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Eddie Ruiz vs Yves Edwards

Eddie Ruiz is 1-1-0; Yves Edwards is 42-22-1 (1 NC). Eddie Ruiz is 10 years older than Yves Edwards. Yves Edwards is 2" · 5 cm taller than Eddie Ruiz. They have met once: Eddie Ruiz 0, Yves Edwards 1.

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United States
Eddie Ruiz
1-1-0
UDSUB
LightweightMet once
Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
“Thugjitsu Master” · 42-22-1 (1 NC)
SUBSUB·
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Style & credentials

Eddie Ruiz

No background on record

Yves Edwards
KarateKung FuOtherMuay ThaiBJJBoxing
  • —Black belt · BJJTravis Tooke
  • —HOOKnSHOOT Middleweight ChampionshipHOOKnSHOOT
  • 2004For the flying head-kick knockout of Josh Thomson at UFC 49.
  • —In-promotion rather than a pre-UFC credential, recorded for completeness: Fight of the Night twice (Joe Stevenson, Cody McKenzie), Knockout of the Night once (Jeremy Stephens), Submission of the Night once (Cody McKenzie), plus a UFC Encyclopedia Fight of the Night award for the Matt Serra bout.
Camp · Heritage Muay Thai · Houston, Texas, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

0%
Head
54%
33%
Body
22%
67%
Leg
24%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Eddie Ruizlast 1 fight
67%33%
Yves Edwardslast 20 fights
67%17%16%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Eddie Ruiz Yves Edwards
Strikes landed / min
0.202.91
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Eddie Ruiz · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.402.34
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Eddie Ruiz · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.000.76
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Eddie Ruiz · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
12%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Eddie Ruiz · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
0%69%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Eddie Ruiz · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Eddie Ruiz · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersYves Edwards · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

0.20
Strikes landed / min
2.91
1.40
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.34
2.00 / 16.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.76 / 1.4
12%
Takedown accuracy
53%
0%
Takedown defence
69%
4:44
Control time / fight
1:59
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.70

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Eddie Ruiz1 UFC fight · 3 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
0%0/4
0%0/1
67%2/4
Clinch
0%0/1
33%1/1
0%0/0
Ground
0%0/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Yves Edwards21 UFC fights · 561 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
34%190/774
12%70/120
21%119/135
Clinch
6%32/66
9%51/59
2%11/11
Ground
14%81/137
1%3/4
1%4/6

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Eddie Ruiz and Yves Edwards ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 43: Meltdown (Fri, Jun 6, 2003), where Yves Edwards won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Eddie Ruiz and Yves Edwards?

Eddie Ruiz is 1-1-0 and Yves Edwards is 42-22-1 (1 NC).

Who is taller, Eddie Ruiz or Yves Edwards?

Yves Edwards is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Eddie Ruiz stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Eddie Ruiz or Yves Edwards?

Eddie Ruiz is 59 and Yves Edwards is 49.

Who has more finishes, Eddie Ruiz or Yves Edwards?

Eddie Ruiz has 1 win inside the distance (0 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Yves Edwards has 33 wins (17 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission).