Fighter profile

Joselyne Edwards

“La Pantera”

Women's Bantamweight · UFC record 9-4 · 13 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 25 Apr 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)87

Power73

Striking defense69

Takedown defense75

WrestlingProvisional measure75

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (13 detailed fights; as of Sat 25 Apr 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED85.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED86.0

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 31

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

13 detailed UFC fights · 34 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 25 Apr 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed22.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.5per round

Striking differential+6.5per round

Takedown attempts1.12per round

Takedown defense62.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate44.4%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 22.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.5
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +6.5
Striking accuracy: 53.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 50.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.03
Target: head / body / leg: 38.4% / 32.1% / 29.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 85.2% / 7.2% / 7.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.12
Takedowns landed per round: 0.41
Takedown accuracy: 36.8%
Takedown defense: 62.0%
Control time per round: 0:57
Submission attempts per round: 0.18
Reversals per round: 0.24

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 44.4%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 2 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 0 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 1
Average fight time: 12:01 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Joselyne Edwards — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 25 Apr 2026	Norma Dumont	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Sat 21 Feb 2026	Nora Cornolle	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:44	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Sat 9 Aug 2025	Priscila Cachoeira	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:24	UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez
Sat 26 Apr 2025	Chelsea Chandler	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:31	UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Sat 19 Oct 2024	Tamires Vidal	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 4:33	UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira

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Joselyne Edwards — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 1 Jun 2024	Ailin Perez	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Sat 2 Sep 2023	Nora Cornolle	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
Sat 15 Apr 2023	Lucie Pudilova	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Ji Yeon Kim	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 11 Jun 2022	Ramona Pascual	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka
Sat 23 Oct 2021	Jessica-Rose Clark	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Sat 6 Feb 2021	Karol Rosa	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Sat 16 Jan 2021	Wu Yanan	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar

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