Frankie Edgar

Bantamweight · 23-11-1 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'6"
167.64 cm
Reach
5'8"
172.72 cm
Age
45
Elo Rating
1629.9

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 124 Bantamweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 65% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 92% of Bantamweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 2.82 significant strikes per minute — better than 75% of Bantamweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.77
    Top 46%
  • Striking accuracy
    40%
    Bottom 28%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.82
    Top 25%
  • Striking defense
    65%
    Top 8%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.29
    Top 28%
  • Takedown accuracy
    31%
    Bottom 35%
  • Takedown defense
    65%
    Top 46%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.30
    Bottom 49%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1600, higher than 83% of Bantamweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1630).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520253:18Jung25:00Munhoz0:28Sandhagen13:50Vera2:01Gutierrez
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LChris Gutierrez
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
2022-11-12 · KO/TKO, R1 2:01
LMarlon Vera
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
2021-11-06 · KO/TKO, R3 3:50
LCory Sandhagen
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 · KO/TKO, R1 0:28
WPedro Munhoz
UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar
2020-08-22 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
LChan Sung Jung
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
2019-12-21 · KO/TKO, R1 3:18
LMax HollowayTitle
UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
2019-07-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WCub Swanson
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2018-04-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LBrian Ortega
UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
2018-03-03 · KO/TKO, R1 4:44
WYair Rodriguez
UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
2017-05-13 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R2 5:00
WJeremy Stephens
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
2016-11-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJose AldoTitle
UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
2016-07-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WChad Mendes
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
2015-12-11 · KO/TKO, R1 2:28
WUrijah Faber
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber
2015-05-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WCub Swanson
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson
2014-11-22 · Submission, R5 4:56
WBJ Penn
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
2014-07-06 · KO/TKO, R3 4:16
WCharles Oliveira
UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
2013-07-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJose AldoTitle
UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar
2013-02-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
LBenson HendersonTitle
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II
2012-08-11 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
LBenson HendersonTitle
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson
2012-02-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WGray MaynardTitle
UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
2011-10-08 · KO/TKO, R4 3:54
DGray MaynardTitle
UFC 125: Resolution
2011-01-01
WBJ PennTitle
UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2
2010-08-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WBJ PennTitle
UFC 112: Invincible
2010-04-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WMatt Veach
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
2009-12-05 · Submission, R2 2:20
WSean Sherk
UFC 98: Evans vs Machida
2009-05-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WHermes Franca
UFC: Silva vs Irvin
2008-07-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LGray Maynard
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
2008-04-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WSpencer Fisher
UFC 78: Validation
2007-11-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMark Bocek
UFC 73: Stacked
2007-07-07 · KO/TKO, R1 4:55
WTyson Griffin
UFC 67: All or Nothing
2007-02-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00