Welterweight Bout

Leon Edwards

“Rocky”

Record: 14-5-0 (1 NC)
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 2"
Reach: 74"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: Aug 25, 1991

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 20
Minutes: 335.6
Knockdowns: 5
Sig. accuracy: 54.4%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 37.3%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 8
Control / 15: 3:09

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted873/1606

Accuracy54.4%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head56.1%
Body23.6%
Leg20.3%

Position

Distance75.8%
Clinch13.6%
Ground10.5%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head61.4%
Body23.4%
Leg15.1%

Position absorbed

Distance72.5%
Clinch14.4%
Ground13.1%

Grappling

For

Takedowns28/75

TD accuracy37.3%

TD per 151.3

Sub attempts8

Subs per 150.4

Reversals6

Control70:26

Control per 153:09

Against

Takedowns absorbed45/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced3

Control conceded89:13

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1.4	40.7%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/0.9	38.9%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/1.2	33.1%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.4	34.2%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.9	33.7%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Carlos Prates
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:28
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. MakhachevNov 15, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 12/17 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 3:00
Loss vs Sean Brady
Submission · Round 4 · 1:39
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. BradyMar 22, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 23/35 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:15
Loss vs Belal Muhammad
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2Jul 27, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 47/71 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 7:11
Win vs Colby Covington
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 296: Edwards vs. CovingtonDec 16, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 57/108 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 1:27
Win vs Kamaru Usman
Decision - Majority · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3Mar 18, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 120/161 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Kamaru Usman
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 4:04
UFC 278: Usman vs. EdwardsAug 20, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 55/75 · TD 1/5 · Ctrl 2:56
Win vs Nate Diaz
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2Jun 12, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 77/132 · TD 4/5 · Ctrl 4:59
NC vs Belal Muhammad
Could Not Continue · Round 2 · 0:18
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. MuhammadMar 13, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 19/39 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:19
Win vs Rafael Dos Anjos
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. EdwardsJul 20, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 92/215 · TD 3/10 · Ctrl 7:17
Win vs Gunnar Nelson
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. MasvidalMar 16, 2019
KD 1 · Sig 31/49 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 3:29

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