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Official MMA record

Frankie Edgar

“The Answer”

Professional record

23-11-1

Division: Bantamweight
Age: 44
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 155 lb
Gender: Male
Fighting out of: Toms River, NJ
Born: Summit, NJ

Profile summary

Frank Edgar is an American mixed martial artist, who wrestled in high school and college and who earned his purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Edgar is also an assistant coach for the Rutgers University wrestling team. Edgar originally trained with Rob Guarino of Rhino Fight Team, but then became part of the Gracie system under Ricardo Almeida. He made his UFC debut in 2007, where he earned Fight of the Night honors, and his debut fight has been frequently rebroadcast on UFC Unleashed. Edgar was a featured fighter on True Life: I'm a Mixed Martial Artist.

Career file

Professional career statistics

23-11-1

Total fights

Rounds fought

100.6

Current streak

3 L

Finish rate

43.5%

Win methods

KO / TKO6

Submission4

Decision13

Loss methods

KO / TKO5

Submission0

Decision6

Career length

17y 14d

Fights per year

2.1

Longest layoff

1y 3m 5d

Quickest turnaround

1m 11d

Quick hits

Fastest win

00:00

Fastest KO

02:28

Fastest submission

02:37

Finished rate

45.5%

Avg. fight length · wins

13:37

Avg. fight length · losses

14:56

Avg. rounds · wins

2.7

Avg. rounds · losses

Official record

Professional fight record

35 bouts listed

Date	Result	Opponent	Division	Method / event	Round / time
Nov 12, 2022	L	Chris Gutierrez 19-3-2	Bantamweight	KO UFC 281: ADESANYA vs PEREIRA Verified	R1/02:01
Nov 6, 2021	L	Chito Vera 17-7-1	Bantamweight	KO · Kick UFC 268: USMAN vs COVINGTON Verified	R3/03:50
Feb 6, 2021	L	Cory Sandhagen 13-2-0	Bantamweight	KO UFC FN 63 ON ESPN: OVEREEM vs VOLKOV Verified	R1/00:28
Aug 22, 2020	W	Pedro Munhoz 18-4-0	Featherweight	Decision · Split Decision UFC FN 47 ON ESPN: MUNHOZ vs EDGAR Verified	R5/05:00
Dec 21, 2019	L	Chan Sung Jung 15-5-0	Featherweight	TKO/RSC UFC ON ESPN+ 23 - Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie Verified	R1/03:18
Jul 27, 2019	L	Max Holloway 22-4-0	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 240 VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Apr 21, 2018	W	Cub Swanson 25-8-0	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Barboza vs. Lee Verified	R3/05:00
Mar 3, 2018	L	Brian Ortega 13-0-0	Featherweight	KO UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Verified	R1/04:44
May 13, 2017	W	Yair Rodriguez 11-1-0	Featherweight	TKO/RSC UFC 211: MIOCIC vs. DOS SANTOS Verified	R3/00:10
Nov 12, 2016	W	Jeremy Stephens 25-12-0	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 205: Alvarez vs. Mcgregor Verified	R3/05:00
Jul 9, 2016	L	Jose Aldo 25-2-0	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 200 VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Dec 11, 2015	W	Chad Mendes 17-3-0	Featherweight	TKO/RSC TUF 22 Finale: Mendes vs Edgar Verified	R1/02:28
May 16, 2015	W	Urijah Faber 32-7-0	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night 66: Edgar vs Faber Verified	R5/05:00
Nov 22, 2014	W	Cub Swanson 21-5-0	Featherweight	Submission · Neck Crank UFC Fight Night 57: Swanson vs Edgar Verified	R5/04:56
Jul 6, 2014	W	BJ Penn 16-9-2	Featherweight	TKO/RSC UFC TUF 19 Finale: Penn vs Edgar Verified	R3/04:16
Jul 6, 2013	W	Charles Oliveira 16-3-0	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman Verified	R3/05:00
Feb 2, 2013	L	Jose Aldo 21-1-0	Featherweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Aug 11, 2012	L	Benson Henderson 16-2-0	Lightweight	Decision · Split Decision UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Feb 26, 2012	L	Benson Henderson 15-2-0	Lightweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Oct 8, 2011	W	Gray Maynard 10-0-1	Lightweight	KO UFC 136 Edgar vs Maynard III VerifiedTitle bout	R4/03:54
Jan 1, 2011	D	Gray Maynard 10-0-0	Lightweight	Draw · Split Draw UFC 125 Resolution VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Aug 28, 2010	W	BJ Penn 15-6-1	Lightweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Apr 10, 2010	W	BJ Penn 15-5-1	Lightweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 112: Invincible VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Dec 5, 2009	W	Matt Veach 8-0-0	Lightweight	Submission · Rear Naked Choke The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights Finale Verified	R2/02:22
May 23, 2009	W	Sean Sherk 33-3-1	Lightweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 98: Evans vs Machida Verified	R3/05:00
Jul 19, 2008	W	Hermes Franca 18-6-0	Lightweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Silva vs. Irvin Verified	R3/05:00
Apr 2, 2008	L	Gray Maynard 4-0-0	Lightweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon Verified	R3/05:00
Nov 17, 2007	W	Spencer Fisher 20-3-0	Lightweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 78: Validation Verified	R3/05:00
Jul 7, 2007	W	Mark Bocek 4-0-0	Lightweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 73 Verified	R1/04:55
Feb 3, 2007	W	Tyson Griffin 8-0-0	Lightweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 67: All or Nothing Verified	R3/05:00
Nov 18, 2006	W	Jim Miller 5-0-0	Lightweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision Reality Fighting 14: Fall Brawl Verified	R3/05:00
Aug 5, 2006	W	Deividas Taurosevicus 4-1-0	—	Decision · Unanimous Decision Reality Fighting 13: Battle at the Beach Verified	—/05:00
Apr 14, 2006	W	Steve McCabe 1-0-0	—	Submission · Guillotine Choke Ring of Combat 10 Verified	R1/02:37
Dec 10, 2005	W	Jerome Isip 1-4-0	—	Submission · Rear Naked Choke Sportfighting 2 Verified	R1/03:26
Oct 29, 2005	W	Mark Getto 0-0-0	—	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Ring of Combat 9 VerifiedTitle bout	R1/04:21

Verified denotes commission-confirmed data. Exhibition bouts do not count toward the displayed record.

Career file

Amateur career statistics

1-0-0

Total fights

Rounds fought

1.3

Current streak

1 W

Finish rate

100%

Win methods

KO / TKO1

Submission0

Decision0

Loss methods

KO / TKO0

Submission0

Decision0

Career length

—

Fights per year

Longest layoff

—

Quickest turnaround

—

Quick hits

Fastest win