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Leon Edwards
“Rocky”
United KingdomWelterweightActiveage 35
22-6
79% win rate
L3 streak
Peak Vertex
2023-12-16 → 2023-12-1686held 3 bouts-86 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · U-Dec · 2023-12-16
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
14 wins5 losses1 NClast 5: L L L W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2025
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(20) | R2(19) | R3(17) | R4(8) | R5(7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 16.1 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 14.6 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 8.3 | 15.0 | 10.3 | 17.0 | 14.9 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.55 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.13 | 0.29 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.57 |
| Control time | 1:26 | 0:47 | 1:20 | 0:20 | 0:27 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev2025-11-15L·KO·R2 · 1:28
- UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady2025-03-22L·Sub·R4 · 1:39
- UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 22024-07-27L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington2023-12-16W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 32023-03-18W·M-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards2022-08-20W·KO·R5 · 4:04
- UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 22021-06-12W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad2021-03-13NC·NC·R2 · 0:18
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards2019-07-20W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal2019-03-16W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards2018-06-23W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov2018-03-17W·KO·R3 · 4:59
- UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve2017-09-02W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson2017-03-18W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson2016-10-08W·Sub·R3 · 3:01
- UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski2016-05-08W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 22015-12-19L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites2015-07-18W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 22015-04-11W·KO·R1 · 0:08
- L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Jorge Masvidal is signaling imminent news regarding his return to the UFC Octagon after an extended absence.
- MMA Fighting
Following a landmark UFC Belgrade card marked by an unusually high number of finishes, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Alexander K.
- MMA Fighting
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