Fighter Information
| Name | Leon Edwards |
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| Nickname | Rocky |
| Age | 25th August 1991 |
| Country | England |
| Current Organization | UFC |
| Height | 1.82 m |
| Weight | 77.11 Kg |
| Category | Welterweight |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting Style | Mixed Martial Arts |
| Current Team | Renegade MMA |
| Reach | 74 |
| Leg Reach | 43 |
Recent Fight Results
| Result | Date |
|---|---|
| Loss | Dec,2024 |
| Win | Dec,2023 |
| Win | Mar,2023 |
| Win | Aug,2022 |
Career Records
| Total Fights | 27 |
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| Won | 22 |
| Lost | 4 |
| No Contest | 1 |
| Submission Wins | 3 |
| KO/TKO Wins | 7 |
| Decision Wins | 12 |
| First round win/loss | 5/0 |
| Second round win/loss | 2/0 (1 NC) |
| Third round win/loss | 9/3 |
| Fourth round win/loss | 0/0 |
| Fifth round win/loss | 6/1 |
UFC Records
| UFC Debut | UFC Fight Night 56 on Nov 08,2014 |
|---|---|
| Current Ranking | 1 |
| Pound for Pound Ranking | 3 |
| Total Fights in UFC | 18 |
| Fights won in UFC | 14 |
| Fights Lost in UFC | 3 |
| Consecutive Wins in UFC | 8 (2016-2019) |
| KOs Wins in UFC | 3 |
| Submission Wins in UFC | 1 |
| Decision Wins in UFC | 10 |
| Win Percentage in UFC | 77.7% |
UFC Bout Top Performances
| Most Significant Strike landed in Single Bout | 120 vs. Kumaru Usman (2023) |
|---|---|
| Most Takedown in Single Bout | 4 vs. Nate Diaz (2021) |
| Submission Attempts in Career | 8 |
| Highest Submission in Single Bout | 3 vs. Bryan Barberena (2017) |
UFC Achievements
| No of Main Event Fights | 4 |
|---|---|
| Title Fights | 3 |
| No Of Title Fight Wins | 3 |
| Age at the Time of First Championship | 30 years 11 months 26 days |
| Title Reigns | Aug.20,2022* |
| No of Successful Title Defences | 2 |
| No of Fight of the Night Awards | 0 |
| No of Performance of the Night Awards | 2 |
| Total Fight Time in UFC | 05:12:20 (hh:mm:ss) |
| Average Fight Time in UFC | 16:55 |
Compare Leon Edwards with other Welterweight fighters
Fight History: (22 - 4 - 1)
| Win/Loss | Opponent Name | Event Date | Result |
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| Loss | Belal Muhammad | 28 Jul 2024 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Belal Muhammad won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 5 round fight. |
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| win | Colby Covington | 16 Dec 2023 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 5 round fight |
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| win | Kamaru Usman | 18 Mar 2023 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Majority) in a 5 round fight |
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| win | Kamaru Usman | 20 Aug 2022 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via KO (Head Kick) at 04:04 of Round 5 |
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| win | Nate Diaz | 12 Jun 2021 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 5 round fight |
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| NC | Belal Muhammad | 13 Mar 2021 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Bout stopped and declared No Contest due to (Accidental Eye Poke) at 00:18 of Round 2 |
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| win | Rafael dos Anjos | 20 Jul 2019 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 5 round fight |
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| win | Gunnar Nelson | 16 Mar 2019 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Split) in a 3 round fight |
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| win | Donald Cerrone | 23 Jun 2018 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 5 round fight |
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| win | Peter Sobotta | 17 Mar 2018 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via TKO (Punches) at 04:59 of Round 3 |
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| win | Bryan Barberena | 02 Sep 2017 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 3 round fight |
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| win | Vicente Luque | 18 Mar 2017 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 3 round fight |
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| win | Albert Tumenov | 08 Oct 2016 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 03:01 of Round 3 |
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| win | Dominic Waters | 08 May 2016 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 3 round fight |
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| loss | Kamaru Usman | 19 Dec 2015 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards lost via Decision (Unanimous) in a 3 round fight |
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| win | Pawel Pawlak | 18 Jul 2015 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 3 round fight |
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| win | Seth Baczynski | 11 Apr 2015 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via KO (Punches) at 00:08 of Round 1 |
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| loss | Claudio Silva | 08 Nov 2014 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards lost via Decision (Split) in a 3 round fight |
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| win | Shaun Taylor | 13 Sep 2014 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via KO (Punch) at 03:30 of Round 3 |
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| win | Wayne Murrie | 05 Apr 2014 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 03:13 of Round 1 |
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| win | Wendle Lewis | 14 Dec 2013 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via KO (Punches) at 01:20 of Round 1 |
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| win | Adam Boussif | 14 Sep 2013 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) at 02:10 of Round 1 |
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| win | Jonathan Bilton | 01 Dec 2012 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via TKO (Knees) at 01:11 of Round 2 |
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| win | Craig White | 03 Nov 2012 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Technical Decision in a 2 round fight |
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| loss | Delroy McDowell | 25 Feb 2012 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards lost via Disqualification (Illegal Knee) at 02:40 of Round 3 |
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| win | Pawel Zwiefka | 19 Nov 2011 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via Decision (Unanimous) in a 3 round fight |
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| win | Damian Zlotnicki | 05 Jun 2011 | + |
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Pre-fight Win Probability:
Result: Leon Edwards won via TKO (Punches) at 02:15 of Round 1 |
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