Leon Edwards

Statistic	Leon Edwards
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Strike Differential	0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	37.3%
Takedown Defense	63.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	3:08
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	21.4%
Submission % of Wins	7.1%
Decision % of Wins	71.4%
Avg Fight Time	16:46
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.3

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	66.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Takedown Accuracy	60.0%
Takedown Defense	55.6%
Control Time/Fight	2:22

LOSS

vs. Carlos Prates

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:28 • UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025

Leon Edwards12/1771%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:00

Carlos Prates21/3266%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	7/10	70%	2/3	3:00	—
	Carlos Prates	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Leon Edwards	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carlos Prates	12/15	80%	0/0	0:01	1

LOSS

vs. Sean Brady

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 4, 1:39 • UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady • Mar 2025

Leon Edwards23/3566%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

Sean Brady57/9361%TD 5/7Ctrl 11:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	20/29	69%	0/0	0:15	—
	Sean Brady	19/39	49%	1/1	0:54	—

R2	Leon Edwards	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	19/22	86%	2/2	4:57	—

R3	Leon Edwards	3/4	75%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	14/21	67%	1/2	4:09	—

R4	Leon Edwards	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	5/11	45%	1/2	1:10	—

LOSS

vs. Belal Muhammad

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 • Jul 2024

Leon Edwards47/7166%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:11

Belal Muhammad68/12156%TD 9/13Ctrl 12:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	15/21	71%	0/0	0:50	—
	Belal Muhammad	17/34	50%	2/2	1:45	—

R2	Leon Edwards	11/16	69%	1/1	0:49	—
	Belal Muhammad	13/22	59%	4/5	3:25	—

R3	Leon Edwards	2/4	50%	1/1	4:18	—
	Belal Muhammad	4/9	44%	1/1	0:15	—

R4	Leon Edwards	6/10	60%	0/0	0:30	—
	Belal Muhammad	21/30	70%	1/2	3:17	—

R5	Leon Edwards	13/20	65%	0/0	0:44	—
	Belal Muhammad	13/26	50%	1/3	3:20	—

WIN

vs. Colby Covington

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023

Leon Edwards57/10853%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:27

Colby Covington44/12635%TD 2/10Ctrl 5:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	13/31	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	10/28	36%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Leon Edwards	18/27	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Leon Edwards	12/23	52%	1/2	0:18	—
	Colby Covington	7/32	22%	1/3	0:34	—

R4	Leon Edwards	11/22	50%	0/0	0:11	—
	Colby Covington	13/26	50%	0/5	1:27	—

R5	Leon Edwards	3/5	60%	1/1	0:58	—
	Colby Covington	1/4	25%	1/1	3:03	—

WIN

vs. Kamaru Usman

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023

Leon Edwards120/16175%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Kamaru Usman87/20542%TD 4/15Ctrl 5:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	20/26	77%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	12/42	29%	0/2	0:19	—

R2	Leon Edwards	23/26	88%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	24/50	48%	1/1	0:45	—

R3	Leon Edwards	24/32	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	17/32	53%	1/2	1:06	—

R4	Leon Edwards	25/41	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	14/37	38%	1/4	0:51	—

R5	Leon Edwards	28/36	78%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	20/44	45%	1/6	2:02	—

WIN

vs. Kamaru Usman

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 5, 4:04 • UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards • Aug 2022

Leon Edwards55/7573%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:56KD 1

Kamaru Usman83/13561%TD 5/12Ctrl 10:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	13/13	100%	1/2	2:01	—
	Kamaru Usman	6/7	86%	1/4	1:21	—

R2	Leon Edwards	20/28	71%	0/2	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	36/65	55%	1/1	1:42	—

R3	Leon Edwards	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	10/17	59%	2/3	3:23	—

R4	Leon Edwards	6/10	60%	0/1	0:54	—
	Kamaru Usman	22/30	73%	1/2	2:51	—

R5	Leon Edwards	9/14	64%	0/0	0:01	1
	Kamaru Usman	9/16	56%	0/2	1:19	—

WIN

vs. Nate Diaz

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021

Leon Edwards77/13258%TD 4/5Ctrl 4:59

Nate Diaz76/16247%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	13/19	68%	1/2	1:32	—
	Nate Diaz	10/23	43%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Leon Edwards	17/30	57%	1/1	1:09	—
	Nate Diaz	13/30	43%	0/0	0:16	—

R3	Leon Edwards	13/15	87%	2/2	2:18	—
	Nate Diaz	3/12	25%	0/0	0:26	—

R4	Leon Edwards	18/36	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nate Diaz	19/45	42%	0/0	0:14	—

R5	Leon Edwards	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nate Diaz	31/52	60%	0/0	0:54	—

NC

vs. Belal Muhammad

CNC • Rd 2, 0:18 • UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021

Leon Edwards19/3949%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19

Belal Muhammad8/2631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	17/35	49%	0/1	0:19	—
	Belal Muhammad	8/24	33%	0/0	0:33	—

R2	Leon Edwards	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards • Jul 2019

Leon Edwards92/21543%TD 3/10Ctrl 7:17

Rafael Dos Anjos81/16948%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	6/15	40%	1/2	3:14	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	8/12	67%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Leon Edwards	24/61	39%	0/1	0:16	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	23/43	53%	0/1	1:18	—

R3	Leon Edwards	25/52	48%	0/1	1:18	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	11/25	44%	0/4	0:37	—

R4	Leon Edwards	24/54	44%	1/1	1:03	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	22/53	42%	0/0	0:07	—

R5	Leon Edwards	13/33	39%	1/5	1:26	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	17/36	47%	0/0	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Gunnar Nelson

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal • Mar 2019

Leon Edwards31/4963%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:29KD 1

Gunnar Nelson9/1850%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	5/9	56%	2/2	2:18	—
	Gunnar Nelson	3/3	100%	2/3	1:26	—

R2	Leon Edwards	23/36	64%	0/0	0:30	1
	Gunnar Nelson	3/11	27%	0/0	0:38	—

R3	Leon Edwards	3/4	75%	0/1	0:41	—
	Gunnar Nelson	3/4	75%	1/1	2:18	—

WIN

vs. Donald Cerrone

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards • Jun 2018

Leon Edwards84/16651%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:48

Donald Cerrone60/13146%TD 1/9Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	16/32	50%	0/2	0:45	—
	Donald Cerrone	12/26	46%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Leon Edwards	16/32	50%	0/1	0:03	—
	Donald Cerrone	12/26	46%	0/2	0:44	—

R3	Leon Edwards	19/38	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	15/37	41%	0/3	0:12	—

R4	Leon Edwards	15/31	48%	0/1	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	10/20	50%	0/2	0:57	—

R5	Leon Edwards	18/33	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	11/22	50%	1/1	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Peter Sobotta

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 4:59 • UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov • Mar 2018

Leon Edwards42/8649%TD 1/2Ctrl 8:20KD 1

Peter Sobotta16/4337%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	8/19	42%	0/0	2:53	1
	Peter Sobotta	6/14	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Leon Edwards	4/19	21%	1/1	2:54	—
	Peter Sobotta	4/15	27%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Leon Edwards	30/48	62%	0/1	2:33	—
	Peter Sobotta	6/14	43%	1/4	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Bryan Barberena

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve • Sep 2017

Leon Edwards23/5145%TD 3/6Ctrl 8:07

Bryan Barberena44/8751%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:25KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	4/13	31%	1/1	2:27	—
	Bryan Barberena	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Leon Edwards	10/19	53%	1/2	2:07	—
	Bryan Barberena	25/48	52%	0/0	1:25	1

R3	Leon Edwards	9/19	47%	1/3	3:33	—
	Bryan Barberena	14/23	61%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vicente Luque

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson • Mar 2017

Leon Edwards53/10252%TD 3/12Ctrl 5:12

Vicente Luque24/4455%TD 2/7Ctrl 5:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	9/19	47%	0/3	0:21	—
	Vicente Luque	9/13	69%	2/3	3:00	—

R2	Leon Edwards	9/18	50%	2/4	2:59	—
	Vicente Luque	0/3	0%	0/1	1:13	—

R3	Leon Edwards	35/65	54%	1/5	1:52	—
	Vicente Luque	15/28	54%	0/3	1:08	—

WIN

vs. Albert Tumenov

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:01 • UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson • Oct 2016

Leon Edwards16/7222%TD 3/10Ctrl 4:33

Albert Tumenov32/8339%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	4/13	31%	2/6	3:51	—
	Albert Tumenov	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Leon Edwards	8/38	21%	0/2	0:09	—
	Albert Tumenov	22/58	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Leon Edwards	4/21	19%	1/2	0:33	—
	Albert Tumenov	9/23	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dominic Waters

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski • May 2016

Leon Edwards24/3569%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:10

Dominic Waters3/1619%TD 4/12Ctrl 7:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	5/6	83%	1/1	0:11	—
	Dominic Waters	0/3	0%	1/2	4:02	—

R2	Leon Edwards	6/9	67%	1/1	1:10	—
	Dominic Waters	0/6	0%	2/6	2:17	—

R3	Leon Edwards	13/20	65%	0/1	1:49	—
	Dominic Waters	3/7	43%	1/4	0:57	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015

Leon Edwards26/5746%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40

Kamaru Usman48/8060%TD 6/13Ctrl 10:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	10/20	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	12/22	55%	1/3	3:40	—

R2	Leon Edwards	14/30	47%	0/0	0:40	—
	Kamaru Usman	13/24	54%	2/5	2:46	—

R3	Leon Edwards	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	23/34	68%	3/5	4:20	—

WIN

vs. Pawel Pawlak

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites • Jul 2015

Leon Edwards36/7151%TD 0/4Ctrl 7:04KD 1

Pawel Pawlak24/7831%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	10/23	43%	0/2	2:15	—
	Pawel Pawlak	9/24	38%	0/3	0:10	—

R2	Leon Edwards	10/25	40%	0/1	2:02	—
	Pawel Pawlak	9/29	31%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Leon Edwards	16/23	70%	0/1	2:47	1
	Pawel Pawlak	6/25	24%	0/0	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Seth Baczynski

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:08 • UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 • Apr 2015

Leon Edwards3/3100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Seth Baczynski0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	3/3	100%	0/0	0:02	1
	Seth Baczynski	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Claudio Silva

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux • Nov 2014

Leon Edwards33/6154%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:37

Claudio Silva34/8142%TD 3/9Ctrl 7:09

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leon Edwards	15/27	56%	0/0	1:11	—
	Claudio Silva	9/25	36%	1/4	1:51	—

R2	Leon Edwards	14/26	54%	0/0	0:02	—
	Claudio Silva	15/40	38%	1/4	1:21	—

R3	Leon Edwards	4/8	50%	0/0	0:24	—
	Claudio Silva	10/16	62%	1/1	3:57	—