Leon Edwards Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	#9Carlos Prates Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	1:28	UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev	Nov 15, 2025
L	#5Sean Brady Welterweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke From Mount	R4	1:39	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady	Mar 22, 2025
L	#2Belal MuhammadTitle Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2	Jul 27, 2024
W	#3Colby CovingtonTitle Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington	Dec 16, 2023
W	#1Kamaru UsmanTitle Welterweight	Decision	Majority	R5	5:00	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3	Mar 18, 2023
W	CKamaru UsmanTitle Welterweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R5	4:04	UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards	Aug 20, 2022
W	#13Nate Diaz Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2	Jun 12, 2021
NC	#13Belal Muhammad Welterweight	No Contest	—	R2	0:18	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad	Mar 13, 2021
W	#4Rafael Dos Anjos Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards	Jul 20, 2019
W	#12Gunnar Nelson Welterweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal	Mar 16, 2019
W	#11Donald Cerrone Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards	Jun 23, 2018
W	Peter Sobotta Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head On Ground	R3	4:59	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov	Mar 17, 2018
W	Bryan Barberena Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve	Sep 2, 2017
W	Vicente Luque Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson	Mar 18, 2017
W	#14Albert Tumenov Welterweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R3	3:01	UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson	Oct 8, 2016
W	Dominic Waters Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski	May 8, 2016
L	Kamaru Usman Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	Dec 19, 2015
W	Pawel Pawlak Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites	Jul 18, 2015
W	Seth Baczynski Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	0:08	UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2	Apr 11, 2015
L	Claudio Silva Welterweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs. Saint Preux	Nov 8, 2014

Outside the UFC

8-1across 9 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 2 sub · 2 decFight UK MMA · BAMMA 16 · BAMMA 15 · BAMMA 14 · BAMMA 13 +2

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Shaun Taylor8-2	KO/TKO	Punch	R3	3:30	BAMMA 16	Sep 13, 2014
W	Wayne Murrie17-6-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:13	BAMMA 15	Apr 5, 2014
W	Wendle Lewis8-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:20	BAMMA 14	Dec 14, 2013
W	Adam Boussif11-7	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	2:10	BAMMA 13	Sep 14, 2013
W	Jonathan Bilton3-2	KO/TKO	Knees	R2	1:11	BAMMA 11	Dec 1, 2012
W	Craig White14-12	Decision	—	R2	5:00	SAH 14	Nov 3, 2012
L	Delroy McDowell3-0	Disqualification	Illegal Knee	R3	2:40	Fight UK MMA	Feb 25, 2012
W	Pawel Zwiefka0-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Fight UK MMA	Nov 19, 2011
W	Damian Zlotnicki1-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:15	Fight UK MMA	Jun 5, 2011

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

2-0, 1 NCacross 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsBudo 1 · Bushido Challenge 2

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
NC	Scott Kimblin2-2	No Contest	Accidental Injury	R1	2:00	Budo 1	Mar 19, 2011
W	Jamie Hughes3-2	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:08	Budo 1	Mar 19, 2011
W	Carl Booth10-6	Submission	Armbar	R2	1:30	Bushido Challenge 2	Apr 3, 2010

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

7 wins, 1 loss

W7

L1

Submission

3 wins, 1 loss

W3

L1

Decision

12 wins, 3 losses

W12

L3

Other

0 wins, 1 loss

Disqualifications and other results

W0

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

3

Above avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.26

Above avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

1

Below avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.42

Above avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Leon Edwards

PowerChin

Knockout rate

16%

3 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

5

1.04 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

2

0.40 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

10 scorecards on file

Leon Edwards

Scorecard luck

Even on close calls

Split their 2 coin-flip decisions evenly — no edge either way on the cards. Judges have given them 4 of 8 rounds they disagreed on (50%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

4–4

Won – Lost

50% went their way

Unanimous8 decisions · 80%

7W1L

Split2 decisions · 20%

1W1L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

1 round total

1

Won

0

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC53rd

54%854 / 1,567

Striking accuracy

52%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.16 differential

Landed2.60

Absorbed2.44

58%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+6%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head56%37th480
Body24%55th201
Leg20%58th173

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

75%Standing

Standing75%643
Clinch14%119
Ground11%92

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Leon Edwards

Landed per 15

Head

D

34th

21.8

34th

Body

C

54th

9.1

54th

Leg

B

58th

7.9

58th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A

73rd

22.5

73rd

Body

C

58th

8.7

58th

Leg

B

61st

5.6

61st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	21.8	480	1,116	43%
Body	9.1	201	260	77%
Leg	7.9	173	191	91%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	22.5	496	1,272	39%
Body	8.7	191	258	74%
Leg	5.6	124	178	70%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Leon Edwards

38%

Takedown accuracy

64%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-0.8 min net

On top3.2

On bottom4.0

Offense

Takedowns

C

54th

1.3

54th

TD accuracy

C

52nd

38%

52nd

Sub attempts

C

56th

0.4

56th

Control

C

57th

3.2 min

57th

Defense

TD defense

C

53rd

64%

53rd

Controlled

4.0 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	28 / 74
Submission attempts	8
Control time	70:07

Defense

TDs defended	79 / 124
Control absorbed	88:40

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (330min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Leon Edwards

19 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 330 min

109%

R3 pace · 17 bouts

Edwards fades (-4% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Edwards lifts to 109% of round-1 output by round 3 (17 bouts).

Edwards ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Edwardslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Edwardsattempts / min

Control time

Edwards% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.2	2.2	1.7	0.29	30%	19
R2	4.0	2.7	3.0	0.21	17%	18
R3	4.5	2.7	2.0	0.25	27%	17
R4	3.4	2.9	3.4	0.08	7%	8
R5	3.8	2.9	3.0	0.18	9%	7

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Leon Edwards

20 resolved UFC bouts · 12 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

82/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

97th

79%

97th

Win quality

A+

95th

66%

95th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

5

6

3

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	5	2-2, 1 NC	50%
Top-5	6	4-2	67%
Top-15	3	3-0	100%
Established	1	0-1	0%
Building	3	3-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Carlos Prates#9	Top-5	81	Nov 15, 2025
L	Sean Brady#5	Top-5	86	Mar 22, 2025
L	Belal Muhammad#2	Champion	96	Jul 27, 2024
W	Colby Covington#3	Top-5	88	Dec 16, 2023
W	Kamaru Usman#1	Champion	98	Mar 18, 2023
W	Kamaru UsmanCHAMP	Champion	100	Aug 20, 2022
W	Nate Diaz#13	Top-15	71	Jun 12, 2021
NC	Belal Muhammad#13	Champion	87	Mar 13, 2021
W	Rafael Dos Anjos#4	Top-5	90	Jul 20, 2019
W	Gunnar Nelson#12	Top-15	69	Mar 16, 2019
W	Donald Cerrone#11	Top-5	74	Jun 23, 2018
W	Peter Sobotta	Building	18	Mar 17, 2018
W	Bryan Barberena	Building	18	Sep 2, 2017
W	Vicente Luque	Top-5	59	Mar 18, 2017
W	Albert Tumenov#14	Top-15	63	Oct 8, 2016
W	Dominic Waters	Unproven	8	May 8, 2016
L	Kamaru Usman	Champion	68	Dec 19, 2015
W	Pawel Pawlak	Unproven	8	Jul 18, 2015
W	Seth Baczynski	Building	22	Apr 11, 2015
L	Claudio Silva	Established	22	Nov 8, 2014

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

19 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

2-0

2 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

6-1

7 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

6-3

9 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

0-1

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

2-2

4 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

12-2

14 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

0-1

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

3-1

4 bouts

As champion

defending the belt

2-1

3 bouts

As challenger

fighting for the belt

1-0

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

2-0

2 bouts

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

2-0

2 bouts

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

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Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

7 months

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Leon Edwards

Within a year

7 monthssince last bout

vs Carlos Prates · Nov 15, 2025

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 10-2As underdog 4-3

68.3

DK avg

74.5

Median

91.0

Ceiling

27.9

Floor

32%

Boom

11%

Bust

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