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WelterweightActive

Leon Edwards

“Rocky”
Country
England
Record
22-61 NC
Weight class
Welterweight
Height
6'2"
Reach
74"
Age
34
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
Finish rate33%
5 of 15 wins inside the distance · 6th percentile
Durability90%
Stopped in 10% of bouts — 2 of 21 · 75th percentile
Activity2
Bouts in the last 24 months · 75th percentile
16:05
Avg bout length
3L
Streak
4
Title fights
8
Main events
Percentiles vs 567 welterweights
Counted from the 21 bouts on record, not the full 28-fight career
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min2.60
873 landed from 1606 attempts — 54% accuracy · 10th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min1.25
28 landed from 75 attempts — 37% accuracy · 57th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.22
5 in 20 statted bouts · 29th percentile
Control time9%
30m of 5h 36m fought · 24th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 56%
Body 24%
Leg 20%
Of 873 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 21 welterweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 20 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 5h 36m of fight time, of the 21 bouts on record
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Nov 15, 2025Carlos PratesLOSSKOPunchR2 · 1:28UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Mar 22, 2025Sean BradyLOSSSUBGuillotine ChokeR4 · 1:39UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
Jul 27, 2024Belal MuhammadTitleLOSSDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Dec 16, 2023Colby CovingtonTitleWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Mar 18, 2023Kamaru UsmanTitleWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Aug 20, 2022Kamaru UsmanTitleWINKOKickR5 · 4:04UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2
Jun 12, 2021Nate DiazWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Mar 13, 2021Belal MuhammadNCNCNo ContestR2 · 0:18UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Jul 20, 2019Rafael Dos AnjosWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Mar 16, 2019Gunnar NelsonWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
Jun 23, 2018Donald CerroneWINDECDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Mar 17, 2018Peter SobottaWINKOPunchR3 · 4:59UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
Sep 2, 2017Bryan BarberenaWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
Mar 18, 2017Vicente LuqueWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Oct 9, 2016Albert TumenovWINSUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 3:01UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2
May 8, 2016Dominic WatersWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
Dec 19, 2015Kamaru UsmanLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on Fox: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Jul 18, 2015Pawel PawlakWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
Apr 11, 2015Seth BaczynskiWINKOPunchR1 · 0:08UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
Nov 8, 2014Claudio SilvaLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux
Jun 5, 2011Damian ZlotnickiWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 2:15Fight UK MMA: Fight UK 4
Carlos Prates
Nov 15, 2025 · UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
LOSS
KOPunchR2 · 1:28
Sean Brady
Mar 22, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
LOSS
SUBGuillotine ChokeR4 · 1:39
Belal Muhammad
Jul 27, 2024 · UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
LOSS
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Colby Covington
Dec 16, 2023 · UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Kamaru Usman
Mar 18, 2023 · UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00Title
Kamaru Usman
Aug 20, 2022 · UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2
WIN
KOKickR5 · 4:04Title
Nate Diaz
Jun 12, 2021 · UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Belal Muhammad
Mar 13, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
NC
NCNo ContestR2 · 0:18
Rafael Dos Anjos
Jul 20, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Gunnar Nelson
Mar 16, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Donald Cerrone
Jun 23, 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Peter Sobotta
Mar 17, 2018 · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
WIN
KOPunchR3 · 4:59
Bryan Barberena
Sep 2, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Vicente Luque
Mar 18, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Albert Tumenov
Oct 9, 2016 · UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2
WIN
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 3:01
Dominic Waters
May 8, 2016 · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Kamaru Usman
Dec 19, 2015 · UFC on Fox: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Pawel Pawlak
Jul 18, 2015 · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Seth Baczynski
Apr 11, 2015 · UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 0:08
Claudio Silva
Nov 8, 2014 · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Damian Zlotnicki
Jun 5, 2011 · Fight UK MMA: Fight UK 4
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 2:15