Welterweight · “Rocky”
Leon Edwards
22-6-0 (1 NC) UFC 14-5-0 (1 NC)
6'2"Height
74"Reach
SouthpawStance
34Age
3KO wins
1Sub wins
28.6%Finish rate
16:46Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.44
Striking accuracy54.4%
Striking defense52.8%
Takedowns / 15 min1.25
Takedown accuracy37.3%
Takedown defense63.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.36
Control time21.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-5
Striking trend
Fight history
L Carlos Prates 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:28 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · November 15, 2025
12/17Sig. strikes
21/32Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Sean Brady 7-1 walk-in Submission · R4 1:39 — UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady · March 22, 2025
23/35Sig. strikes
57/93Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Belal Muhammad 14-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · July 27, 2024
47/71Sig. strikes
68/121Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
7:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Colby Covington 12-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · December 16, 2023
57/108Sig. strikes
44/126Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:27Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Kamaru Usman 15-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 — UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · March 18, 2023
120/161Sig. strikes
87/205Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kamaru Usman 15-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 4:04 — UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · August 20, 2022
55/75Sig. strikes
83/135Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:56Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Nate Diaz 15-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · June 12, 2021
77/132Sig. strikes
76/162Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
4:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Belal Muhammad 9-3 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 0:18 — UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · March 13, 2021
19/39Sig. strikes
8/26Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 18-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · July 20, 2019
92/215Sig. strikes
81/169Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
7:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gunnar Nelson 8-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · March 16, 2019
31/49Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:29Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Donald Cerrone 20-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · June 23, 2018
84/166Sig. strikes
60/131Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Peter Sobotta 4-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:59 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · March 17, 2018
42/86Sig. strikes
16/43Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
8:20Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bryan Barberena 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · September 2, 2017
23/51Sig. strikes
44/87Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
8:07Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Vicente Luque 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · March 18, 2017
53/102Sig. strikes
24/44Absorbed
3/12Takedowns
5:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Albert Tumenov 5-2 walk-in Submission · R3 3:01 — UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · October 8, 2016
16/72Sig. strikes
32/83Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
4:33Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Dominic Waters 0-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
24/35Sig. strikes
3/16Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:10Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Kamaru Usman 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · December 19, 2015
26/57Sig. strikes
48/80Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pawel Pawlak 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · July 18, 2015
36/71Sig. strikes
24/78Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
7:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Seth Baczynski 5-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:08 — UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · April 11, 2015
3/3Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Claudio Silva 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux · November 8, 2014
33/61Sig. strikes
34/81Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
3
Decision
12
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
3
Other
1
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
20
BAMMA
5
Fight UK MMA
3
Strength and Honour
1
Full career — 29 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Carlos Prates | KO (punches) | UFC 322
November 15, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 1:28 |
| L | Sean Brady | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
March 22, 2025 |
UFC | 4 | 1:39 |
| L | Belal Muhammad | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 304
July 27, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Colby Covington | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296
December 16, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Kamaru Usman | Decision (majority) | UFC 286
March 18, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Kamaru Usman | KO (head kick) | UFC 278
August 20, 2022 |
UFC | 5 | 4:04 |
| W | Nate Diaz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 263
June 12, 2021 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| NC | Belal Muhammad | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
March 13, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 0:18 |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
July 20, 2019 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Gunnar Nelson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
March 16, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Donald Cerrone | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
June 23, 2018 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Peter Sobotta | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
March 17, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 4:59 |
| W | Bryan Barberena | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
September 2, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
March 18, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Albert Tumenov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 204
October 8, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 3:01 |
| W | Dominic Waters | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
December 19, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paweł Pawlak | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
July 18, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Seth Baczynski | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
April 11, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 0:08 |
| L | Cláudio Silva | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux
November 8, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Shaun Taylor | KO (punch) | BAMMA 16
September 13, 2014 |
BAMMA | 3 | 3:30 |
| W | Wayne Murrie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BAMMA 15
May 5, 2014 |
BAMMA | 3 | 3:13 |
| W | Wendle Lewis | KO (punches) | BAMMA 14
December 14, 2013 |
BAMMA | 1 | 1:20 |
| W | Adam Boussif | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | BAMMA 13
September 13, 2013 |
BAMMA | 1 | 2:10 |
| W | Jonathan Bilton | TKO (knees) | BAMMA 11
December 1, 2012 |
BAMMA | 2 | 1:11 |
| W | Craig White | Technical Decision | Strength and Honour 14
November 3, 2012 |
Strength and Honour | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Delroy McDowell | DQ (illegal knee) | Fight UK MMA 6
February 25, 2012 |
Fight UK MMA | 3 | 2:40 |
| W | Pawel Zwiefka | Decision (unanimous) | Fight UK MMA 5
November 19, 2011 |
Fight UK MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Damian Zlotnicki | TKO (punches) | Fight UK MMA 4
June 5, 2011 |
Fight UK MMA | 1 | 2:15 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Leon Edwards) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.