Eddie Yagin
Eddie Yagin (born March 23, 1979) is a Filipino-American mixed martial artist who currently fights as a featherweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
MMA Career
Early career
Yagin was scheduled to face off against undefeated Hawaiian Featherweight prospect Brandon Visher on September 12, 2009 for the Up-N-Up Featherweight Championship, but was forced off the card due to injuries sustained during training. He was replaced by Stockton, California's Issac de Jesus.
Yagin fought former Bellator champion Joe Soto at Tachi Palace Fights 10 on August 5, 2011. At the time, Soto was scheduled to compete in the Bellator season five bantamweight tournament. Yagin defeated Soto with a guillotine choke in the first round.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Yagin was signed by the UFC after his win over Soto. His octagon debut was against Junior Assunção at UFC 135 on September 24, 2011. Yagin lost via unanimous decision.
Yagin next faced former title challenger Mark Hominick on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145. He won the fight via split decision in a bloody slugfest which paid off for the two fighters as their performance earned Fight of the Night honors.
Yagin was expected to face Dennis Siver on September 1, 2012 at UFC 151. However, after UFC 151 was cancelled, Yagin/Siver was rescheduled and will take place on December 8, 2012 at UFC on Fox 5. Then on November 13, it was announced that Yagin had been forced out of the bout due to a sparring injury that landed him in the hospital with swelling around his brain, and was replaced by Nam Phan.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Tachi Palace Fights
- Tachi Palace Fights Featherweight Championship (one time, former)
- X-1
- X-1 Featherweight Championship (one time, former)
Mixed martial arts record
|- | Win |align=center| 16-5-1 | Mark Hominick | Decision (split) | UFC 145 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 15-5-1 | Junior Assunção | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 135 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 15-4-1 | Joe Soto |Submission (guillotine choke) | Tachi Palace Fights 10 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:00 |Lemoore, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 14-4-1 | Joe Neri |TKO (elbows) | Gladiator Challenge - Full Force | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:39 |San Jacinto, California, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 13-4-1 | Diego Saraiva |TKO (doctor stoppage) | TPF 2 - Brawl in the Hall | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:07 |Lemoore, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 13-3-1 | Casey Olson |Submission (guillotine choke) | PFC 13 - Validation | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:16 |Lemoore, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 12-3-1 | Shawn Bias |Submission (guillotine choke) | PFC 11: All In | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 0:37 |Lemoore, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 11-3-1 | David Moreno |Decision (unanimous) | X-1 Events - Champions | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 10-3-1 | Kana Hyatt |TKO (punches) | X-1: Extreme Wars 4 - Battleground | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 1:36 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 9-3-1 | Donald Gonzalez |TKO (corner stoppage) | X-1: Extreme Wars 2 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| N/A |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 8-3-1 | Rich Clementi |TKO (doctor stoppage) | XC 2 - Chaos | |align=center| 3 |align=center| N/A |Mangilao, Guam, United States | |- | Draw |align=center| 8-2-1 | David Yeung |Draw | SB 31 - SuperBrawl 31 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 8-2 | Joe Jordan |Decision (majority) | SB 29 - SuperBrawl 29 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 8-1 | Vitor Ribeiro |Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | WFA 3 - Level 39 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 2:23 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 8-0 | Jin Kazeta |Decision (majority) | SB 25 - SuperBrawl 25 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 7-0 | Charlie Pearson |Submission (guillotine choke) | SB 24 - Return of the Heavyweights 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:01 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 6-0 | Jay Palmer |Submission (rear-[...] choke) | SB 23 - SuperBrawl 23 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:49 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 5-0 | Ryan Diaz |KO (punch) | SB 22 - SuperBrawl 22 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 1:55 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 4-0 | Russell Medeiros |Decision (unanimous) | Warriors Quest 2 - Battle of Champions | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 3-0 | Russell Medeiros |Decision (unanimous) | Warriors Quest 1 - Battle of Champions | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 |Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 2-0 | Kalvin Thiravong |TKO (punches) | HC 1 - Hawaii Combat 1 | |align=center| 2 |align=center|4:35 |Hawaii, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 1-0 | Ben Thomas |Decision | WOTNM - Warriors of the New Millennium 1 | |align=center| N/A |align=center|N/A |Wailuku, Hawaii, United States | |-