Frankie Edgar
UFC 2012–present · rated in 4 editions · peak overall 91.0
Scouting report
Frankie Edgar appears across UFC 3 (2012) through EA 3 (2018) at featherweight. Born in Toms River, New Jersey, "The Answer" moved down from lightweight, where he had fought a trilogy against Gray Maynard, and earned a title shot against Jose Aldo in his new division. His featherweight card carries a 94 Cardio rating and an 86 Overall in the early editions, tied to his high output pace.
Peak ratings
By edition
Moving down to featherweight in 2013, Edgar challenged Jose Aldo at UFC 156, giving the champion a close five-round fight, before defeating Charles Oliveira by unanimous decision at UFC 162 in Las Vegas. His footwork, boxing volume, and reactive takedowns are reflected in an 92 Boxing and 98 Cardio rating.
Edgar went on a five-fight winning streak across 2014 and 2015, defeating BJ Penn by TKO, submitting Cub Swanson with a neck crank at 4:56 of round five in Austin, defeating Urijah Faber in Manila, and knocking out Chad Mendes in round one at TUF 22 Finale. His chain wrestling and boxing combinations anchor his 92 Boxing and 90 Wrestling.
At UFC 200 in July 2016, Edgar lost an interim title decision to Jose Aldo, then rebounded with wins over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden and Yair Rodriguez via doctor stoppage at UFC 211 in Dallas. His ring generalship and wrestling pace are captured in an 89 Wrestling and 96 Cardio.
In 2018, Edgar suffered his first career knockout loss against Brian Ortega at UFC 222, then rebounded with a decision win over Cub Swanson in Atlantic City. In July 2019 at UFC 240 in Edmonton, he challenged Max Holloway for the featherweight title across twenty-five minutes. His boxing output and wrestling are reflected in an 89 Boxing and 87 Wrestling.
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