īarboza was expected to face Myles Jury on July 25, 2015, at UFC on Fox 16, replacing an injured Anthony Pettis. 2015 īarboza faced Michael Johnson on February 22, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 61. īarboza faced Bobby Green on November 22, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 57. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. īarboza faced Evan Dunham on July 16, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 45. Despite finding early success with his striking, Barboza was knocked down by a jab and lost via submission at 3:15 of the first round. 2014 īarboza faced Donald Cerrone on April 19, 2014, at UFC on Fox 11. Both fighters earned Fight of the Night honors. After a dominant first round by Castillo, in which he nearly finished Barboza via strikes and then with a submission attempt, Barboza rallied back and won by majority decision. Barboza won the fight by TKO due to leg kicks in the second round.īarboza faced Danny Castillo on December 14, 2013, at UFC on Fox 9. Barboza defeated Martins via TKO (retirement) at 2:38 of the first round.īarboza was scheduled to face John Makdessi on July 6, 2013, at UFC 162, but an injury forced Makdessi off the card and he was replaced by Rafaello Oliveira. However, Salas was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Lucas Martins.
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Barboza suffered his first professional MMA loss via Knockout in the first round.īarboza was expected to face Justin Salas on January 19, 2013, at UFC on FX 7. The win earned Barboza his first Knockout of the Night and 'Fight of the Night bonus awards īarboza was expected to face Evan Dunham on May 26, 2012, at UFC 146, but Dunham dropped out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by returning veteran Jamie Varner. He defeated Etim by KO in the third round, becoming the first fighter in UFC history to finish an opponent via wheel kick. 2012 īarboza faced Terry Etim on January 14, 2012, at UFC 142. Both fighters earned Fight of the Night bonus honors. īarboza defeated Ross Pearson at UFC 134 via split decision. Shortly into the third round, Barboza defeated Lullo by TKO due to leg kicks (for the first time in UFC history).īarboza faced Anthony Njokuani on March 19, 2011, at UFC 128, winning by unanimous decision. However, Elkins was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by newcomer Mike Lullo. Ultimate Fighting Championship 2010 īarboza was expected to make his UFC debut against Darren Elkins on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123. īarboza'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. He won the fight via TKO due to leg kicks in the first round.
He won the fight via KO just over a minute into the first round.Īfter a second successful title defense in Renaissance MMA, Barboza challenged for the Ring of Combat lightweight belt against Marcelo Guidici. Barboza defended the belt, also against King, later that year, winning via submission in the first round.īarboza went on to join New Jersey-based promotion Ring of Combat, making his promotional debut at Ring of Combat 28 against Nabih Barakat. In his next fight, in the Renaissance MMA promotion, Barboza defeated Lee King via second-round KO, winning the lightweight title. Barboza moved to the United States in January 2009.īarboza's professional MMA career began in April 2009 in Tampa, Florida with a victory over Aaron Steadman via TKO in the first round. His professional Muay Thai record is 25–3, with 22 victories by knockout and 17 first-round finishes. At the age of 8, he began practicing and competing in Muay Thai. He was born prematurely at 28 weeks and given a 50/50 chance of surviving past infancy. Mixed martial arts career Background īarboza comes from Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. As of June 7, 2022, he is #13 in the UFC featherweight rankings. (born January 21, 1986) is a Brazilian-American professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and has formerly competed at lightweight. Jiu-Jitsu: Ricardo Almeida(former) īrown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Almeida Įdson Mendes Barboza Jr. In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mendes and the second or paternal family name is Barboza.
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