Yves Edwards
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| Yves Edwards | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Texas Gunslinger |
| Height | 5’10” (178cm) |
| Weight | 155lbs (70kg) |
| Nationality |  Bahamian |
| Born | September 9, 1976 |
| Fighting out of | Woodlands, Texas |
| Town of birth | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Fighting style | Thugjitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 12 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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[edit] Biography
Edwards was born on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, moving to Houston, Texas in his teens.
[edit] Martial Arts Background & Training Regimen
Edwards began training in traditional karate in his youth, moving on to kung fu before eventually taking up mixed martial arts. This also led him to muay thai in order to improve his stand-up.
Like many aspiring martial artists, Edwards cites Hong Kong cinema as a formative influence:
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- “I’ve always liked the old Hong Kong flicks, and I was a big comic book fan: you know the superheroes, they were always big in my mind. Anything that will make me physically better than the average person, and teach me to do things that the average person can’t do, I was game for it.”[1]
Based in Houston since his teens, Edwards says he learned some grappling on a trip back home to the Bahamas at the age of seventeen, although “it wasn’t as technical as it should have been, but it was better than not getting anything.”[2]
He is a well-rounded fighter, with a strong boxing background [3], having also trained with Lewis Wood, a #6 WBA Featherweight boxer. This is in addition to his experience in muay thai and brazilian jiu jitsu, of which he says “I’ve never worn a gi cause I’ve always been competing” [4].
Something of a showman, Edwards calls his fighting style ‘Thugjitsu’ (a name that comes from discussion of Edwards training on the Underground forum [5]), which he describes as “the modern art of the beat-downs and it’s also the greatest show on earth…It’s just finding what’s a weakness in your opponent compared to your strength, and just exploiting it.” Edwards also teaches Thugjitsu at The Revolution Dojo in Houston, Texas.
[edit] Professional MMA Record
| 29 Wins, 12 Losses, 1 Draw. | |||||||
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | |
| Loss | Mike Brown | Decision (Unanimous) | Bodog Fight: St Petersburg | 12/16/2006 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Joe Stevenson | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | UFC 61-Bitter Rivals | 7/8/2006 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Seichi Ikemoto | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 10 | 4/2/2006 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Mark Hominick | Submission (Triangle Armbar) | UFC 58-USA vs Canada | 3/4/2006 | 2 | 1:52 | |
| Loss | Joachim Hansen | Decision (Split) | PRIDE Bushido 9 | 9/25/2005 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE Bushido 7 | 5/22/2005 | 1 | 4:36 | |
| Win | Hermes Franca | Decision (Split) | Euphoria-USA vs World | 2/26/2005 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Naoyuki Kotani | TKO | Euphoria-Road to the Titles | 10/15/2004 | 1 | 3:10 | |
| Win | Josh Thomson | KO (Kick) | UFC 49-Unfinished Business | 8/21/2004 | 1 | 4:32 | |
| Win | Hermes Franca | Decision (Split) | UFC 47-It's On | 4/2/2004 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Deshaun Johnson | Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 9-Cold Blooded | 1/16/2004 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Nick Agallar | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 45-Revolution | 11/21/2003 | 2 | 2:14 | |
| Loss | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Decision (Unanimous) | Shooto in Yokohama Gymnasium | 8/10/2003 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Eddie Ruiz | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 43-Meltdown | 6/6/2003 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Rich Clementi | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 41-Onslaught | 2/28/2003 | 3 | 4:07 | |
| Win | Kohei Yasumi | KO (Punch) | HOOKnSHOOT-New Wind | 9/7/2002 | 1 | 1:20 | |
| Win | Joao Marcos Pierini | TKO (Injury) | UFC 37.5-As Real As It Gets | 6/22/2002 | 1 | 1:19 | |
| Loss | Caol Uno | Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 37-High Impact | 5/10/2002 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Kultar Gill | Submission (Heel Hook) | Shogun 1 | 12/15/2001 | 2 | 2:49 | |
| Loss | Matt Serra | Decision (Majority) | UFC 33-Victory in Vegas | 9/28/2001 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Aaron Riley | Decision | HOOKnSHOOT-Showdown | 7/14/2001 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Draw | CJ Fernandes | Draw | HOOKnSHOOT-Masters | 5/26/2001 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Jeff Lindsay | KO | Renegades Extreme Fighting | 3/23/2001 | 1 | 1:41 | |
| Win | Bone Sayavonga | Submission | Renegades Extreme Fighting | 3/23/2001 | 1 | 1:04 | |
| Loss | Jeremy Williams | Decision | KOTC 7-Wet and Wild | 2/24/2001 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | David Harris | Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE Bushido 1 | 1/18/2001 | 1 | ||
| Win | Scott Bills | TKO | HOOKnSHOOT-Fusion | 11/18/2000 | 1 | 4:31 | |
| Win | Danny Bennett | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | KOTC 5-Cage Wars | 9/16/2000 | 1 | 3:03 | |
| Win | Andy Mockler | TKO (Punches) | HOOKnSHOOT-Meltdown | 6/10/2000 | 2 | 1:32 | |
| Loss | Rumina Sato | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | SuperBrawl 17 | 4/15/2000 | 1 | 0:18 | |
| Win | Stacy Coughlin | TKO | Armageddon 2 | 11/23/1999 | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Win | Aaron Riley | Decision | HOOKnSHOOT-Texas Heat | 10/2/1999 | 1 | 20:00 | |
| Win | Shannon Ritch | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Armageddon 1 | 8/23/1999 | N/A | ||
| Loss | Nathan Marquardt | Submission (Heel Hook) | Bas Rutten Invitational 4 | 8/14/1999 | 1 | 3:04 | |
| Win | Anthony Holiday | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Extreme Shootout | 6/25/1999 | 1 | 1:08 | |
| Win | Thomas Denny | Submission | West Coast NHB Championships 2 | 2/28/1999 | 1 | ||
| Win | Louie Cercedez | TKO | West Coast NHB Championships 1 | 12/8/1998 | 1 | 3:38 | |
| Loss | Fabiano Iha | Submission (Armbar) | Extreme Challenge 22 | 11/21/1998 | 1 | 3:56 | |
| Win | Raphael Perlungher | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Power Ring Warriors | 11/7/1998 | 1 | 3:25 | |
| Win | Tim Horton | TKO | World Shoot Wrestling | 6/12/1998 | 1 | 9:15 | |
| Loss | Joe Hurley | Decision | World Pankration Championships 2 | 1/16/1998 | 1 | 10:00 | |
| Win | Todd Justice | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | World Pankration Championships 1 | 10/26/1997 | 1 | ||
[edit] Quotes
- "I don’t fight chumps. I fight tough guys all the time."
- "I can respect somebody and still crush them - I don't have a problem with that. I think you almost have to respect somebody to be able to crush them."
- "The mental game is the biggest part of the fight game."
- "I’m a professional ass-kicker."
- "I fight my hardest to win because I want my kids to be proud of me."
- "I love to be faster than my opponent and do things he doesn’t see, and then exploit those things."
- "I look for the big shots - especially when I throw them to the head."
- "The fights I've won haven’t always been because I was a better fighter, but because I found an opponent's weakness versus one of my strengths."
- "My goal is to get better every day."
- "If you're honest, you're not gonna screw anyone over. Or you're not gonna make excuses for yourself if you don't succeed. I believe honesty leads to hard work, it leads to being respectful. Just a well-rounded person."
