Frank Edgar
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| Frankie Edgar | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Answer |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 16, 1981 |
| Fighting out of | Toms River, New Jersey |
| Town of birth | |
| Fighting style | Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
Frank James Edgar (born October 16, 1981) is a mixed martial arts fighter from Toms River, New Jersey.
Edgar wrestled at Toms River High School East, making it to the New Jersey state championship tournament on two occasions. He continued wrestling at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, where he qualified for the nationals all four years there.[1]
Edgar has one loss in his mixed martial arts career, which includes a unanimous decision win over Tyson Griffin in his debut UFC fight at UFC 67. In his UFC debut, his excellent boxing and wrestling skills combined with his refusal to tap out during a particularly deep knee bar allowed him to defeat the exceptionally strong Tyson Griffin in a close decision. Edgar's last fight on PPV was against American fighter Spencer Fisher at UFC 78, whom he defeated via Unanimous Decision. On April 2, 2008 Edgar lost by unanimous decision to Gray Maynard.
Edgar is also an assistant coach for the Rutgers University wrestling team.
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[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 9 matches | 8 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
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| Loss | 8-1 |  Gray Maynard |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC - Fight Night 13 | 2 April 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Colorado, United States |
| Win | 8-0 | Spencer Fisher |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 78 - Validation | 17 November 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Prudential Center, Newark, NJ |
| Win | 7-0 |  Mark Bocek |
TKO (Strikes) | UFC 73 - Stacked | 7 July 2007 | 1 | 4:55 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, Calif. |
| Win | 6-0 | Tyson Griffin |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 67 - All or Nothing | 3 February 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Nevada, United States |
| Win | 5-0 | Jim Miller | Decision (Unanimous) | RF 14 - Reality Fighting 14 | 18 November 2006 | 3 | New Jersey, United States |
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| Win | 4-0 |  Deividas Taurosevicius |
Decision (Unanimous) | RF 13 - Battle at the Beach | 5 August 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | New Jersey, United States |
| Win | 3-0 | Steve Macabe | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | ROC 10 - Ring of Combat 10 | 14 April 2006 | 1 | 2:37 | The Tropicana, Atlantic City, NJ |
| Win | 2-0 | Jay Isip | Technical Submission (Choke) | SF 2 - Sportfighting 2 | 10 December 2005 | 1 | 3:26 | New Jersey, United States |
| Win | 1-0 | Mark Getto | TKO | ROC 9 - Ring of Combat 9 | 29 October 2005 | 1 | 4:21 | New Jersey, United States |
[edit] References
- ^ Feitl, Steve. "BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Frank Edgar part of fight card in UFC's return to New Jersey", Home News Tribune, November 15, 2007. Accessed December 28, 2007. "After an accomplished wrestling career — one that saw him place twice at states while at Toms River High School East and qualify for nationals all four years as an All-American at Clarion University in Pennsylvania — Edgar chose to train for the combat sport that merges numerous disciplines from wrestling to jiu-jitsu to kickboxing."
