Welterweight

Leon Edwards

Last fought: Nov 2025

RECORD

Pro

22-6-0 (1 NC)

UFC

14-5-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	16:46
Fight Completion Rate	86.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.36
% Fights Inside the Distance	30.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	163-58 (73.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	126-50 (71.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	28-5 (84.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	52.4%
% Time in Control	21.0%
% Time Controlled	26.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	44.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.76
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.38
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.39
Distance Strike Accuracy	49.2%
Distance Strike Defense	58.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.83
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.34
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.13
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.52
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.70
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.19

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Leon Edwards League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

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

Last 5 Averages

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

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Carlos Prates

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:28

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

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady • Mar 2025Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 4, 1:39

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

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 • Jul 2024WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards • Aug 2022WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 5, 4:04

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

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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	—

vs. Belal Muhammad

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021Welterweight

CNC • Rd 2, 0:18

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

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards • Jul 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal • Mar 2019Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards • Jun 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov • Mar 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 4:59

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

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve • Sep 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson • Mar 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson • Oct 2016Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:01

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

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski • May 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites • Jul 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 • Apr 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:08

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

UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux • Nov 2014Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-31 | Data source: UFCStats.com