Frankie Edgar
Nickname“The Answer”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Toms River, New Jersey
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
- Reach
- 68" · 173 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last fight
- Nov 12, 2022
- Cut risk
- 52%
UFC fight history
ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent
L

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:01
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · Nov 12, 2022
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:01
Knee to Head At Distance
L

#13Marlon Vera
Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance Front Kick · R3 · 3:50UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021
KO/TKO
R3 · 3:50
Kick to Head At Distance Front Kick
L

Bantamweight · KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head · R1 · 0:28
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
KO/TKO
R1 · 0:28
Flying Knee Head
W

Bantamweight · Decision · Split · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar · Aug 22, 2020
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Split
L

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:18
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · Dec 21, 2019
KO/TKO
R1 · 3:18
Punches to Head At Distance
L

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00
UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · Jul 27, 2019
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Unanimous
W

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 21, 2018
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 4:44
UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · Mar 3, 2018
KO/TKO
R1 · 4:44
Punch to Head In Clinch
W

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Eye Injury · R2 · 5:00
UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · May 13, 2017
KO/TKO
R2 · 5:00
Eye Injury
W

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00
UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes · Jul 9, 2016
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Unanimous
W

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 2:28
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · Dec 11, 2015
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:28
Punch to Head In Clinch
W

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber · May 16, 2015
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Unanimous
W

Featherweight · Submission · Neck Crank From Back Control · R5 · 4:56
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson · Nov 22, 2014
Submission
R5 · 4:56
Neck Crank From Back Control
W

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard · R3 · 4:16
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · Jul 6, 2014
KO/TKO
R3 · 4:16
Punches to Head From Guard
W

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman · Jul 6, 2013
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L

Benson HendersonTitle
Lightweight · Decision · Split · R5 · 5:00UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II · Aug 11, 2012
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Split
L

Benson HendersonTitle
Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson · Feb 25, 2012
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Unanimous
W

Gray MaynardTitle
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R4 · 3:54UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 · Oct 8, 2011
KO/TKO
R4 · 3:54
Punches to Head At Distance
W

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 2:20
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale · Dec 5, 2009
Submission
R2 · 2:20
Rear Naked Choke
L

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon · Apr 2, 2008
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Side Control · R1 · 4:55
UFC 73: Stacked · Jul 7, 2007
KO/TKO
R1 · 4:55
Punches to Head From Side Control
Outside the UFC
across 6 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 2 sub · 2 decRF 14 · RF 13 · ROC 10 · SF 2 · ROC 9 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jim Miller39-19 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RF 14 | Nov 18, 2006 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RF 13 | Aug 5, 2006 | |
| W | Steve McCabe7-21 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:37 | ROC 10 | Apr 14, 2006 |
| W | Jerome Isip2-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:26 | SF 2 | Dec 10, 2005 |
| W | Mark Getto1-5-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:21 | ROC 9 | Oct 29, 2005 |
| W | Eric Uresk8-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:38 | UCL | Jul 10, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- Dana White responds to Khamzat’s UFC demands — and ‘Borz’ fans are not gonna like the answermmamania · Aug 19, 2026
- Frankie Edgar May Not Have Pivoted Right to UFC if RAF Was Around Thenlowkickmma · Aug 18, 2026
- Kamaru Usman warned about Dricus du Plessis by long-time friend and UFC legend Frankie Edgarbloodyelbow · Jul 18, 2026
- Frankie Edgar compares Ilia Topuria’s upset loss to his first win over fellow legend BJ Pennbloodyelbow · Jul 17, 2026
- Frankie Edgar reasons with Conor McGregor’s attempt to continue chasing former glory: ‘I get it’bloodyelbow · Jul 16, 2026





