Bantamweight · “The Answer”

Frankie Edgar

18-11-1

5'6"Height

68"Reach

OrthodoxStance

1981-10-16Born

5KO wins

2Sub wins

38.9%Finish rate

15:54Avg fight

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Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.77

Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.82

Striking accuracy40.5%

Striking defense65.9%

Takedowns / 15 min2.29

Takedown accuracy31.5%

Takedown defense65.6%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.31

Control time22.1%

Record vs .500+ opponents17-11

Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

30 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Chris Gutierrez 6-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:01 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · 2022-11-12

2/12Sig. strikes

10/20Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Marlon Vera 11-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:50 — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · 2021-11-06

94/155Sig. strikes

88/164Absorbed

3/9Takedowns

4:25Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Cory Sandhagen 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:28 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · 2021-02-06

2/3Sig. strikes

2/5Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Pedro Munhoz 8-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar · 2020-08-22

135/363Sig. strikes

166/350Absorbed

2/8Takedowns

0:18Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Chan Sung Jung 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:18 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · 2019-12-21

9/14Sig. strikes

46/60Absorbed

0/2Takedowns

2:12Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Max Holloway 16-4 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · 2019-07-27

96/264Sig. strikes

129/328Absorbed

1/15Takedowns

1:46Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Cub Swanson 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · 2018-04-21

58/136Sig. strikes

48/130Absorbed

0/8Takedowns

0:51Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Brian Ortega 5-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:44 — UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · 2018-03-03

27/77Sig. strikes

25/76Absorbed

0/1Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Yair Rodriguez 6-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 5:00 — UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · 2017-05-13

72/103Sig. strikes

16/42Absorbed

1/3Takedowns

8:25Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Jeremy Stephens 12-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · 2016-11-12

40/76Sig. strikes

33/146Absorbed

5/14Takedowns

4:48Control

0Knockdowns

2Sub attempts

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L Jose Aldo 7-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · 2016-07-09

79/264Sig. strikes

80/192Absorbed

0/11Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Chad Mendes 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:28 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · 2015-12-11

13/32Sig. strikes

5/17Absorbed

0/1Takedowns

0:01Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Urijah Faber 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · 2015-05-16

83/258Sig. strikes

48/147Absorbed

5/13Takedowns

3:44Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Cub Swanson 6-1 walk-in Submission · R5 4:56 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson · 2014-11-22

93/202Sig. strikes

31/86Absorbed

7/13Takedowns

16:10Control

0Knockdowns

2Sub attempts

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W BJ Penn 12-8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:16 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · 2014-07-06

90/162Sig. strikes

13/66Absorbed

3/3Takedowns

8:54Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Charles Oliveira 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · 2013-07-06

81/146Sig. strikes

38/125Absorbed

2/5Takedowns

5:01Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Jose Aldo 3-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · 2013-02-02

60/272Sig. strikes

76/253Absorbed

2/11Takedowns

0:57Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Benson Henderson 4-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II · 2012-08-11

66/182Sig. strikes

64/167Absorbed

2/6Takedowns

2:59Control

1Knockdowns

2Sub attempts

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L Benson Henderson 3-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · 2012-02-25

68/190Sig. strikes

87/264Absorbed

5/12Takedowns

2:07Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Gray Maynard 8-0-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R4 3:54 — UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · 2011-10-08

61/176Sig. strikes

42/170Absorbed

0/11Takedowns

0:15Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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D Gray Maynard 8-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 125: Resolution · 2011-01-01

95/226Sig. strikes

71/212Absorbed

3/11Takedowns

1:25Control

0Knockdowns

2Sub attempts

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W BJ Penn 11-5-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 · 2010-08-28

94/234Sig. strikes

36/146Absorbed

3/9Takedowns

6:41Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W BJ Penn 11-4-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 112: Invincible · 2010-04-10

61/232Sig. strikes

71/262Absorbed

1/13Takedowns

0:05Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Matt Veach 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:20 — The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale · 2009-12-05

25/61Sig. strikes

7/42Absorbed

0/3Takedowns

0:37Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Sean Sherk 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 98: Evans vs Machida · 2009-05-23

74/191Sig. strikes

27/204Absorbed

1/7Takedowns

0:44Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Hermes Franca 5-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC: Silva vs Irvin · 2008-07-19

69/112Sig. strikes

18/38Absorbed

10/11Takedowns

12:09Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Gray Maynard 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · 2008-04-02

26/75Sig. strikes

19/65Absorbed

1/5Takedowns

0:32Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Spencer Fisher 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 78: Validation · 2007-11-17

42/79Sig. strikes

6/21Absorbed

8/12Takedowns

13:13Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Mark Bocek 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:55 — UFC 73: Stacked · 2007-07-07

31/54Sig. strikes

6/38Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

2:19Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Tyson Griffin 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 67: All or Nothing · 2007-02-03

55/100Sig. strikes

38/115Absorbed

8/15Takedowns

4:59Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

18-11-1UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5

Submission 2

Decision 11

Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5

Submission 0

Decision 6

Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 30

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Bantamweight average, over 118 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 3.8 avg 3.7

Strikes absorbed /min 2.8 avg 3.6

Striking accuracy 40.5% avg 43.9%

Striking defense 65.9% avg 56.6%

Takedowns /15 min 2.3 avg 1.6

Takedown accuracy 31.5% avg 37.2%

Takedown defense 65.6% avg 63.6%

Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.5

Control time 22.1% avg 19.4%

Finish rate 38.9% avg 47.4%