Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
“Junior”
24-14-0
RESULT

Paul Felder def. Edson Barboza (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Paul Felder
Paul Felder
“The Irish Dragon”
17-6-0
Saturday, September 7, 2019
The Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Paul Felder defeated Edson Barboza by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 242: Khabib vs Poirier, held Saturday, September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Edson Barboza
Paul Felder
0
Knockdowns
0
60 of 114
Significant strikes
56 of 154
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
77 of 133
Total strikes
75 of 174
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 2
33%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:50
Control time
2:03
Significant strikes by target
27 of 74
Head
41 of 137
19 of 24
Body
9 of 10
14 of 16
Leg
6 of 7
55 of 109
Distance
51 of 147
0 of 0
Clinch
1 of 1
5 of 5
Ground
4 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 54
Sig. str.
13 of 51
24 of 54
Total str.
16 of 54
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:45
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
21 of 34
Sig. str.
20 of 46
37 of 52
Total str.
31 of 57
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:29
Ctrl
0:45
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
15 of 26
Sig. str.
23 of 57
16 of 27
Total str.
28 of 63
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:21
Ctrl
0:33

Judges' Scorecards

Howie Booth
#BarbozaFelder
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
David Lethaby
#BarbozaFelder
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Maria Makhmutova
#BarbozaFelder
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

13
Barboza
–
3
Felder
●29–28 Barboza×13●29–28 Felder×3
All 16 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

65%
Barboza
3%
Draw
31%
Felder
517 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Barboza56.7%●29–28 Felder29.2%●30–27 Barboza6.8%●29–29 Draw2.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
93%
Barboza
R2
63%
Barboza
R3
84%
Felder

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

24-14-0
Record
17-6-0
0
Win Streak
0
40
Age
42
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
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Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.14
SLpM
3.70
44%
Str. Acc.
44%
4.68
SApM
3.44
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.43
TD Avg.
0.29
50%
TD Acc.
28%
73%
TD Def.
64%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Edson Barboza · 2-3
  • L
    Jalin Turner
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    TKO · R1 · 2:24 · Lightweight
  • L
    Drakkar Klose
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Lerone Murphy
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs MurphySat, May 18, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Sodiq Yusuff
    UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs BarbozaSat, Oct 14, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Billy Quarantillo
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs AllenSat, Apr 15, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:37 · Featherweight
Paul Felder · 2-3
  • L
    Rafael Dos Anjos
    UFC Fight Night: Felder vs Dos AnjosSun, Nov 15, 2020
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dan Hooker
    UFC Fight Night: Felder vs HookerSun, Feb 23, 2020
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Edson Barboza
    UFC 242: Khabib vs PoirierSat, Sep 7, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    James Vick
    UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs VelasquezMon, Feb 18, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Mike Perry
    UFC 226: Miocic vs CormierSun, Jul 8, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 32 fights · 15 fights
49.6
Avg sig. strikes
50.9
0.34
Avg takedowns
0.27
0:46
Avg control time
1:42
164
Career high strikes
110
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Edson Barboza
Strike target
Paul Felder
44%
Head
59%
32%
Body
20%
25%
Leg
22%
Edson Barboza
Strike position
Paul Felder
91%
Distance
73%
5%
Clinch
14%
4%
Ground
13%