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Frankie Edgar

Inactive Retired · Orthodox · 168 cm · reach 173 cm
Retired. Ratings shown are a historical snapshot at the time of the last fight.
Elo rating
1592 ±32
LCB 1550
Rank
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UFC record
18-11-1
KO 4 · Sub 2 · Dec 11
Streak
-3
Δ90d -19 · Δ1y -19
Last fight
Nov 12, 2022
L by KO

Elo history

30 fights · tap & drag
Feb 3, 2007 — W vs Tyson Griffin Δ+32Jul 7, 2007 — W vs Mark Bocek Δ+30Nov 17, 2007 — W vs Spencer Fisher Δ+30Apr 2, 2008 — L vs Gray Maynard Δ-31Jul 19, 2008 — W vs Hermes Franca Δ+28May 23, 2009 — W vs Sean Sherk Δ+16Dec 5, 2009 — W vs Matt Veach Δ+15Apr 10, 2010 — W vs BJ Penn Δ+23Aug 28, 2010 — W vs BJ Penn Δ+21Jan 1, 2011 — D vs Gray Maynard Δ+1Oct 8, 2011 — W vs Gray Maynard Δ+24Feb 25, 2012 — L vs Benson Henderson Δ-25Aug 11, 2012 — L vs Benson Henderson Δ-21Feb 2, 2013 — L vs Jose Aldo Δ-21Jul 6, 2013 — W vs Charles Oliveira Δ+13Jul 6, 2014 — W vs BJ Penn Δ+18Nov 22, 2014 — W vs Cub Swanson Δ+18May 16, 2015 — W vs Urijah Faber Δ+13Dec 11, 2015 — W vs Chad Mendes Δ+15Jul 9, 2016 — L vs Jose Aldo Δ-20Nov 12, 2016 — W vs Jeremy Stephens Δ+11May 13, 2017 — W vs Yair Rodriguez Δ+14Mar 3, 2018 — L vs Brian Ortega Δ-20Apr 21, 2018 — W vs Cub Swanson Δ+14Jul 27, 2019 — L vs Max Holloway Δ-18Dec 21, 2019 — L vs Chan Sung Jung Δ-22Aug 22, 2020 — W vs Pedro Munhoz Δ+14Feb 6, 2021 — L vs Cory Sandhagen Δ-19Nov 6, 2021 — L vs Marlon Vera Δ-21Nov 12, 2022 — L vs Chris Gutierrez Δ-20 14921554161716801743 20102013201620192022 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":202.3,"elo":1532,"date":"2007-02-03","opp":"Tyson Griffin","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":1,"x":46.8,"y":176.8,"elo":1562,"date":"2007-07-07","opp":"Mark Bocek","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":66.4,"y":151.7,"elo":1592,"date":"2007-11-17","opp":"Spencer Fisher","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":3,"x":86.7,"y":178.2,"elo":1560,"date":"2008-04-02","opp":"Gray Maynard","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":4,"x":102.7,"y":154.4,"elo":1588,"date":"2008-07-19","opp":"Hermes Franca","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":5,"x":148.2,"y":141.1,"elo":1604,"date":"2009-05-23","opp":"Sean Sherk","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":177.2,"y":128.8,"elo":1619,"date":"2009-12-05","opp":"Matt Veach","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":195.8,"y":109.1,"elo":1642,"date":"2010-04-10","opp":"BJ Penn","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":8,"x":216.6,"y":91.7,"elo":1663,"date":"2010-08-28","opp":"BJ Penn","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":9,"x":235.2,"y":90.7,"elo":1664,"date":"2011-01-01","opp":"Gray Maynard","result":"D","delta":1},{"i":10,"x":276.6,"y":70.3,"elo":1688,"date":"2011-10-08","opp":"Gray Maynard","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":11,"x":297.3,"y":91.2,"elo":1663,"date":"2012-02-25","opp":"Benson Henderson","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":12,"x":322.1,"y":108.8,"elo":1643,"date":"2012-08-11","opp":"Benson Henderson","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":13,"x":348,"y":126.4,"elo":1622,"date":"2013-02-02","opp":"Jose Aldo","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":14,"x":370.8,"y":115.8,"elo":1634,"date":"2013-07-06","opp":"Charles Oliveira","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":15,"x":424.8,"y":101,"elo":1652,"date":"2014-07-06","opp":"BJ Penn","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":16,"x":445.3,"y":86.1,"elo":1669,"date":"2014-11-22","opp":"Cub Swanson","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":17,"x":471.2,"y":75.1,"elo":1682,"date":"2015-05-16","opp":"Urijah Faber","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":18,"x":502.1,"y":62.7,"elo":1697,"date":"2015-12-11","opp":"Chad Mendes","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":19,"x":533.3,"y":79.2,"elo":1678,"date":"2016-07-09","opp":"Jose Aldo","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":20,"x":552,"y":69.8,"elo":1689,"date":"2016-11-12","opp":"Jeremy Stephens","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":21,"x":578.9,"y":57.7,"elo":1703,"date":"2017-05-13","opp":"Yair Rodriguez","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":22,"x":622.4,"y":74.6,"elo":1683,"date":"2018-03-03","opp":"Brian Ortega","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":23,"x":629.6,"y":63,"elo":1697,"date":"2018-04-21","opp":"Cub Swanson","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":24,"x":697.9,"y":78.4,"elo":1679,"date":"2019-07-27","opp":"Max Holloway","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":25,"x":719.7,"y":96.9,"elo":1657,"date":"2019-12-21","opp":"Chan Sung Jung","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":26,"x":755.9,"y":85.1,"elo":1671,"date":"2020-08-22","opp":"Pedro Munhoz","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":27,"x":780.8,"y":101.1,"elo":1652,"date":"2021-02-06","opp":"Cory Sandhagen","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":28,"x":821.1,"y":118.6,"elo":1631,"date":"2021-11-06","opp":"Marlon Vera","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":29,"x":876,"y":135.5,"elo":1611,"date":"2022-11-12","opp":"Chris Gutierrez","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 12, 2022 Chris Gutierrez L -20
Nov 6, 2021 Marlon Vera L -21
Feb 6, 2021 Cory Sandhagen L -19
Aug 22, 2020 Pedro Munhoz W +14
Dec 21, 2019 Chan Sung Jung L -22

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
3.64 avg 3.92
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
40% avg 49%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.72 avg 3.04
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
66% avg 58%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
2.21 avg 1.64
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
31% avg 37%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
66% avg 69%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.30 avg 0.37
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
3 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
33%
6 / 18
Finish rate
KO
4
22% of wins
SUB
2
11% of wins
DEC
11
61% of wins
KO: 4 (24%) 4 Sub: 2 (12%) 2 Dec: 11 (65%) 11
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
2 29%
R2
2 29%
R3
1 14%
R4
1 14%
R5
1 14%

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1618
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
16.0
actual +2 vs expected