Edson Barboza
| Edson Barboza | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 21, 1986 Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | Junior |
| Residence | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Style | TKD, Muay Thai, Boxing, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Team | Ricardo Almeida BJJ American Top Team |
| Trainer | Muay Thai: Anderson França Boxing: Mark Henry Jiu-Jitsu: Ricardo Almeida |
| Rank | Black belt in Taekwondo Black prajied in Muay Thaiunder Anderson França Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Almeida |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 25 |
| By knockout | 22 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Edson Mendes Barboza Jr. (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of August 27, 2016, he is ranked #5 in official UFC lightweight rankings.
Barboza comes from Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. Born premature at 28 weeks, and facing a near 50/50 chance of surviving past infancy, Barboza miraculously endured. At the age of 8, he began practicing and competing in Muay Thai. His professional Muay Thai record is 25-3 with 22 victories by knockout and 17 first round finishes. Barboza moved to the United States in January 2009 and joined "The Armory" [1] in Jupiter, Florida.
Barboza's professional MMA career began in April 2009 in Tampa, Florida, where he defeated Aaron Steadman via TKO in the first round. Barboza then defeated Lee King in the Renaissance MMA promotion, claiming the lightweight title via second round KO. He defended the belt against King later that year, winning via submission in the first round.
Barboza went on to join New Jersey-based promotion Ring of Combat, making his promotional debut at Ring of Combat 28 against Nabih Barakat. He won the fight via KO just over a minute into the first round.
After a second successful title defense in Renaissance MMA, Barboza challenged for the Ring of Combat lightweight belt against Marcelo Guidici. He won the fight via TKO due to leg kicks in the first round.
Barboza's first title defense was originally scheduled for Ring of Combat 31, against Mikhail Malyutin, but, due to his signing with the UFC, he was replaced by Luiz Azeredo.
Barboza was expected to make his UFC debut against Darren Elkins on November 20, 2010 at UFC 123. However, Elkins was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by newcomer Mike Lullo. Shortly into the third round, Barboza defeated Lullo by TKO due to leg kicks.
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