Featherweight

Lerone Murphy

Last fought: Mar 2026

RECORD

Pro

17-1-1

UFC

9-1-1

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:48
Fight Completion Rate	83.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.96
% Fights Inside the Distance	27.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	68-32 (68.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	56-31 (64.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	9-0 (100.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	64.9%
% Time in Control	13.0%
% Time Controlled	22.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	37.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.46
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.42
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.04
Distance Strike Accuracy	47.6%
Distance Strike Defense	62.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.56
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.61
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.14
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.79
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.54
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.48

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 Featherweight field

Lerone Murphy 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	Lerone Murphy
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7
Strike Differential	1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	54.2%
Takedown Defense	44.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	1:57
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	14:48
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Takedown Accuracy	63.6%
Takedown Defense	40.7%
Control Time/Fight	1:32

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Movsar Evloev

UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy • Mar 2026Featherweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Lerone Murphy89/23937%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Movsar Evloev86/18946%TD 9/10Ctrl 3:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	14/49	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Lerone Murphy	24/57	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	17/37	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Lerone Murphy	23/48	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	25/50	50%	1/1	0:23	—

R4	Lerone Murphy	16/39	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	21/35	60%	3/4	1:19	—

R5	Lerone Murphy	12/46	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	12/36	33%	5/5	2:12	—

WIN

vs. Aaron Pico

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev • Aug 2025Featherweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Elbow) • Rd 1, 3:21

Lerone Murphy8/1650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Aaron Pico13/2945%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	1
	Aaron Pico	13/29	45%	2/3	2:01	—

WIN

vs. Josh Emmett

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy • Apr 2025Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Lerone Murphy84/15754%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

Josh Emmett41/14329%TD 4/11Ctrl 3:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Emmett	10/28	36%	1/1	0:05	—

R2	Lerone Murphy	13/21	62%	0/0	0:06	—
	Josh Emmett	2/8	25%	2/5	1:50	—

R3	Lerone Murphy	21/36	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Emmett	5/25	20%	1/2	1:01	—

R4	Lerone Murphy	22/41	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Emmett	13/38	34%	0/2	0:28	—

R5	Lerone Murphy	18/35	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Emmett	11/44	25%	0/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Dan Ige

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lerone Murphy52/10052%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:17

Dan Ige46/10643%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:47KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	17/32	53%	1/1	0:22	—
	Dan Ige	32/60	53%	1/1	1:30	1

R2	Lerone Murphy	19/42	45%	1/1	0:57	—
	Dan Ige	11/29	38%	0/1	0:43	—

R3	Lerone Murphy	16/26	62%	1/3	0:58	—
	Dan Ige	3/17	18%	0/1	2:34	—

WIN

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy • May 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Lerone Murphy220/36460%TD 4/6Ctrl 5:19

Edson Barboza79/24233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	34/62	55%	0/0	0:14	—
	Edson Barboza	25/53	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Lerone Murphy	41/75	55%	1/1	1:26	—
	Edson Barboza	17/44	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Lerone Murphy	48/79	61%	1/3	1:25	—
	Edson Barboza	11/42	26%	0/0	0:17	—

R4	Lerone Murphy	59/93	63%	0/0	0:25	—
	Edson Barboza	15/56	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Lerone Murphy	38/55	69%	2/2	1:49	—
	Edson Barboza	11/47	23%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Culibao

UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura • Jul 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lerone Murphy59/10954%TD 3/5Ctrl 7:38KD 1

Josh Culibao23/5939%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	18/37	49%	0/1	1:13	—
	Josh Culibao	11/34	32%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Lerone Murphy	12/23	52%	1/1	2:39	—
	Josh Culibao	7/16	44%	0/2	0:48	—

R3	Lerone Murphy	29/49	59%	2/3	3:46	1
	Josh Culibao	5/9	56%	0/0	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Gabriel Santos

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

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lerone Murphy93/16158%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:18

Gabriel Santos69/12257%TD 5/11Ctrl 4:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	33/58	57%	0/0	0:59	—
	Gabriel Santos	36/54	67%	2/4	0:39	—

R2	Lerone Murphy	25/44	57%	1/2	1:14	—
	Gabriel Santos	13/32	41%	1/2	1:45	—

R3	Lerone Murphy	35/59	59%	0/0	0:05	—
	Gabriel Santos	20/36	56%	2/5	1:36	—

WIN

vs. Makwan Amirkhani

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Featherweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 0:14

Lerone Murphy4/580%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 1

Makwan Amirkhani4/667%TD 5/7Ctrl 4:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	0/0	—	0/0	0:09	—
	Makwan Amirkhani	3/4	75%	5/6	4:05	—

R2	Lerone Murphy	4/5	80%	0/0	0:02	1
	Makwan Amirkhani	1/2	50%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny • Jan 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lerone Murphy48/11542%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:51

Douglas Silva de Andrade39/10836%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	16/37	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Douglas Silva de Andrade	11/38	29%	0/1	0:06	—

R2	Lerone Murphy	14/33	42%	0/1	0:20	—
	Douglas Silva de Andrade	11/27	41%	1/1	1:05	—

R3	Lerone Murphy	18/45	40%	1/3	1:31	—
	Douglas Silva de Andrade	17/43	40%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Ricardo Ramos

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige • Jul 2020Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:18

Lerone Murphy22/4055%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:22

Ricardo Ramos10/2934%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	22/40	55%	1/2	1:22	—
	Ricardo Ramos	10/29	34%	0/2	0:57	—

vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier • Sep 2019Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Lerone Murphy28/7836%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

Zubaira Tukhugov22/5838%TD 6/8Ctrl 9:30KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Lerone Murphy	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zubaira Tukhugov	16/31	52%	2/2	3:36	1

R2	Lerone Murphy	14/38	37%	0/0	0:11	—
	Zubaira Tukhugov	4/19	21%	2/2	2:43	—

R3	Lerone Murphy	9/27	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zubaira Tukhugov	2/8	25%	2/4	3:11	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com