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LEON
EDWARDS
Overview
Leon Edwards is a United Kingdom mixed martial artist competing in the UFC's Welterweight division, with a professional MMA record of 22-6. (Record and vitals verified from Wikipedia/Wikidata; combat ratings are editorial estimates.)
Attributes (editorial ratings)
Tale of the Tape
Recent Form
Fight History
Edwards lost to Carlos Prates via KO (punches) in round 2 (1:28) at UFC 322 on Nov. 15, 2025, taking his record to 22–6 (1).
Edwards lost to Sean Brady via Submission (guillotine choke) in round 4 (1:39) at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady on March 22, 2025, taking his record to 22–5 (1).
Edwards lost to Belal Muhammad via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC 304 on July 27, 2024, taking his record to 22–4 (1).
Edwards defeated Colby Covington via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC 296 on Dec. 16, 2023, taking his record to 22–3 (1).
Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman via Decision (majority) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC 286 on March 18, 2023, taking his record to 21–3 (1).
Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman via KO (head kick) in round 5 (4:04) at UFC 278 on Aug. 20, 2022, taking his record to 20–3 (1).
Edwards defeated Nate Diaz via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC 263 on June 12, 2021, taking his record to 19–3 (1).
Edwards's bout with Belal Muhammad was ruled a no contest in round 2 (0:18) at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad on March 13, 2021, taking his record to 18–3 (1).
Edwards defeated Rafael dos Anjos via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards on July 20, 2019, taking his record to 18–3.
Edwards defeated Gunnar Nelson via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal on March 16, 2019, taking his record to 17–3.
Edwards defeated Donald Cerrone via Decision (unanimous) in round 5 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards on June 23, 2018, taking his record to 16–3.
Edwards defeated Peter Sobotta via TKO (punches) in round 3 (4:59) at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov on March 17, 2018, taking his record to 15–3.
Edwards defeated Bryan Barberena via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve on Sept. 2, 2017, taking his record to 14–3.
Edwards defeated Vicente Luque via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson on March 18, 2017, taking his record to 13–3.
Edwards defeated Albert Tumenov via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 3 (3:01) at UFC 204 on Oct. 8, 2016, taking his record to 12–3.
Edwards defeated Dominic Waters via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski on May 8, 2016, taking his record to 11–3.
Edwards lost to Kamaru Usman via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 on Dec. 19, 2015, taking his record to 10–3.
Edwards defeated Paweł Pawlak via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites on July 18, 2015, taking his record to 10–2.
Edwards defeated Seth Baczynski via KO (punches) in round 1 (0:08) at UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 on April 11, 2015, taking his record to 9–2.
Edwards lost to Cláudio Silva via Decision (split) in round 3 (5:00) at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux on Nov. 8, 2014, taking his record to 8–2.
Edwards defeated Shaun Taylor via KO (punch) in round 3 (3:30) at BAMMA 16 on Sept. 13, 2014, taking his record to 8–1.
Edwards defeated Wayne Murrie via Submission (rear-naked choke) in round 3 (3:13) at BAMMA 15 on May 5, 2014, taking his record to 7–1.
Edwards defeated Wendle Lewis via KO (punches) in round 1 (1:20) at BAMMA 14 on Dec. 14, 2013, taking his record to 6–1.
Edwards defeated Adam Boussif via Submission (arm-triangle choke) in round 1 (2:10) at BAMMA 13 on Sept. 13, 2013, taking his record to 5–1.
Edwards defeated Jonathan Bilton via TKO (knees) in round 2 (1:11) at BAMMA 11 on Dec. 1, 2012, taking his record to 4–1.
Edwards defeated Craig White via Technical Decision in round 2 (5:00) at Strength and Honour 14 on Nov. 3, 2012, taking his record to 3–1.
Edwards lost to Delroy McDowell via DQ (illegal knee) in round 3 (2:40) at Fight UK MMA 6 on Feb. 25, 2012, taking his record to 2–1.
Edwards defeated Pawel Zwiefka via Decision (unanimous) in round 3 (5:00) at Fight UK MMA 5 on Nov. 19, 2011, taking his record to 2–0.
Edwards defeated Damian Zlotnicki via TKO (punches) in round 1 (2:15) at Fight UK MMA 4 on June 5, 2011, taking his record to 1–0.
Career record from the fighter's Wikipedia record table; fight footage plays via the official YouTube embed from its original channel.
Analytics
- KO/TKO7 · 32%
- Submission3 · 14%
- Decision12 · 55%
- DQ/Other0 · 0%
Rates a fighter on the standard of opposition he has actually beaten: a win over someone we also rate counts far more than a win over an unrated opponent, recent bouts count more than old ones, and recent losses or a long layoff pull the score down. Proprietary FighterStatus metric — not an official ranking.
Our own rating of the division — not an official UFC, boxing or MMA ranking.
Welterweight
Welterweight