Welterweight Division • Active
Leon Edwards
22-5-0 (W-L-D) • MMA
Kingston, Jamaica
34
Years
Age
6'0"
Inches
Height
171
Lbs
Weight
74"
Inches
Reach
UTC Ultimate Training Centre Birmingham
Gym
Trains at
🥊UFC Fight Record
Total Fights19
Wins14
Losses4
Avg Fight Time17:19
Last 2 Fights
2025-03-22LOSS
vs Sean Brady
Submission • Round 4 • 1:39
2024-07-27LOSS
vs Belal Muhammad
Decision - Unanimous • Round 5 • 5:00
🏆Win Method Distribution
Total Wins by Method
7
KO/TKO Wins
(32%)
12
Decision Wins
(55%)
3
Submission Wins
(14%)
👊Striking Statistics
Strikes Landed/Min2.62
Striking Accuracy54.0%
Striking Defense53.0%
Strikes Absorbed/Min2.42
Knockdown Avg0.23
Sig. Strikes Landed861
Sig. Strikes Attempted1589
📍Striking Position Distribution
Total Strikes by Position
651
Standing Strikes
(76%)
118
Clinch Strikes
(14%)
92
Ground Strikes
(11%)
🎯Striking Target Distribution
Total Strikes by Target
486
Head Strikes
(56%)
206
Body Strikes
(24%)
169
Legs Strikes
(20%)
🤼Grappling Statistics
Takedowns/15min1.18
Takedown Accuracy36.0%
Takedown Defense64.0%
Submissions/15min0.36
Takedowns Landed12
Takedowns Attempted72
📊Fighter Skills Radar
📋UFC Fight History
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Data Notice
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| Event | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | 2025-03-22 | Sean Brady | LOSS | Submission | 4 | 1:39 |
| UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | 2024-07-27 | Belal Muhammad | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | 2023-12-16 | Colby Covington | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | 2023-03-18 | Kamaru Usman | WIN | Decision - Majority | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards | 2022-08-20 | Kamaru Usman | WIN | KO/TKO | 5 | 4:04 |
| UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | 2021-06-12 | Nate Diaz | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | 2021-03-13 | Belal Muhammad | NC | Could Not Continue | 2 | 0:18 |
| UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | 2019-07-20 | Rafael Dos Anjos | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | 2019-03-16 | Gunnar Nelson | WIN | Decision - Split | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | 2018-06-23 | Donald Cerrone | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 2018-03-17 | Peter Sobotta | WIN | KO/TKO | 3 | 4:59 |
| UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | 2017-09-02 | Bryan Barberena | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | 2017-03-18 | Vicente Luque | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson | 2016-10-08 | Albert Tumenov | WIN | Submission | 3 | 3:01 |
| UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | 2016-05-08 | Dominic Waters | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 2015-12-19 | Kamaru Usman | LOSS | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites | 2015-07-18 | Pawel Pawlak | WIN | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | 5:00 |
| UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 | 2015-04-11 | Seth Baczynski | WIN | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:08 |
| UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux | 2014-11-08 | Claudio Silva | LOSS | Decision - Split | 3 | 5:00 |