Lightweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Yves Edwards v Hermes Franca
UFC 47: It's On!, Fri, Apr 2, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Herb Dean
Referee Herb Dean
Yves Edwards won by Split decision, R3 5:00. Cecil Peoples 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 29 - 28. Dalby Shirley 28 - 29.

Height 5'9", Reach 73", Stance Southpaw, Age 27 on the night
Coming in 4-2-0 in the UFC over 6 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Yves Edwards | Hermes Franca | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 9 of 16 | 0 of 0 | 1:27 | 0 | 4 of 19 | 2 of 3 | 0:27 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 3 of 7 | 0 of 0 | 0:45 | 0 | 1 of 11 | 1 of 2 | 2:22 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 9 of 20 | 0 of 0 | 2:40 | 0 | 3 of 14 | 1 of 5 | 0:57 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 21 of 43 | 0 of 0 | 4:52 | 0 | 8 of 44 | 4 of 10 | 3:46 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.