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Leon Edwards #8

“Rocky”

Welterweight

Record: 22-6-0

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Height 6'0"
Weight 170 lb
Reach 74"
Leg reach 43"
Stance Southpaw
Style MMA
Age 34

Career stats

Striking

Striking accuracy 54%
Sig. strikes landed 873 of 1,606
Landed per min 2.60
Absorbed per min 2.44
Strike defence 53%
Knockdown avg 0.22

Grappling

Takedown accuracy 16%
Takedowns landed 12 of 75
Takedown defence 64%
Takedowns per 15 min 1.25
Submissions per 15 min 0.36
Avg fight time 16:47

Strikes by target

Head 56%
Body 24%
Leg 20%

Strikes by position

Standing 76%
Clinch 14%
Ground 11%

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 3
Decision 12
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Fights in UFC

20 bouts
Date Opponent Result Method Event
Nov 15, 2025 Carlos Prates Loss KO/TKO, R2 1:28 UFC 322
Mar 22, 2025 Sean Brady Loss Submission, R4 1:39 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady
Jul 27, 2024 Belal Muhammad Loss U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 304
Dec 15, 2023 Colby Covington Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Mar 17, 2023 Kamaru Usman Win M-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Aug 19, 2022 Kamaru Usman Win KO/TKO, R5 4:04 UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Jun 11, 2021 Nate Diaz Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Mar 12, 2021 Belal Muhammad Upcoming CNC, R2 0:18 UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Jul 19, 2019 Rafael Dos Anjos Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Mar 15, 2019 Gunnar Nelson Win S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
Jun 22, 2018 Donald Cerrone Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Mar 16, 2018 Peter Sobotta Win KO/TKO, R3 4:59 UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
Sep 1, 2017 Bryan Barberena Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
Mar 17, 2017 Vicente Luque Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
Oct 7, 2016 Albert Tumenov Win SUB, R3 3:01 UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
May 7, 2016 Dominic Waters Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
Dec 18, 2015 Kamaru Usman Loss U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Jul 17, 2015 Pawel Pawlak Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites
Apr 10, 2015 Seth Baczynski Win KO/TKO, R1 0:08 UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2
Nov 7, 2014 Claudio Silva Loss S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux