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Fighter Profile

Joselyne Edwards

Fighting style

BaseStriker

Current Elo Rating

1694

True Contender System

Professional Record

18-6-0

Women’s Bantamweight Ranking

#2

Pound-for-Pound Ranking

#18

About Joselyne Edwards

Panamanian volume in a division opening up again

Joselyne Edwards has built an especially long UFC career in a women's division that has historically lacked depth. The Panamanian has faced very different profiles and ended up among the higher positions at bantamweight during the division's recent renewal.

Fighting style

'La Pantera' is fundamentally a striker. She uses combinations of punches and kicks, keeps a high output and carries respectable power, as her seven professional wins by knockout reflect. Her offense works best when she can keep the fight standing and set her own pace.

Recent form

After several years of alternating wins and losses, Edwards strung together results that brought her close to the top of the rankings: a knockout of Priscila Cachoeira, a submission of Nora Cornolle and, in April 2026, a decision win over Norma Dumont. Her longevity has kept her present at a bantamweight division going through a major generational transition.

Tale of the tape

Height
173 cm
Reach
178 cm
Weight
61.7 kg
Stance
Orthodox
Age
31 years
Place of birth
Panama
UFC debut
January 16, 2021
Team / gym
Xtreme Couture - Las Vegas, NV

Activity

Next fight

No bout announced

Joselyne Edwards has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.

This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.

Last fight

Joselyne Edwardsvs.Norma Dumont

W · Decision · R3

Event
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Date
April 25, 2026
Elo change
+36

Career Statistics

Professional career

18-6-0

Wins · Losses · Draws

24 fights

Wins by method

KO/TKO
2
Submissions
2
Decisions
5

4 Finishes

44.4% of 9 wins

Of these 18 wins, 9 have no method recorded in our history.

In the UFC

9-4-0

Wins · Losses · Draws

13 fights

Wins by method

KO/TKO
2
Submissions
2
Decisions
5

4 Finishes

44.4% of 9 wins

Elo

Current Elo

1,694

Peak Elo

1,694

From peak

0

Streak5 Wins

Biggest Elo gain

Tamires Vidal

+51

Last 5 fights

  1. W
  2. W
  3. W
  4. W
  5. W

Achievements and career

  • Current streak: 5 straight wins
  • 2 division changes on record in the Elo history

Elo History

13 recorded UFC fights

UFC Start

1500

Current

1694

Peak Elo

1694

Total

+194

UFC Fight History

Apr 25, 2026WNorma DumontDecision · R3 · 5:00Elo1694Change+36
Feb 21, 2026WNora CornolleSubmission · R2 · 2:44Elo1658Change+47
Aug 09, 2025WPriscila CachoeiraKO/TKO · R1 · 2:24Elo1611Change+48
Apr 26, 2025WChelsea ChandlerKO/TKO · R1 · 2:31Elo1562Change+41
Oct 19, 2024W

Tamires Vidal

Submission · R3 · 4:33Elo1521Change+51
Jun 01, 2024LAilín PérezDecision · R3 · 5:00Elo1470Change-31
Sep 02, 2023LNora CornolleDecision · R3 · 5:00Elo1501Change-27
Apr 15, 2023WLucie PudilováDecision · R3 · 5:00Elo1528Change+21
Jul 30, 2022W

Kim Ji-yeon

Decision · R3 · 5:00Elo1508Change+19
Jun 12, 2022W

Ramona Pascual

Decision · R3 · 5:00Elo1488Change+37
Oct 23, 2021L

Jessica-Rose Clark

Decision · R3 · 5:00Elo1451Change-31
Feb 06, 2021LKarol RosaDecision · R3 · 5:00Elo1482Change-41
Jan 16, 2021W

Wu Yanan

Decision · R3 · 5:00Elo1523Change+23

Competitive Profile

Joselyne Edwards’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.