Leon Edwards

Record:

win

loss

draw

Wins by:

sub

dec

n/a

Losses by:

sub

dec

n/a

Percentages:

32%

14%

sub

45%

finish

Last 4 fights:

DEC

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Age

Weight

170lbs (77kg)

Height

6'0" (1.83m)

Reach

6'2" (1.88m)

Weight Class

welterweight

Debut

2011-06-05

Career

2011 - 2024

Stance

Southpaw

Rank

#9 Pound for Pound (UFC)

#1 Welterweight (UFC)

Style

Kickboxing

Birth

Aug. 25, 1991

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Residence

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Fighting Out Of

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Strengths

Great striking accuracy, excellent cardio, very solid takedown defense.

Weaknesses

Needs improvement in ground game, sometimes slow to start in fights, has difficulties in finishing opponents.

Notes

Hails from the United Kingdom, has a notable win over Donald Cerrone, has struggled to secure fights with top contenders due to various reasons.

Fight Record

22-3-0-1

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(48-47, 48-47, 49-46)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Belal Muhammad

23-3-0-1

Welterweight bout

UFC 304

Edwards vs Muhammad 2

27 Jul 24

Chester

Co-op Live

21-3-0-1

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(49-46, 49-46, 49-46)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Colby Covington

17-3-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 296

Edwards vs Covington

16 Dec 23

Las Vegas

ufc

20-3-0-1

DEC

5:00 Majority

(48-46, 48-46, 47-47)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Kamaru Usman

20-2-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 286

Edwards vs Usman 3

18 Mar 23

London

The O2 Arena

19-3-0-1

4:04 Head Kick

Welterweight bout

Kamaru Usman

20-1-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 278

Usman vs Edwards 2

20 Aug 22

Salt Lake City

Vivint Arena

18-3-0-1

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(49-46, 49-46, 49-46)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Nate Diaz

20-12-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 263

Adesanya vs Vettori 2

12 Jun 21

Glendale

Gila River Arena

18-3-0-0

0:18 Accidental Eye Poke

Welterweight bout

Belal Muhammad

18-3-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Edwards vs Muhammad

13 Mar 21

Las Vegas

UFC Apex

17-3-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Rafael Dos Anjos

29-11-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC On ESPN

Dos Anjos vs Edwards

20 Jul 19

San Antonio

AT&T Center

16-3-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(29-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Gunnar Nelson

17-3-1-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Till vs Masvidal

16 Mar 19

London

The O2 Arena

15-3-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Donald Cerrone

33-10-0-1

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Cowboy vs Edwards

23 Jun 18

Singapore

Singapore Indoor Stadium

14-3-0-0

TKO

4:59 Punches

Welterweight bout

TKO

Peter Sobotta

17-5-1-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Werdum vs Volkov

17 Mar 18

London

The O2 Arena

13-3-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Bryan Barberena

13-4-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Volkov vs Struve

02 Sep 17

Rotterdam

Rotterdam Ahoy

12-3-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Vicente Luque

11-5-1-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Manuwa vs Anderson

18 Mar 17

London

The O2 Arena

11-3-0-0

SUB

3:01 Rear-Naked Choke

Welterweight bout

SUB

Albert Tumenov

17-3-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC 204

Bisping vs Henderson 2

08 Oct 16

Chester

Manchester Arena

10-3-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Dominic Waters

3-4-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Overeem vs Arlovski

08 May 16

Rotterdam

Rotterdam Ahoy

10-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Kamaru Usman

6-1-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC On Fox 4

Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2

19 Dec 15

Orlando

Amway Center

9-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Pawel Pawlak

11-1-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Bisping vs Leites

18 Jul 15

Glasgow

The SSE Hydro

8-2-0-0

0:08 Punches

Welterweight bout

Seth Baczynski

19-12-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2

11 Apr 15

Kraków

Tauron Arena

8-1-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight bout

DEC

Claudio Silva

11-2-0-0

Welterweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Shogun vs Saint Preux

08 Nov 14

Uberlândia

Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves

7-1-0-0

3:30 Punch

Welterweight bout

Shaun Taylor

0-0-0-0

Welterweight bout

BAMMA 16

Daley vs Da Rocha

13 Sep 14

Chester

Victoria Warehouse

6-1-0-0

SUB

3:13 Rear Naked Choke

Welterweight bout

SUB

Wayne Murray

0-0-0-0

Welterweight bout

BAMMA 15

Thompson vs Selmani

05 Apr 14

London

5-1-0-0

1:20 Punches

Welterweight bout

Wendle Lewis

0-0-0-0

Welterweight bout

BAMMA 14

Daley vs Da Silva

14 Dec 13

Birmingham

LG Arena

4-1-0-0

SUB

2:10 Arm-Triangle Choke

Welterweight bout

SUB

Adam Boussif

0-0-0-0

Welterweight bout

BAMMA 13

George vs Marzec

13 Sep 13

Birmingham

3-1-0-0

TKO

1:11 Knees

Welterweight bout

TKO

Jonathan Bilton

0-0-0-0

Welterweight bout

BAMMA 11

Marshman vs Foupa Pokam

01 Dec 12

Birmingham

National Indoor Arena

2-1-0-0

DEC

5:00

DEC

Craig White

1-2-0-0

SAH 14

Strength And Honour 14

03 Nov 12

Exeter

2-0-0-0

2:40 Illegal Knee

Delroy Mcdowell

0-0-0-0

Fight Uk Mma

Fight Uk 6

25 Feb 12

Leicester

1-0-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

DEC

Pawel Zwiefka

0-0-0-0

Fight Me MMA

Fight Uk 5

19 Nov 11

Leicester

0-0-0-0

TKO

2:15 Punches

TKO

Damian Zlotnicki

0-0-0-0

Fight uk 4

Fight Uk 4

05 Jun 11

Leicester

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Record

Adam Boussif

1 KO

1 Ground And Pound

Albert Tumenov

1 KO

1 Punches

Belal Muhammad

2 DEC

2 Unanimous

Bryan Barberena

1 SUB

1 Face Crank

Claudio Silva

3 DEC

3 Unanimous

Colby Covington

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Craig White

1 SUB

1 Arm-Triangle Choke

Damian Zlotnicki

1 TKO

1 Punches

Delroy Mcdowell

1 OTHER

1 Illegal Knee

Dominic Waters

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Donald Cerrone

1 SUB

1 Guillotine Choke

Gunnar Nelson

1 SUB

1 Armbar

Jonathan Bilton

1 TKO

1 Knees

Kamaru Usman

2 DEC

2 Majority

Nate Diaz

1 SUB

1 Guillotine Choke

Pawel Pawlak

2 DEC

2 Unanimous

Pawel Zwiefka

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Peter Sobotta

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Rafael Dos Anjos

1 TKO

1 Knee Injury

Seth Baczynski

1 SUB

1 Rear-Naked Choke

Shaun Taylor

1 SUB

1 Rear-Naked Choke

Vicente Luque

1 TKO

1 Punches

Wayne Murray

1 SUB

1 Rear Naked Choke

Wendle Lewis

1 TKO

1 Verbal Submission Due To Knee Injury

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Leon Edwards

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