Bantamweight · “The Answer”
Frankie Edgar
24-11-1 UFC 18-11-1
Hard To Hit
Wrestler
Suspect Chin
Leg-Kick Liability
5'6"Height
68"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
5KO wins
2Sub wins
38.9%Finish rate
15:54Avg fight
Skill profile
- Wrestling Elite 95
- Striking D Above avg 76
- TD Defense Average 68
- Control Average 66
- Grappling Average 60
- Striking Below avg 40
- Durability Below avg 32
- Accuracy Weak 20
138 MMA anchors Durability · his tags and claims adjust Striking, Striking D, Wrestling, Control · stats alone on Accuracy, TD Defense, Grappling.
Hard To Hit
opponents land only 34% of what they throw
Wrestler
elite wrestling — rates 95 of 100 · claims td offense +3 (+6)
Suspect Chin
138 MMA · Nov 2022 tags chin: suspect
Leg-Kick Liability
138 MMA · Nov 2022 tags leg kick defense: broken
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.77
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.82
Striking accuracy40.5%
Striking defense65.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.09
Takedowns / 15 min2.29
Takedown accuracy31.5%
Takedown defense65.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.31
Control time22.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents17-11
Insider info
vs Chris Gutierrez lean UFC 281 Full Card Preview, Prediction, & Analysis · November 8, 2022
The most direct inversion risk on the card: the sentence naming Gutierrez as his pick sits inside a block tagged slug_a (Edgar's letter) -- trusting the tag would name the loser. Re-derived by internal explicit naming inside the mistagged block (rule 3e technique 3), confirmed by the surrounding age-gap arithmetic (41 vs 31, board-confirmed) pointing the same way. Capped from a higher grade by an explicit refusal to personally stake money on the fight because of his own rooting interest for the other man, plus a light-hearted sit-back-and-relax line -- while the win itself is never hedged.
A high-level wrestler with good movement, fighting what the analyst frames as a retirement bout at 41 against a 31-year-old. His stated case against him is almost entirely physical: a shoddy takedown defense he doesn't need against a non-wrestler but does here, and a chin that has produced back-to-back brutal knockout losses.
Strengthhigh-level wrestling
Strengthgood movement
Weaknessshoddy takedown defense
Weaknesschin concern, two consecutive brutal knockout losses
Weaknessdoesn't check leg kicks, described as eating them outright
Striking trend
Fight history
L Chris Gutierrez 18-4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:01 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · November 12, 2022
2/12Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marlon Vera 19-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:50 — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · November 6, 2021
94/155Sig. strikes
88/164Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
4:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cory Sandhagen 13-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:28 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · February 6, 2021
2/3Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pedro Munhoz 18-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar · August 22, 2020
135/363Sig. strikes
166/350Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
0:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chan Sung Jung 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:18 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
9/14Sig. strikes
46/60Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Max Holloway 20-4 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · July 27, 2019
96/264Sig. strikes
129/328Absorbed
1/15Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cub Swanson 25-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · April 21, 2018
58/136Sig. strikes
48/130Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brian Ortega 13-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:44 — UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · March 3, 2018
27/77Sig. strikes
25/76Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yair Rodriguez 15-1 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 5:00 — UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · May 13, 2017
72/103Sig. strikes
16/42Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
8:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jeremy Stephens 25-12 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · November 12, 2016
40/76Sig. strikes
33/146Absorbed
5/14Takedowns
4:48Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Jose Aldo 25-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · July 9, 2016
79/264Sig. strikes
80/192Absorbed
0/11Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chad Mendes 17-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:28 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · December 11, 2015
13/32Sig. strikes
5/17Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Urijah Faber 32-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · May 16, 2015
83/258Sig. strikes
48/147Absorbed
5/13Takedowns
3:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cub Swanson 21-5 walk-in Submission · R5 4:56 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson · November 22, 2014
93/202Sig. strikes
31/86Absorbed
7/13Takedowns
16:10Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W BJ Penn 16-9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:16 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · July 6, 2014
90/162Sig. strikes
13/66Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
8:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Charles Oliveira 12-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · July 6, 2013
81/146Sig. strikes
38/125Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
5:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jose Aldo 21-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · February 2, 2013
60/272Sig. strikes
76/253Absorbed
2/11Takedowns
0:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Benson Henderson 16-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II · August 11, 2012
66/182Sig. strikes
64/167Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
2:59Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Benson Henderson 15-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · February 25, 2012
68/190Sig. strikes
87/264Absorbed
5/12Takedowns
2:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gray Maynard 10-0-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R4 3:54 — UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · October 8, 2011
61/176Sig. strikes
42/170Absorbed
0/11Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
D Gray Maynard 10-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 125: Resolution · January 1, 2011
95/226Sig. strikes
71/212Absorbed
3/11Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W BJ Penn 15-6-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 · August 28, 2010
94/234Sig. strikes
36/146Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
6:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W BJ Penn 15-5-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 112: Invincible · April 10, 2010
61/232Sig. strikes
71/262Absorbed
1/13Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Veach 11-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:20 — The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale · December 5, 2009
25/61Sig. strikes
7/42Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:37Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Sean Sherk 35-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 98: Evans vs Machida · May 23, 2009
74/191Sig. strikes
27/204Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Hermes Franca 18-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC: Silva vs Irvin · July 19, 2008
69/112Sig. strikes
18/38Absorbed
10/11Takedowns
12:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gray Maynard 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · April 2, 2008
26/75Sig. strikes
19/65Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Spencer Fisher 20-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 78: Validation · November 17, 2007
42/79Sig. strikes
6/21Absorbed
8/12Takedowns
13:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mark Bocek 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:55 — UFC 73: Stacked · July 7, 2007
31/54Sig. strikes
6/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyson Griffin 8-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 67: All or Nothing · February 3, 2007
55/100Sig. strikes
38/115Absorbed
8/15Takedowns
4:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
4
Decision
13
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
0
Decision
6
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
30
Reality Fighting
2
Ring of Combat
2
SportFighting
1
Underground Combat League
1
Full career — 36 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Gutiérrez | KO (knee) | UFC 281
November 12, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:01 |
| L | Marlon Vera | KO (front kick) | UFC 268
November 6, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 3:50 |
| L | Cory Sandhagen | KO (flying knee) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
February 6, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 0:28 |
| W | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
August 22, 2020 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Jung Chan-sung | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 3:18 |
| L | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 240
July 27, 2019 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Cub Swanson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
April 21, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brian Ortega | KO (punch) | UFC 222
March 3, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 4:44 |
| W | Yair Rodríguez | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 211
May 13, 2017 |
UFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 205
November 12, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | José Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 200
July 9, 2016 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Chad Mendes | KO (punch) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
December 11, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 2:28 |
| W | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber
May 16, 2015 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Cub Swanson | Submission (neck crank) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson
November 22, 2014 |
UFC | 5 | 4:56 |
| W | B.J. Penn | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
July 6, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 4:16 |
| W | Charles Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 162
July 6, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | José Aldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 156
February 2, 2013 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Benson Henderson | Decision (split) | UFC 150
August 11, 2012 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Benson Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 144
February 26, 2012 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Gray Maynard | KO (punches) | UFC 136
October 8, 2011 |
UFC | 4 | 3:54 |
| D | Gray Maynard | Draw (split) | UFC 125
January 1, 2011 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | B.J. Penn | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 118
August 28, 2010 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | B.J. Penn | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 112
April 10, 2010 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Veach | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
December 5, 2009 |
UFC | 2 | 2:22 |
| W | Sean Sherk | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 98
May 23, 2009 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hermes França | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
July 19, 2008 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Gray Maynard | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon
April 2, 2008 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Spencer Fisher | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 78
November 17, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mark Bocek | TKO (punches) | UFC 73
July 7, 2007 |
UFC | 1 | 4:55 |
| W | Tyson Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 67
February 3, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jim Miller | Decision (unanimous) | Reality Fighting 14
November 18, 2006 |
Reality Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Deividas Taurosevičius | Decision (unanimous) | Reality Fighting 13: Battle at the Beach
August 5, 2006 |
Reality Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Steve McCabe | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ring of Combat 10
April 14, 2006 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 2:37 |
| W | Jerome Isip | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | SportFighting 2
December 10, 2005 |
SportFighting | 1 | 3:26 |
| W | Mark Getto | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 9
October 29, 2005 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 4:21 |
| W | Eric Uresk | TKO (punches) | Underground Combat League
July 10, 2005 |
Underground Combat League | 1 | 3:38 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Frankie Edgar) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Frankie Edgar by Jemaleddin Cole · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · cropped and resized