Yves Edwards (42-22-1, 33) was born in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas on September 30, 1976. At the age of 21 years on October 26, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Todd Justice, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 28, 2001, 24-year old Yves Edwards made his UFC debut on his 25th professional MMA fight at UFC 33 against a 27-year old Matt Serra but lost the fight via majority decision.
Edwards' last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Akbarh Arreola at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson at age 38 on November 22, 2014. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 20 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins, 9 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Yves Edwards' best fights have been against Jeremy Stephens, Josh Thomson, Rafaello Oliveira, Cody McKenzie, Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Joao Marcos Pierini and Rich Clementi.
Edwards has 22 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66  | Nov 22, 2014 38 years, 1 months 42-22-1 (33) | 31 years, 10 months 23-8-1 (22) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
65  | Jun 7, 2014 37 years, 8 months 42-21-1 (33) | 26 years, 9 months 14-2 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
64  | Nov 6, 2013 37 years, 1 months 42-20-1 (33) | 26 years, 1 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
63  | Jul 27, 2013 36 years, 9 months 42-20-1 (33) | 28 years, 1 months 12-3 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
62  | Feb 2, 2013 36 years, 4 months 42-19-1 (33) | 34 years, 9 months 13-3-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
61  | Dec 8, 2012 36 years, 2 months 42-18-1 (33) | 26 years, 6 months 20-8 (17) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches and elbows |
60  | Dec 3, 2011 35 years, 2 months 41-18-1 (32) | 27 years, 9 months 12-2 (11) | TUF | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
59  | Oct 1, 2011 35 years 41-17-1 (32) | 29 years, 8 months 16-5 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
58  | Jun 11, 2011 34 years, 8 months 40-17-1 (31) | 27 years, 1 months 16-6-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
57  | Jan 22, 2011 34 years, 3 months 40-16-1 (31) | 23 years, 1 months 12-0 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
56  | Sep 15, 2010 33 years, 11 months 39-16-1 (30) | 30 years, 4 months 30-10-2 (27) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
55  | Aug 12, 2010 33 years, 10 months 38-16-1 (30) | 29 years, 10 months 13-5 (8) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
54 | May 21, 2010 33 years, 7 months 37-16-1 (30) | Mike Campbell | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
53 | Feb 26, 2010 33 years, 4 months 37-15-1 (30) | Derrick Noble | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
52 | Oct 10, 2009 33 years 36-15-1 (29) | Kyle Jensen | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
51 | Sep 4, 2009 32 years, 11 months 35-15-1 (28) | James Warfield | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
50  | Nov 21, 2008 32 years, 1 months 34-15-1 (27) | 30 years, 3 months 17-8 (14) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
49  | Jun 14, 2008 31 years, 8 months 34-14-1 (27) | 25 years, 6 months 6-2 (6) | EliteXC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
48 | Feb 16, 2008 31 years, 4 months 34-13-1 (27) | James Edson Berto | EliteXC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee |
47  | Dec 15, 2007 31 years, 2 months 33-13-1 (26) | 23 years, 7 months 20-10 (19) | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
46 | Nov 10, 2007 31 years, 1 months 32-13-1 (25) | Nick Gonzalez | EliteXC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
45  | Jul 14, 2007 30 years, 9 months 31-13-1 (24) | 22 years, 8 months 10-2 (4) | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
44  | Dec 16, 2006 30 years, 2 months 31-12-1 (24) | 31 years, 3 months 15-4 (12) | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
43  | Jul 8, 2006 29 years, 9 months 31-11-1 (24) | 24 years 24-7 (16) | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
42  | Apr 2, 2006 29 years, 6 months 31-10-1 (24) | 30 years, 7 months 13-12-4 (8) | Pride | LT | 2 | UD | WIN |
41  | Mar 4, 2006 29 years, 5 months 30-10-1 (24) | 23 years, 7 months 9-4 (8) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Triangle armbar |
40  | Sep 25, 2005 28 years, 11 months 30-9-1 (24) | 26 years, 3 months 12-2-1 (7) | LT | 2 | SD | LOSS | |
39  | May 22, 2005 28 years, 7 months 30-8-1 (24) | 33 years, 1 months 17-3-2 (9) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
38  | Feb 26, 2005 28 years, 4 months 29-8-1 (23) | 30 years, 6 months 10-2 (9) | WL | 3 | SD | WIN | |
37  | Oct 15, 2004 28 years 28-8-1 (23) | 22 years, 10 months 14-2-2 (10) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
36  | Aug 21, 2004 27 years, 10 months 27-8-1 (22) | 25 years, 11 months 7-0 (5) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Flying head kick and punches |
35 | Apr 2, 2004 27 years, 6 months 26-8-1 (21) | 29 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
34 | Jan 16, 2004 27 years, 3 months 25-8-1 (21) | Deshaun Johnson | WEC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
33 | Nov 21, 2003 27 years, 1 months 24-8-1 (21) | Nick Agallar | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
32  | Aug 10, 2003 26 years, 10 months 23-8-1 (20) | 25 years, 3 months 8-2-1 (6) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
31 | Jun 6, 2003 26 years, 8 months 23-7-1 (20) | Eddie Ruiz | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Feb 28, 2003 26 years, 5 months 22-7-1 (20) | 25 years, 11 months 13-6 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
29  | Sep 7, 2002 25 years, 11 months 21-7-1 (19) | 23 years, 9 months 5-1-2 (1) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
28 | Jun 22, 2002 25 years, 8 months 20-7-1 (18) | Joao Marcos Pierini | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury |
27  | May 10, 2002 25 years, 7 months 19-7-1 (17) | 27 years 13-5-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26 | Dec 15, 2001 25 years, 2 months 19-6-1 (17) | Kultar Gill | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
25  | Sep 28, 2001 24 years, 11 months 18-6-1 (16) | 27 years, 3 months 4-1 (4) | UFC | WL | 3 | MD | LOSS |
24  | Jul 14, 2001 24 years, 9 months 18-5-1 (16) | 20 years, 7 months 16-3-1 (13) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23 | May 26, 2001 24 years, 7 months 17-5-1 (16) | C.J. Fernandes | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
22 | Mar 23, 2001 24 years, 5 months 17-5 (16) | Jeff Lindsay | 1 | KO | WIN Kick | ||
21 | Mar 23, 2001 24 years, 5 months 16-5 (15) | Bone Sayavonga | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
20 | Feb 24, 2001 24 years, 4 months 15-5 (14) | Jeremy Williams | KOTC | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
19 | Jan 18, 2001 24 years, 3 months 15-4 (14) | David Harris | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
18 | Nov 18, 2000 24 years, 1 months 14-4 (13) | Scott Bills | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
17 | Sep 16, 2000 23 years, 11 months 13-4 (12) | Danny Bennett | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
16  | Jul 15, 2000 23 years, 9 months 12-4 (11) | 29 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
15 | Jul 15, 2000 23 years, 9 months 11-4 (10) | Cedric Marks | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
14 | Jun 10, 2000 23 years, 8 months 10-4 (9) | Andy Mockler | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
13  | Apr 15, 2000 23 years, 6 months 9-4 (8) | 26 years, 3 months 15-3-1 (12) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
12 | Nov 23, 1999 23 years, 1 months 9-3 (8) | Stacy Coughlin | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
11 | Oct 2, 1999 23 years 8-3 (7) | 18 years, 9 months 11-1-1 (10) | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
10  | Aug 23, 1999 22 years, 10 months 7-3 (7) | 28 years, 10 months 11-6 (10) | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
9  | Aug 14, 1999 22 years, 10 months 6-3 (6) | 20 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | ||
8 | Jun 25, 1999 22 years, 8 months 6-2 (6) | Anthony Holiday | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to knees | ||
7 | Feb 28, 1999 22 years, 5 months 5-2 (5) | Thomas Denny | 1 | SUB | WIN Verbal | ||
6 | Dec 8, 1998 22 years, 2 months 4-2 (4) | Louie Cercedez | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
5  | Nov 21, 1998 22 years, 1 months 3-2 (3) | 28 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
4 | Nov 7, 1998 22 years, 1 months 3-1 (3) | Raphael Perlungher | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Jun 12, 1998 21 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | Tim Horton | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jan 16, 1998 21 years, 3 months 1-1 (1) | Joe Hurley | 1 | UD | LOSS | ||
1 | Oct 26, 1997 21 years 1-0 (1) | Todd Justice | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
