Edwards vs Thomson Result & Stats: Edwards wins by TKO R1

UFCUFC 49: Unfinished Business

Yves EdwardsWIN

“Thugjitsu Master” · 42-22-1

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 4:32

Lightweight3 rounds scheduled

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Josh Thomson

“The Punk” · 24-9-0

Friday, August 20, 2004Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

Yves Edwards defeated Josh Thomson by TKO in round 1 (4:32) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 49: Unfinished Business, held Friday, August 20, 2004 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

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Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Yves EdwardsJosh Thomson

Knockdowns

16 / 21

Significant strikes

13 / 22

76%

Sig. strike accuracy

59%

24 / 30

Total strikes

33 / 43

0 / 1

Takedowns

2 / 3

Takedown accuracy

67%

0:40

Control time

1:36

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Yves EdwardsJosh Thomson

1063%

Head

215%

16%

Body

431%

531%

Leg

754%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Yves Edwards

50%44%

Josh Thomson

54%46%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Yves Edwards16 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/3

Clinch

22/5

11/1

55/5

Ground

77/7

Josh Thomson13 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/3

00/2

66/8

Clinch

11/3

44/4

11/1

Ground

00/1

Style & credentials

Yves Edwards

KarateKung FuOtherMuay ThaiBJJBoxing

—Black belt · BJJTravis Tooke
—HOOKnSHOOT Middleweight ChampionshipHOOKnSHOOT
20042004 Knockout of the Year
—UFC post-fight bonuses

Camp · Heritage Muay Thai · Houston, Texas, US

Josh Thomson

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

54%

Head

50%

22%

Body

21%

24%

Leg

29%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Yves Edwardslast 20 fights

67%17%16%

Josh Thomsonlast 7 fights

65%19%16%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Yves Edwards Josh Thomson

Strikes landed / min

2.752.29

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Yves Edwards · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.372.87

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Yves Edwards · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.441.92

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Yves Edwards · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

40%37%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Yves Edwards · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

72%42%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Yves Edwards · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.700.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Yves Edwards · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersJosh Thomson · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.75

Strikes landed / min

2.29

2.37

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.87

0.44 / 1.1

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.92 / 5.2

40%

Takedown accuracy

37%

72%

Takedown defence

42%

1:59

Control time / fight

2:53

0.70

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

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

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

Josh Thomson7 UFC fights · 197 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%56/221

10%19/41

27%53/73

Clinch

7%13/36

10%20/23

2%4/4

Ground

15%29/56

1%2/2

1%1/1

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

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Yves Edwards24 of 35 ended early · 69%11 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

13 early stoppages have no logged time

Josh Thomson6 of 8 ended early · 75%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

5 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Yves Edwards4-1

W
Hermes Franca
UFC 47: IT'S ON· Apr 2, 2004
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Deshaun Johnson
WEC 9: Cold Blooded· Jan 15, 2004
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Nick Agallar
UFC 45: Revolution· Nov 21, 2003
TKO · R2 · 2:14 · Lightweight
L
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Shooto: Gomi vs. Hansen· Aug 10, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Eddie Ruiz
UFC 43: Meltdown· Jun 6, 2003
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Full record · 35 fights

W
Rich Clementi
UFC 41: Onslaught· Feb 28, 2003
Submission · R3 · 4:07 · Lightweight
W
Kohei Yasumi
HOOKnSHOOT: New Wind· Sep 7, 2002
TKO · R1 · 1:20 · Lightweight
W
Joao Pierini
UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets®· Jun 22, 2002
TKO · R1 · 1:19 · Lightweight
L
Caol Uno
UFC 37: High Impact· May 10, 2002
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Kultar Gill
IFC 16: Shogun· Dec 15, 2001
Submission · R2 · 2:49 · Welterweight
L
Matt Serra
UFC 33: Victory In Vegas· Sep 28, 2001
Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Aaron Riley
HOOKnSHOOT: Showdown· Jul 14, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
D
CJ Fernandes
HOOKnSHOOT· May 26, 2001
DRAW
W
Bone Sayavonga
Renegades Extreme Fighting· Mar 23, 2001
Submission
W
Jeff Lindsay
Renegades Extreme Fighting· Mar 23, 2001
TKO
L
Jeremy Williams
KOTC: Wet 'N' Wild· Feb 24, 2001
Split Decision · Lightweight
W
David Harris
Arizona Regional· Jan 18, 2001
Submission
W
Scott Bills
HOOKnSHOOT: Fusion· Nov 18, 2000
TKO · R1 · 4:31 · Lightweight
W
Danny Bennett
KOTC: Cage Wars· Sep 16, 2000
Submission · R1 · 3:03 · Lightweight
W
Pete Spratt
Renegades Extreme Fighting 2· Jul 15, 2000
Submission · Lightweight
W
Cedric Marks
Extreme Shootout 8· Jul 15, 2000
Submission · R1 · 1:45 · Welterweight
W
Andy Mockler
HOOKnSHOOT: Meltdown· Jun 10, 2000
TKO · R2 · 1:32 · Lightweight
L
Rumina Sato
Superbrawl 17· Apr 15, 2000
Submission · R1 · 0:18 · Lightweight
W
Stacy Coughlin
Texas Regional· Nov 23, 1999
TKO
W
Aaron Riley
HOOKnSHOOT· Oct 2, 1999
DEC
W
Shannon Ritch
Texas Regional· Aug 23, 1999
Submission
L
Nate Marquardt
Bas Rutten Invitational 4· Aug 14, 1999
Submission · R1 · 3:04 · Lightweight
W
Anthony Holiday
Texas Regional· Jun 25, 1999
TKO
W
Thomas Denny
California Regional· Feb 28, 1999
Submission
W
Louie Cercedez
California Regional· Dec 8, 1998
TKO
L
Fabiano Iha
Extreme Challenge· Nov 21, 1998
Submission
W
Raphael Perlungher
Texas Regional· Nov 7, 1998
Submission
W
Tim Horton
Texas Regional· Jun 12, 1998
TKO
L
Joe Hurley
Texas Regional· Jan 16, 1998
DEC
W
Todd Justice
Texas Regional· Oct 26, 1997
Submission

Josh Thomson5-0

W
Hermes Franca
UFC 46: Super Natural· Jan 31, 2004
Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Gerald Strebendt
UFC 44: Undisputed· Sep 26, 2003
TKO · R1 · 2:45 · Lightweight
W
Rob McCullough
WFA 3: Trigg vs. Hallman· Nov 23, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Kajan Johnson
Idaho Regional· Sep 7, 2002
Submission
W
Doug Evans
Idaho Regional· May 4, 2002
Submission

Full record · 9 fights

NC
Norifumi Yamamoto
IFC 16: Shogun· Dec 15, 2001
NC · R2 · 2:00 · Lightweight
W
Victor Estrada
Idaho Regional· Mar 10, 2001
Submission
W
TBA
Arizona Regional· Jan 18, 2001
TKO
W
Adam Retilla
WPKO: Fight Night 2· Dec 4, 1999
TKO

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Who won Yves Edwards vs Josh Thomson?

Yves Edwards defeated Josh Thomson by TKO in round 1 (4:32) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 49: Unfinished Business, held Friday, August 20, 2004 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

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