Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Featherweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Frankie Edgar
The Answer
23-11-1
RESULT

Frankie Edgar def. Urijah Faber (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Urijah Faber
The California Kid
35-11-0
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines

Frankie Edgar defeated Urijah Faber by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber, held Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Frankie Edgar won the decision.

Fight stats

Frankie Edgar
Urijah Faber
0
Knockdowns
0
83 of 258
Significant strikes
48 of 147
32%
Sig. strike accuracy
33%
91 of 266
Total strikes
50 of 149
5 of 13
Takedowns
0 of 3
38%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:44
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
40 of 197
Head
34 of 125
15 of 29
Body
11 of 19
28 of 32
Leg
3 of 3
61 of 227
Distance
45 of 143
20 of 29
Clinch
3 of 4
2 of 2
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 44
Sig. str.
11 of 29
19 of 47
Total str.
12 of 30
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:37
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 54
Sig. str.
12 of 38
16 of 54
Total str.
12 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
16 of 45
Sig. str.
6 of 17
19 of 48
Total str.
7 of 18
3 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:03
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
18 of 53
Sig. str.
9 of 28
18 of 53
Total str.
9 of 28
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:36
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
17 of 62
Sig. str.
10 of 35
19 of 64
Total str.
10 of 35
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

#EdgarFaber
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045
#EdgarFaber
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045
#EdgarFaber
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045

Media Scores

14
Edgar
-
0
Faber
50-45 Edgar×1349-46 Edgar
All 14 media scorecards

Fan Scorecards

94%
Edgar
6%
Faber
50 fan scorecards submitted
50-45 Edgar70%49-46 Edgar16%50-46 Edgar6%49-46 Faber4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
90%
Edgar
R2
78%
Edgar
R3
94%
Edgar
R4
92%
Edgar
R5
94%
Edgar

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Frankie Edgar
-536
84% implied win probability
Open: -346Best: -489
Urijah Faber
+354
22% implied win probability
Open: +326Best: +415

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookFrankie EdgarUrijah Faber
Bookmaker-550+385
Bovada-500+215
Pinnacle-489+415
sports-interaction-625+400

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Frankie Edgar vs Urijah Faber?

Frankie Edgar defeated Urijah Faber by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber, held Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Frankie Edgar won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Frankie Edgar vs Urijah Faber?

The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Frankie Edgar won the decision.

Was Frankie Edgar vs Urijah Faber a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 94% of 50 fan cards scored it for Frankie Edgar; 100% of 14 media scores picked Frankie Edgar.

Full robbery index
Referee
Steve Perceval
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Frankie Edgar 51%49% Urijah Faber

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Frankie Edgar
Pressure Wrestler
8 edges
Urijah Faber
Submission Ace
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

86Power68
94Speed80
92Precision75
93Durability83
100Engine96
95Wrestling95
92Ground96

Biggest edge Frankie Edgar, Kick power +22

Attribute by attribute

Frankie Edgar is on the left of every row, Urijah Faber on the right.
86Punch power72
85Kick power63
96Punch speed90
91Kick speed70
92Accuracy75
95Takedowns95
93Ground striking96
91Submissions96
94Chin93
92Body strength73
100Cardio96

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-11-1
Record
35-11-0
1899
Power Index rating
1891
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
47
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
68"
173 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
vs
Folkstyle Wrestling
Frankie Edgar
  • 2013Black belt · BJJ · Ricardo Almeida
  • 2005Champion · Ewl
  • 20005th Place · State HS · youth
  • 2000Runner-up · Nhsca Senior Nationals · youth

Camp Frankie Edgar Iron Army Academy · Toms River, New Jersey, US

Urijah Faber
  • 2006WEC Featherweight Championship · World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)
  • 2004KOTC Bantamweight Championship · King of the Cage (KOTC)
  • 2004GC Bantamweight Championship · Gladiator Challenge
  • 2002Top 12 · NCAA D1 · 133 lb

Camp Team Alpha Male · Sacramento, California, US

Striking Profile

3.77
SLpM
2.65
40%
Str. Acc.
40%
2.82
SApM
2.59
65%
Str. Def.
64%

Grappling Profile

2.29
TD Avg.
1.54
31%
TD Acc.
30%
65%
TD Def.
58%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Frankie Edgar · 1-4
  • L
    RAF 9: Steveson vs. Romanov · May 30, 2026
  • L
    UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira · Nov 12, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 2:01 · Bantamweight
  • L
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2 · Nov 6, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 3:50 · Bantamweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 0:28 · Bantamweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs Edgar · Aug 22, 2020
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Urijah Faber · 3-2

Career Averages

Based on 30 fights · 18 fights
60.0
Avg sig. strikes
39.6
2.43
Avg takedowns
1.44
3:31
Avg control time
2:35
135
Career high strikes
93
10
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Frankie Edgar
Strike target
Urijah Faber
66%
Head
73%
19%
Body
19%
15%
Leg
7%
Frankie Edgar
Strike position
Urijah Faber
70%
Distance
62%
7%
Clinch
14%
23%
Ground
24%