American mixed martial arts fighter
Frankie Edgar
(born October 16, 1981) is an American former professional
mixed martial artist
, who most recently competed in the
Bantamweight
division of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC).
[6]
Beginning his career in the
Lightweight
division, Edgar captured the
UFC Lightweight Championship
in 2010 and successfully defended it three times before losing it in 2012. Edgar then moved down to compete in the
Featherweight
division, where he challenged for the
UFC Featherweight Championship
twice and the
interim championship
once before moving down to the Bantamweight division in 2020.
[7]
Edgar's background was in
amateur wrestling
. He wrestled
collegiately
for the
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
, where he was a four-time
NCAA Division I
National qualifier.
[8]
Early life
[
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]
Edgar was born and raised in
Toms River, New Jersey
, on October 16, 1981, to Mary (
nee
Annese) and Frank Edgar.
[9]
He
wrestled
at
Toms River High School East
, making it to the New Jersey state championship tournament on three occasions, placing second as a junior and fifth as a senior. He is the oldest of 3 children and went on to compete in the NHSCA Senior Nationals, placing second before he finished high school. Edgar continued wrestling at
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
, where he qualified for the nationals all four years there.
[10]
He is also an assistant coach for the
Rutgers University
wrestling team.
[11]
Edgar is of predominantly Italian descent, with an Italian-born mother, stepfather and paternal grandfather, but he also has some German ancestry on his biological father's side as well.
[12]
Mixed martial arts career
[
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Early career
[
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]
Edgar entered his first mixed martial arts fight with only a few weeks of training outside of his wrestling background. Edgar originally trained with Rob Guarino of Rhino Fight Team, but today he is part of the
Gracie
system under
Ricardo Almeida
in Hamilton, New Jersey, who is part of the
Gracie Barra
team. Since seventh grade Edgar has wrestled with Steve Rivera at Elite Wrestling NJ
[13]
in Jackson, New Jersey. His boxing trainer is Mark Henry of
Millstone, New Jersey
.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
[
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]
Edgar amassed a 5?0 record before trying out for season five of
The Ultimate Fighter
. Edgar tried out in front of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president
Dana White
and matchmaker Joe Silva, but was not selected to be on the show.
[14]
However, a month later the UFC contacted Edgar and asked if he would accept a fight with fellow undefeated fighter
Tyson Griffin
at
UFC 67
. Griffin caught Edgar in a deep
kneebar
at the end of the fight, but Edgar refused to tap and lasted out the remainder of the round to win by unanimous decision. The fight has been frequently rebroadcast on
UFC Unleashed
.
Edgar followed up with a first-round TKO victory over
Mark Bocek
at
UFC 73
. He made his main card debut at
UFC 78
against veteran fighter
Spencer Fisher
and won via unanimous decision.
Edgar suffered his first loss at
UFC Fight Night 13
against
Gray Maynard
. This fight marked the first bout of
a series
. Maynard used his size and wrestling skill to overpower Edgar en route to a unanimous decision. Edgar rebounded with another Fight of the Night victory against
Hermes Franca
at
UFC Fight Night 14
. Edgar then defeated former UFC Lightweight Champion
Sean Sherk
, outworking him all three rounds to earn the unanimous decision victory over the stronger and heavier fighter.
Edgar was expected to face
Kurt Pellegrino
on December 5, 2009, at
The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
,
[15]
but Pellegrino was forced to withdraw due to an injury.
[16]
Matt Veach
was named as Pellegrino's replacement, moving up from an undercard bout.
[17]
After being on the defensive for most of the first round, Edgar became the aggressor in the second round by punishing Veach with strikes, Ultimately knocking Veach down with a straight right, Edgar then proceeded to take Veach's back and finishing him with a
rear naked choke
at 2:22 into the second round.
[18]
UFC Lightweight Champion
[
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At
UFC 112
, Edgar was matched against Lightweight Champion
B.J. Penn
. After a long, back-and-forth, predominantly standing fight, the judges' scorecards were called on for a decision. The scores were (50?45, 49?46 and 48?47) in favor of Edgar. The unanimous decision win awarded him the
UFC Lightweight Championship
.
[19]
8 of 9 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Penn.
[20]
On June 24, 2010,
ESPN
announced Edgar as a nominee for Best Upset of the Year at the
2010 ESPY Awards
.
[21]
The bout at UFC 112 was deemed close enough that Edgar's first title defense took the form of a
UFC 118
rematch against Penn on August 28, 2010.
[22]
Edgar defeated Penn via unanimous decision to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship, this time with no controversy after taking Penn down multiple times and out-striking him throughout all five rounds. All three judges scored the bout 50?45 for Edgar,
[23]
[24]
making him the second fighter to defeat Penn in the Lightweight division
[25]
(the other being
Jens Pulver
) and the second fighter ever to beat Penn twice (the other being
Georges St-Pierre
).
Edgar's next title defense was against Gray Maynard, the only man to have defeated Edgar, in a rematch from UFC Fight Night 13. Maynard earned the #1 contender spot at UFC 118 with a win over
Kenny Florian
.
[26]
The bout took place on January 1, 2011, at
UFC 125
, with the fight ending in a split draw (48?46 Maynard, 48?46 Edgar and 47?47). In the first round of the bout, Maynard dropped Edgar multiple times, but Edgar would survive. His fight with Maynard marks the third time in UFC history that a championship fight ended as a draw.
During the UFC 125 post?fight press conference, it was announced that Edgar's next opponent would be
Anthony Pettis
, the final
WEC Lightweight Champion
. However, less than two hours later UFC president Dana White announced a change of plans. Edgar was then scheduled to fight Gray Maynard for the third time
[27]
at
UFC 130
.
[28]
Dana White confirmed on May 9, 2011, that both Edgar and Maynard had sustained injuries and that their bout was pulled from event.
[29]
The fight was rescheduled as the main event of
UFC 136
.
[30]
After a similar first round to their bout at UFC 125, Edgar won via KO
[31]
at 3:54 of round 4, earning
Knockout of the Night
honors.
Edgar faced
Benson Henderson
on February 26, 2012, at
UFC 144
.
[32]
Henderson defeated Edgar via unanimous decision to become the new UFC Lightweight Champion.
[33]
Both participants earned
Fight of the Night
honors for their performance.
[34]
A rematch with Henderson took place on August 11, 2012, at
UFC 150
.
[35]
In a bout that was very tightly contested, Henderson defeated Edgar again, this time via split decision.
[36]
Move to featherweight division
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]
On the August 21, 2012, edition of
UFC Tonight
it was revealed that Edgar had announced his intentions to move to the featherweight division.
[37]
Edgar was briefly linked to a December 2012 bout with
Ricardo Lamas
, but it was scrapped after Edgar replaced the injured
Erik Koch
to face champion
Jose Aldo
for the
UFC Featherweight Championship
on October 13, 2012, at
UFC 153
[38]
[39]
On September 11, Aldo pulled out of the match with a foot injury.
[40]
The bout with Aldo was rescheduled for
UFC 156
, where Edgar lost to Aldo via a unanimous decision. Both men earned
Fight of the Night
honors for their performances.
Edgar faced
Charles Oliveira
on July 6, 2013, at
UFC 162
in his first non-title bout since 2009.
[41]
Edgar won via unanimous decision snapping his three fight losing streak. Both fighters received
Fight of the Night
honors.
On September 11, 2013, the UFC announced during UFC Tonight, that Edgar would coach against former two-time opponent, B.J. Penn for the
19th season
of The Ultimate Fighter.
[42]
The season aired on
Fox Sports 1
, and the two coaches faced each other for the third time on July 6, 2014, at
The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale
.
[43]
Edgar won the one-sided bout by TKO in the third round.
[44]
Edgar next faced Cub Swanson on November 22, 2014, at
UFC Fight Night 57
.
[45]
Edgar dominated the fight and finished Swanson in the fifth round via submission with only 4 seconds left in the fight.
[46]
The win also earned Edgar his first Performance of the Night bonus award.
[47]
A long speculated "superfight" with former
WEC Featherweight Champion
Urijah Faber took place on May 16, 2015, at
UFC Fight Night 66
. After speculation as to what weight class the bout was to be contested, either Featherweight,
Bantamweight
or at a
catchweight
of somewhere in between, it was announced that the bout would be contested at Featherweight.
[48]
[49]
[50]
Edgar won the fight via unanimous decision.
[51]
Edgar faced Chad Mendes on December 11, 2015, at
The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale
.
[52]
Edgar won the fight by knockout in the first round.
[53]
The win also earned Edgar his second Performance of the Night bonus award.
[54]
Edgar next faced Jose Aldo in a rematch on July 9, 2016, at
UFC 200
for the interim
UFC Featherweight Championship
.
[55]
Aldo again defeated Edgar via unanimous decision.
[56]
Edgar faced
Jeremy Stephens
on November 12, 2016, at
UFC 205
.
[57]
He won the fight via unanimous decision despite being knocked down by a head kick in the second round.
[58]
Edgar faced
Yair Rodriguez
on May 13, 2017, at
UFC 211
.
[59]
After a dominant first two rounds, Edgar won the fight via TKO due to doctor stoppage between the second and third rounds due to the swelling on the left eye of Rodriguez. Edgar dedicated this fight to his teammate
Nick Catone
and his wife Marjorie who lost their baby the same week.
[60]
Edgar was scheduled to face
Max Holloway
for the
UFC Featherweight Championship
on December 2, 2017, at
UFC 218
;
[61]
however, on November 8, 2017, he pulled out from the fight, citing injury.
[62]
The pairing with Holloway was rescheduled and was expected to take place on March 3, 2018, at
UFC 222
.
[63]
In turn, Holloway pulled out of this bout on February 3, due to a leg injury and the matchup was scrapped.
[64]
Edgar eventually faced
Brian Ortega
on the card.
[65]
Edgar lost the fight via knockout in the first round, the first stoppage loss of his career.
[66]
Edgar faced Cub Swanson in a rematch on April 21, 2018, at
UFC Fight Night 128
.
[67]
He won the fight via unanimous decision.
[68]
Edgar was scheduled to face
Chan Sung Jung
on November 10, 2018, at
UFC Fight Night 139
.
[69]
However, it was reported on October 26, 2018, that Edgar was pulled from the bout due to a torn bicep muscle and he was replaced by Yair Rodriguez.
[70]
A
UFC Featherweight title
bout against
Max Holloway
was scheduled a third time and eventually took place on July 27, 2019, in the main event at
UFC 240
.
[71]
Edgar lost the fight via unanimous decision.
[72]
Edgar was scheduled to face
Cory Sandhagen
in a bantamweight bout on January 25, 2020, at
UFC Fight Night 166
.
[73]
However, Edgar was removed from that bout in favor of featherweight pairing against
Chan Sung Jung
a month earlier at
UFC on ESPN+ 23
after Jung's original opponent,
Brian Ortega
, pulled out due to injury.
[74]
Edgar lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.
[75]
Move to Bantamweight
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With one fight left on his contract, Edgar signed a new, multi?fight contract with the UFC.
[76]
Edgar was scheduled to make his bantamweight debut and face
Pedro Munhoz
on July 15, 2020, at
UFC Fight Night 172
.
[77]
However, on July 6, 2020, it was announced that Munhoz was pulled from the bout after testing positive for
COVID-19
.
[78]
The pairing was rescheduled and took place on August 22, 2020, at
UFC on ESPN 15
.
[79]
Edgar won the back-and-forth fight via split decision.
[80]
This fight earned him the
Fight of the Night
award.
[81]
Edgar faced
Cory Sandhagen
at
UFC Fight Night 184
on February 6, 2021.
[82]
He lost the fight via knockout in the opening minute of the fight.
[83]
Edgar faced
Marlon Vera
on November 6, 2021, at
UFC 268
.
[84]
After having initial success with his wrestling, Edgar lost the fight via front kick knockout in round three.
[85]
Edgar faced
Chris Gutierrez
in his retirement fight on November 12, 2022, at
UFC 281
.
[86]
He lost the bout after getting knocked out with a knee in the first round.
[87]
Career outside UFC
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KHK MMA Fight Team
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Edgar is signed as a part of KHK MMA Fight Team, a Bahrain-based stable of international and Bahraini fighters financially backed by team founder
Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa
, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
[88]
Bahrain hosted the training camp ahead of his main event clash with Chad Mendes in
Las Vegas
,
Nevada
, at the Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale.
[89]
On December 21, 2016,
[90]
Edgar signed with
Brave Combat Federation
to make his on-camera debut as a
color commentator
. His first event commentating was Brave 3: Battle in Brazil,
[91]
on March 18, 2017. For the occasion, Frankie joined
Cyrus Fees
, Brave's
play-by-play commentator
in calling the 10-bout fight card hosted in
Curitiba
, Brazil.
Personal life
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Edgar and his wife, Renee, were married ten days after
UFC Fight Night 13
. They have two sons?Francesco (born in January 2009)
[92]
and Santino James (born in May 2010).
[93]
They also have one daughter?Valentina (born in June 2014).
[94]
Edgar is a resident of
Toms River, New Jersey
.
[95]
Edgar was a featured fighter on
True Life
: I'm a Mixed Martial Artist
leading up to his first fight with Maynard.
[96]
Edgar appears in all three "UFC Undisputed" video games (
2009
,
2010
,
UFC Undisputed 3
) and also
EA Sports UFC
,
EA Sports UFC 2
,
EA Sports UFC 3
and
EA Sports UFC 4
.
Edgar was featured as a ringside commentator for the third edition of
Brave Combat Federation
in
Curitiba
, Brazil.
[97]
Championships and accomplishments
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- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Hall of Fame
(
Modern Wing
, Class of 2024)
- UFC Lightweight Championship
(One time)
- Three successful title defenses
[98]
- Fight of the Night
(Eight times)
vs.
Tyson Griffin
,
Hermes Franca
,
Matt Veach
,
Gray Maynard
2,
Benson Henderson
,
Jose Aldo
,
Charles Oliveira
and
Pedro Munhoz
- Knockout of the Night
(One time)
vs.
Gray Maynard
3
- Performance of the Night
(Two times)
vs.
Cub Swanson
and
Chad Mendes
- Second longest
total fight time in UFC history
(7:57:10)
[100]
- Tied (
Georges St-Pierre
,
Kamaru Usman
,
Neil Magny
,
Belal Muhammad
,
Brad Tavares
&
Robert Whittaker
) for
second most unanimous decision wins in UFC history
(10)
- 2010 Fighter of the Year
[101]
- 2010 Upset of the Year
vs.
B.J. Penn
1
[102]
- Reality Fighting
- Reality Fighting Lightweight Championship (One time)
- One successful title defense
Mixed martial arts record
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Professional record breakdown
36 matches
|
24 wins
|
11 losses
|
By knockout
|
7
|
5
|
By submission
|
4
|
0
|
By decision
|
13
|
6
|
Draws
|
1
|
Res.
|
Record
|
Opponent
|
Method
|
Event
|
Date
|
Round
|
Time
|
Location
|
Notes
|
Loss
|
24?11?1
|
Chris Gutierrez
|
KO (knee)
|
UFC 281
|
November 12, 2022
|
1
|
2:01
|
New York City, New York
, United States
|
|
Loss
|
24?10?1
|
Marlon Vera
|
KO (front kick)
|
UFC 268
|
November 6, 2021
|
3
|
3:50
|
New York City, New York
, United States
|
|
Loss
|
24?9?1
|
Cory Sandhagen
|
KO (flying knee)
|
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
|
February 6, 2021
|
1
|
0:28
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|
Win
|
24?8?1
|
Pedro Munhoz
|
Decision (split)
|
UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
|
August 22, 2020
|
5
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Bantamweight debut. Fight of the Night.
|
Loss
|
23?8?1
|
Jung Chan-sung
|
TKO (punches)
|
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
|
December 21, 2019
|
1
|
3:18
|
Busan
, South Korea
|
|
Loss
|
23?7?1
|
Max Holloway
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 240
|
July 27, 2019
|
5
|
5:00
|
Edmonton, Alberta
, Canada
|
For the
UFC Featherweight Championship
.
|
Win
|
23?6?1
|
Cub Swanson
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
|
April 21, 2018
|
3
|
5:00
|
Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
|
Loss
|
22?6?1
|
Brian Ortega
|
KO (punch)
|
UFC 222
|
March 3, 2018
|
1
|
4:44
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|
Win
|
22?5?1
|
Yair Rodriguez
|
TKO (doctor stoppage)
|
UFC 211
|
May 13, 2017
|
2
|
5:00
|
Dallas, Texas
, United States
|
|
Win
|
21?5?1
|
Jeremy Stephens
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 205
|
November 12, 2016
|
3
|
5:00
|
New York City
,
New York
, United States
|
|
Loss
|
20?5?1
|
Jose Aldo
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 200
|
July 9, 2016
|
5
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
For the interim
UFC Featherweight Championship
.
|
Win
|
20?4?1
|
Chad Mendes
|
KO (punch)
|
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale
|
December 11, 2015
|
1
|
2:28
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Performance of the Night.
|
Win
|
19?4?1
|
Urijah Faber
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber
|
May 16, 2015
|
5
|
5:00
|
Pasay
, Philippines
|
|
Win
|
18?4?1
|
Cub Swanson
|
Submission (neck crank)
|
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson
|
November 22, 2014
|
5
|
4:56
|
Austin, Texas
, United States
|
Performance of the Night.
|
Win
|
17?4?1
|
B.J. Penn
|
TKO (punches)
|
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
|
July 6, 2014
|
3
|
4:16
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|
Win
|
16?4?1
|
Charles Oliveira
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 162
|
July 6, 2013
|
3
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Fight of the Night.
|
Loss
|
15?4?1
|
Jose Aldo
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 156
|
February 2, 2013
|
5
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Featherweight debut. For the
UFC Featherweight Championship
. Fight of the Night.
|
Loss
|
15?3?1
|
Benson Henderson
|
Decision (split)
|
UFC 150
|
August 11, 2012
|
5
|
5:00
|
Denver, Colorado
, United States
|
For the
UFC Lightweight Championship
.
|
Loss
|
15?2?1
|
Benson Henderson
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 144
|
February 26, 2012
|
5
|
5:00
|
Saitama
, Japan
|
Lost the
UFC Lightweight Championship
. Fight of the Night.
|
Win
|
15?1?1
|
Gray Maynard
|
KO (punches)
|
UFC 136
|
October 8, 2011
|
4
|
3:54
|
Houston, Texas
, United States
|
Defended the
UFC Lightweight Championship
. Knockout of the Night.
|
Draw
|
14?1?1
|
Gray Maynard
|
Draw (split)
|
UFC 125
|
January 1, 2011
|
5
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Retained the
UFC Lightweight Championship
. Fight of the Night.
|
Win
|
14?1
|
B.J. Penn
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 118
|
August 28, 2010
|
5
|
5:00
|
Boston, Massachusetts
, United States
|
Defended the
UFC Lightweight Championship
.
|
Win
|
13?1
|
B.J. Penn
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 112
|
April 10, 2010
|
5
|
5:00
|
Abu Dhabi
, United Arab Emirates
|
Won the
UFC Lightweight Championship
.
|
Win
|
12?1
|
Matt Veach
|
Submission (rear-naked choke)
|
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
|
December 5, 2009
|
2
|
2:22
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Fight of the Night.
|
Win
|
11?1
|
Sean Sherk
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 98
|
May 23, 2009
|
3
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|
Win
|
10?1
|
Hermes Franca
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
|
July 19, 2008
|
3
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Fight of the Night.
|
Loss
|
9?1
|
Gray Maynard
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon
|
April 2, 2008
|
3
|
5:00
|
Broomfield, Colorado
, United States
|
|
Win
|
9?0
|
Spencer Fisher
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 78
|
November 17, 2007
|
3
|
5:00
|
Newark, New Jersey
, United States
|
|
Win
|
8?0
|
Mark Bocek
|
TKO (punches)
|
UFC 73
|
July 7, 2007
|
1
|
4:55
|
Sacramento, California
, United States
|
|
Win
|
7?0
|
Tyson Griffin
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
UFC 67
|
February 3, 2007
|
3
|
5:00
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
Fight of the Night.
|
Win
|
6?0
|
Jim Miller
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
Reality Fighting 14
|
November 18, 2006
|
3
|
5:00
|
Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
Defended the Reality Fighting Lightweight Championship.
|
Win
|
5?0
|
Deividas Taurosevi?ius
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
Reality Fighting 13: Battle at the Beach
|
August 5, 2006
|
3
|
5:00
|
Wildwood, New Jersey
, United States
|
Won the Reality Fighting Lightweight Championship.
|
Win
|
4?0
|
Steve McCabe
|
Submission (guillotine choke)
|
Ring of Combat 10
|
April 14, 2006
|
1
|
2:37
|
Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
|
Win
|
3?0
|
Jerome Isip
|
Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|
SportFighting 2
|
December 10, 2005
|
1
|
3:26
|
Hoboken, New Jersey
, United States
|
|
Win
|
2?0
|
Mark Getto
|
TKO (punches)
|
Ring of Combat 9
|
October 29, 2005
|
1
|
4:21
|
Asbury Park, New Jersey
, United States
|
|
Win
|
1?0
|
Eric Uresk
|
TKO (punches)
|
Underground Combat League
|
July 10, 2005
|
1
|
3:38
|
The Bronx, New York
, United States
|
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[108]
NCAA record
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Pay-per-view bouts
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No.
|
Fight
|
Event
|
Date
|
City
|
Venue
|
PPV Buys
|
1.
|
Edgar vs. Penn 2
|
UFC 118
|
August 28, 2010
|
Boston, Massachusetts
, United States
|
TD Garden
|
535,000
[109]
|
2.
|
Edgar vs. Maynard 2
|
UFC 125
|
January 1, 2011
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
MGM Grand Garden Arena
|
270,000
[110]
|
3.
|
Edgar vs. Maynard 3
|
UFC 136
|
October 8, 2011
|
Houston, Texas
, United States
|
Toyota Center
|
225,000
[111]
|
4.
|
Edgar vs. Henderson
|
UFC 144
|
February 26, 2012
|
Saitama, Japan
|
Saitama Super Arena
|
375,000
[112]
|
5.
|
Henderson vs. Edgar 2
|
UFC 150
|
August 11, 2012
|
Denver, Colorado
, United States
|
Pepsi Center
|
190,000
[113]
|
6.
|
Aldo vs. Edgar
|
UFC 156
|
February 2, 2013
|
Paradise, Nevada
, United States
|
Mandalay Bay Events Center
|
330,000
[114]
|
7.
|
Holloway vs. Edgar
|
UFC 240
|
July 27, 2019
|
Edmonton
,
Alberta
,
Canada
|
Rogers Place
|
Not Disclosed
[115]
|
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