Leon Edwards "Rocky"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record14-5 (1 NC) · current 3-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record163-58 (73.8%) across 20 opponents
Last 5 opponents53-9 (85.5%) across 5 opponents
Age35
Height6' 2"
Reach74"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute2.60
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.44
Striking accuracy54%
Striking defense53%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.25
Takedowns landed / attempted37%
Takedown defense64%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.36
Average fight time16.8 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 10 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2025-11-15Carlos Prates5-1StrikerLKO/TKO R2 1:28UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-03-22Sean Brady7-1WrestlerLSubmission R4 1:39UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
2024-07-27Belal Muhammad14-3 (1 NC)StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
2023-12-16Colby Covington12-3WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
2023-03-18Kamaru Usman15-1WrestlerWDecision - Majority R5 5:00 (title)UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
2022-08-20Kamaru Usman15-0WrestlerWKO/TKO R5 4:04 (title)UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
2021-06-12Nate Diaz15-10Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
2021-03-13Belal Muhammad9-3WrestlerNCCould Not Continue R2 0:18UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
2019-07-20Rafael Dos Anjos18-9WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
2019-03-16Gunnar Nelson8-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
2018-06-23Donald Cerrone20-7StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
2018-03-17Peter Sobotta4-4BalancedWKO/TKO R3 4:59UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
2017-09-02Bryan Barberena4-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
2017-03-18Vicente Luque4-1GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
2016-10-08Albert Tumenov5-2StrikerWSubmission R3 3:01UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
2016-05-08Dominic Waters0-2WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
2015-12-19Kamaru Usman1-0—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
2015-07-18Pawel Pawlak1-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites
2015-04-11Seth Baczynski5-5BalancedWKO/TKO R1 0:08UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2
2014-11-08Claudio Silva1-0WrestlerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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