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20 UFC Fights
Leon Edwards
“Rocky”
22-6-0 (1 NC)
188
cm
77
kg
188
cm reach
Born Aug 24, 1991
Wins
14
KO/TKO Wins
3
Submission Wins
1
Finish Rate
29%
Strike Rate
206
▼ 23.5%
Knockdown Rate
0.7
▼ 28.7%
Fight History
20 Total
Nov
2025
LOSS
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
LOSS
VS
Carlos Prates
23-7-0
WIN
KO/TKO
R2 · 1:28
Punches to Head At Distance
Mar
2025
LOSS
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
LOSS
VS
Sean Brady
18-2-0
WIN
SUB
R4 · 1:39
Guillotine Choke From Mount
Jul
2024
LOSS
UFC Welterweight Title Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
LOSS
VS
Belal Muhammad
24-5-0
WIN
U-DEC
R5 · 5:00
Dec
2023
WIN
UFC Welterweight Title Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Colby Covington
17-5-0
LOSS
U-DEC
R5 · 5:00
Mar
2023
WIN
UFC Welterweight Title Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Kamaru Usman
21-4-0
LOSS
M-DEC
R5 · 5:00
Aug
2022
WIN
UFC Welterweight Title Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Kamaru Usman
21-4-0
LOSS
KO/TKO
R5 · 4:04
Kicks to Head At Distance
Jun
2021
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Nate Diaz
22-13-0
LOSS
U-DEC
R5 · 5:00
Mar
2021
NC
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
NC
VS
Belal Muhammad
24-5-0
NC
Could Not Continue
R2 · 0:18
Jul
2019
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Rafael Dos Anjos
32-17-0
LOSS
U-DEC
R5 · 5:00
Mar
2019
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Gunnar Nelson
19-6-1
LOSS
S-DEC
R3 · 5:00
Jun
2018
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Donald Cerrone
36-17-0
LOSS
U-DEC
R5 · 5:00
Mar
2018
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Peter Sobotta
17-7-1
LOSS
KO/TKO
R3 · 4:59
Punches to Head On Ground
Sep
2017
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Bryan Barberena
18-12-0
LOSS
U-DEC
R3 · 5:00
Mar
2017
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Vicente Luque
23-12-1
LOSS
U-DEC
R3 · 5:00
Oct
2016
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Albert Tumenov
18-4-0
LOSS
SUB
R3 · 3:01
Rear Naked Choke
May
2016
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Dominic Waters
9-5-0
LOSS
U-DEC
R3 · 5:00
Dec
2015
LOSS
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
LOSS
VS
Kamaru Usman
21-4-0
WIN
U-DEC
R3 · 5:00
Jul
2015
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Pawel Pawlak
12-3-0
LOSS
U-DEC
R3 · 5:00
Apr
2015
WIN
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
WIN
VS
Seth Baczynski
20-14-0
LOSS
KO/TKO
R1 · 0:08
Punches to Head At Distance
Nov
2014
LOSS
Welterweight Bout
Leon Edwards
22-6-0
LOSS
VS
Claudio Silva
14-4-0
WIN
S-DEC
R3 · 5:00
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