Christian Edwards
“Pain”
Christian Edwards is ranked 82nd of 204 light heavyweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,75982nd of 204 · Light Heavyweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.56Skill ahead of fame
▲ +0.04 in 31 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,760, 26 Sept 2026
- Record
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Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Won vs Rodolfo BellatoUFC Fight Night 289 - Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · TKO (Punches), R3 | +34 | −0.04 |
| 16 May 2026 | Lost to Modestas BukauskasUFC Fight Night 276 - Allen vs. Costa · Decision (Split), R3 | +6 | — |
| 21 Feb 2026 | Won vs Glendal WhitneyShamrock FC 373 - Kansas City · TKO (Strikes), R2 | +40 | — |
| 24 May 2025 | Lost to Luke FernandezCFFC 142 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 142: Fernandez vs. Edwards · Decision (Unanimous), R4 | −18 | — |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Won vs Jake CollierShamrock FC 360 - St. Charles · TKO (Submission to Slam), R1 | +73 | — |
| 8 Nov 2024 | Won vs Jarome HatchFierce FC 34 - Fierce Fighting Championship 34 · TKO | +47 | — |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Lost to Rakim ClevelandBellator 293 - Golm vs. James · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R3 | −44 | — |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Lost to Grant NealBellator 278 - Velasquez vs. Carmouche · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −20 | — |
| 18 Sept 2021 | Lost to Ben ParrishBellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis · KO (Punches), R1 | −81 | — |
| 25 Jun 2021 | Won vs Simon BiyongBellator 261 - Johnson vs. Moldavsky · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +83 | — |
| 15 Oct 2020 | Won vs Hamza SalimBellator 249 - Cyborg vs. Blencowe · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2 | +130 | — |
| 21 Feb 2020 | Won vs DiMarcco HutchisonBellator 239 - Ruth vs. Amosov · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +172 | — |
FLR is what the fight did to their First Light Rating: the true measure of skill.
FLI is what the fight did to their First Light Index: the rating of fame against skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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