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Leon Edwards
“Rocky”

Leon Edwards

Welterweight·Erdington, West Midlands·England
Record
22-6-0, 1 NC
CampTeam Renegade
Age
34
Born
Aug 25, 1991
Height
182.88 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Stance
Southpaw

Career statistics

Sig. strikes / min
2.60
Striking accuracy
54.00%
Sig. absorbed / min
2.44
Striking defense
52.00%
Takedowns / 15min
1.25
Takedown accuracy
37.00%
Takedown defense
63.00%
Sub. att. / 15min
0.40

UFC fight history

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