Leon Edwards
"Rocky"
| Age | 33 |
| Nationality | 🏴 England |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 188 cm |
| Reach | 188 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
28
fights
22
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
1
⬜ no contest
Bonuses
2
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
November 08, 2014
UFC debuts
March 22, 2025
UFC last fight
5h29:9
time in the cage
17:19
avg time by combat
73.7%
win rate
28.6%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1709
as of March 22, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1759
on December 16, 2023
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
69
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 89 | 287 |
| 2. | Significant strikes accuracy | 85 | 54% |
| 3. | Ko tko | 80 | 3 |
| 4. | Ground strikes accuracy | 80 | 78% |
| 5. | Total strikes accuracy | 74 | 61% |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Total strikes attempted | 10 | 29.44 / round |
| 2. | Total strikes defense | 21 | 37% |
| 3. | Head strikes landed | 27 | 7.38 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes landed | 31 | 13.08 / round |
| 5. | Ground strikes landed | 39 | 1.40 / round |
43
Boxing Score
60
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+0.96
/ round
💫 Strike differential
9.9 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
8.7 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
49.0%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
59.0%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
48
Wrestling Score
54
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.1 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.4 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
36.1%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
63.7%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:01 / round
⏱ Control Time
1:21 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.4 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
78.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
12.5%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Leon Edwards' UFC Fight History
March 22, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
Welterweight bout
Loss by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 4 (1:39).
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July 27, 2024 - UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Welterweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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December 16, 2023 - UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Welterweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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March 18, 2023 - UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
Welterweight title fight
Win by majority decision at round 5 (5:00).
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August 20, 2022 - UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Welterweight title fight
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 5 (4:04).
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June 12, 2021 - UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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March 13, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Welterweight bout
No contest at round 2 (18s).
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July 20, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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March 16, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
Welterweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 23, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights