Yves Edwards - Fighter Profile

Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is known for his fights as a lightweight in organizations such as the UFC, PRIDE, BodogFIGHT, and EliteXC.

Yves Edwards is the the founder of a fighting style called Thug-Jitsu. 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.

Nickname The Texas Gunslinger
Height 5’10” (178cm)
Weight 155lbs (70kg)
Nationality Bahamian
Born September 30, 1976 (1976-09-30) (age 31)
Fighting out of Woodlands, Texas
Town of birth Nassau, Bahamas
Team/Association American Top Team
Fighting style Thugjitsu

Most notable moments
At UFC 49, Edwards knocked out Josh Thomson by way of spectacular head-kick. After the fight, commentator Mike Goldberg announced: "I will say right now, this kick has replaced Pete Williams on Mark Coleman as the greatest knockout due to a kick in UFC history."

Of course what EliteXC fan hasn't seen footage of the crazy knee KO of Edson Berto on Feb 16th. If you haven't seen it, here is a clip...and no, that isn't me in the audio on the clip



Record
Yves holds a MMA record of 33-13-1 and holds wins over such notables as Josh Thomson, Hermes Franca, Rich Clementi, Dokonjonosuke Mishima and Aaron Riley.

Yves next fight is June 14th for the EliteXC lightweight title, his opponent is KJ Noons. You will be able to find results for that fight right here.