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Leon Edwards
“Rocky”
United Kingdom
Ranked #8 · WelterweightOfficial UFC rankings
22-6-0W-L-D
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 6'2"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 74"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Team Renegade
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1794
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Edwards lives on the scorecards, with 12 wins by decision. He has 7 by KO/TKO and 3 by submission, a 43% finish rate. Record is 22-6-0.
- Recent Form
- Lost to Carlos Prates (24-7-0) by KO/TKO in round 2. Lost to Sean Brady (19-2-0) by submission in round 4. Lost to Belal Muhammad (24-6-0) by unanimous decision after five rounds.
- Style
- Southpaw with a 74" reach. He lands 2.6 significant strikes a minute at 54% accuracy and absorbs 2.44 a minute, defending 53%. He lands 1.25 takedowns per 15 minutes at 37%, with 64% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 7 KO/TKO (31%)
- 3 Submission (13%)
- 12 Decision (52%)
- 1 No method on record (4%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 45%
- Streak
- 3-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 12 months ago
23 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 105-25
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1833
- Lossvs Carlos Prates24-7-0 · Power Index 1810KO/TKO · R2 · 1:28Nov 16, 2025 · VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev
- Lossvs Sean Brady19-2-0 · Power Index 1906Submission · R4 · 1:39Mar 22, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady
- Lossvs Belal Muhammad24-6-0 · Power Index 1841Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jul 28, 2024 · UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2
- Winvs Colby Covington17-5-0 · Power Index 1753Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Dec 17, 2023 · UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington
Fight stats
Stat Leon Edwards Colby Covington Sig. strikes 57/108 44/126 Takedowns 2/3 2/10 Control time 1:27 5:04 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 18 13 Round 3 sig. strikes 12 7 Round 4 sig. strikes 11 13 Round 5 sig. strikes 3 1 - Winvs Kamaru Usman21-5-0 · Power Index 1853Decision - Majority · R5 · 5:00Mar 18, 2023 · UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3
Career Stats
Based on 20 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.60
- Striking accuracy
- 54%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.44
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.25
- Takedown accuracy
- 37%
- Takedown defense
- 64%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.40