFC 142.

  • Bloody Elbow

    Join us at Bloody Elbow tonight at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT for live discussion of tonight's opening episode of UFC Primetime for the UFC 146 heavyweight title bout between Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir. It's only been a month since the last Primetime (Jones vs. Evans at UFC 145) and it seems odd that they're doing another one so soon. It makes more sense when you look at the situation though - it ...

  • MMA Junkie

    Veteran manager Alex Davis was on quite the roll.

    The respected MMA personality had watched on with joy as clients such as Rousimar Palhares and Edson Barboza racked up big victories and even bigger bonus checks.

    But this past weekend's UFC on FOX 3 event was a different story, and Davis was the first man into the cage as two of his countrymen (Palhares and John Lineker) met brutal fates. It wa...

  • MMA Mania

    Jamie Varner was once a champion. While fighting for World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), "C-4" won the lightweight strap and defended it twice in a row. Everything was going great, until he ran into Ben Henderson.

    "Smooth" dealt Varner a devastating third round submission (guillotine) loss, when the two went head to head at WEC 46 in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2010. It was the beginning of a ...

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