Eddie Gordon

Education

Gordon attended Fordham University and graduated with a degree in finance and in marketing and communications.

Career

He worked as a finance director and then a sales consultant before pursuing Mobile Marketing Association .

The Ultimate Fighter

In the elimination rounds, he defeated Matt Gabel by unanimous decision after two rounds. He was then chosen as the third pick for the middleweights on coach Frankie Edgar"s team In the quarter-final rounds, Gordon fought Team Penn"s first middleweight pick Mike King.

Gordon defeated King by unanimous decision after three rounds.

Gordon fought Cathal Pendred in the semi-finals. Ultimate Fighting Championship

Gordon faced teammate Dhiego Lima in the middleweight finals on July 6, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale.

Gordon faced Josh Samman on December 6, 2014 at UFC 181. Despite winning the first round, Gordon lost the fight in the second round via knockout due to a head kick.

Gordon faced Chris Dempsey on April 18, 2015 at UFC on Fox: Machida versus

Rockhold. He lost the fight by split decision. Gordon faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on June 27, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 70 Gordon lost the fight via submission in the third round.

On October 16, 2015 via his Facebook page Gordon announced that he had been released by the UFC. Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ring of Combat

Ring of Combat Light Heavyweight Championship (one time).

Achievements

• He is the middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar versus Team Pennsylvania He started training for Mobile Marketing Association after running into his old high school friend Chris Weidman, who is the former UFC Middleweight champion. Afterwards Dana White described the fight as "terrible" since he felt that the fighters had no sense of urgency to win. He won the bout by split decision, securing his place at the finale. He was victorious via first round KO to become the middleweight tournament winner. The Ultimate Fighter 19 Tournament Winner.

Membership

Gordon was revealed as one of the cast members of the nineteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter on March 25, 2014.