Edwin Figueroa
Edwin Figueroa was born in McKinney, Texas, United States on July 31st, 1984 and is the MMA Fighter. At the age of 39, Edwin Figueroa biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 39 years old, Edwin Figueroa has this physical status:
Edwin Richard Figueroa (born July 31, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the UFC's bantamweight division.
Figueroa, a professional MMA wrestler, competed in provincial tournaments in his home state of Texas before deciding with Zuffa in 2011.
MMA career
Figueroa started training in boxing at the age of 6, progressed to kickboxing at 14, and then became a certified mixed martial artist in 2007.
On March 26, 2011, Figueroa made his promotional debut against highly acclaimed prospect Michael McDonald, leaving an injured Nick Pace on less than two weeks notice. The entire fight was highly entertaining, with both fighters exchanging strikes and submission attempts throughout the entire match and winning Fight of the Night awards. Figueroa lost the war by majority vote (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
On August 14, 2011 at UFC on Versus 5, Figueroa defeated Jason Reinhardt. In the second round, he defeated him via TKO.
Figueroa took on Alex Caceres on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143. After Caceres was docked two points by referee Herb Dean in the second round for repeated illegal groin kicks, he won the match by a split decision.
On FX 4, Figueroa was supposed to face Ken Stone on June 22, 2012. However, Figueroa was forced to leave the match due to an accident and was replaced by Francisco Rivera.
Figueroa defeated Francisco Rivera on February 2, 2013 at UFC 156. Figueroa was disqualified for the first time in his career when Rivera emerged late in the second round of TKO late.
On June 15, 2013, Figueroa defeated Roland Delorme at UFC 161. By a unanimous decision, he lost the thrilling back-and-forth combat.
At UFC 167, Figueroa will meet Érik Pérez again. He lost the contest by unanimous vote and was later banned from promotion.
After nearly three years off, Figueroa returned to MMA, where he met Levi Mowles at LFC 56 in Dallas on June 24, 2016. He was disqualified by a majority decision.