Welterweight · Men

Leon Edwards

“Rocky”
Jamaica Ultimate Training Centre debut 2010
#17 Welterweight UFC #8 · Welterweight
Elo 2,030 peak 2,284 · 16 Dec 2023 254 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2243263
22-6 (1)pro record
3L current streak
2,392best win, Elo
1,645average opponent
-- born 25 Aug 1991
74.0" / 74.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,556 Sub1,359 Dec1,610

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Kamaru Usman KO/TKO R5 · 20 Aug 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,392
  2. Kamaru Usman Decision R5 · 18 Mar 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,241
  3. Colby Covington Decision R5 · 16 Dec 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,232
  4. Rafael dos Anjos Decision R5 · 20 Jul 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,114
  5. Donald Cerrone Decision R5 · 23 Jun 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,994

Losses

The latest 5 of 6
  1. Carlos Prates KO/TKO R2 · 15 Nov 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,101
  2. Sean Brady Submission R4 · 22 Mar 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,074
  3. Belal Muhammad Decision R5 · 27 Jul 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,260
  4. Kamaru Usman Decision R3 · 19 Dec 2015 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,689
  5. Claudio Silva Decision R3 · 8 Nov 2014 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,580

Fight history

32 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
32 15 Nov 202534.2 yrs L22-6 (1) Carlos Prates 22-7 · 32.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOStraight Left R26:28 0.00 2,123→2,030 -93 2,101 +158→+145 UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev Ultimate Fighting Championship
31 22 Mar 202533.6 yrs L22-5 (1) Sean Brady 17-1 · 32.3 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R416:39 0.00 2,252→2,123 -129 2,074 +121→+129 UFC Fight Night 255: Edwards vs. Brady Ultimate Fighting Championship
30 27 Jul 202432.9 yrs L22-4 (1) Belal Muhammad 23-3 (1) · 36.0 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.35* 2,284→2,252 -32 2,260 -205→-250 UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
29 16 Dec 202332.3 yrs W22-3 (1) Colby Covington 17-3 · 35.8 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.75* 2,243→2,284 +41 2,232 -136→-162 UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 18 Mar 202331.6 yrs W21-3 (1) Kamaru Usman 22-2 · 35.9 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionMajority R525:00 0.61* 2,217→2,243 +26 2,241 +205→+201 UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 20 Aug 202231.0 yrs W20-3 (1) Kamaru Usman 22-1 · 35.3 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOHead Kick R524:04 1.00 2,065→2,217 +152 2,392 +260→+275 UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 12 Jun 202129.8 yrs W19-3 (1) Nate Diaz 23-12 · 36.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.75* 2,053→2,075 +22 1,965 -450→-559 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 13 Mar 202129.5 yrs NC18-3 (1) Belal Muhammad 18-3 · 32.7 yrs Welterweight -- R25:18 0.00 2,053→2,053 +0 1,936 -252→-260 UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 20 Jul 201927.9 yrs W18-3 Rafael dos Anjos 29-11 · 34.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.83* 2,003→2,088 +85 2,114 -129→-125 UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 16 Mar 201927.6 yrs W17-3 Gunnar Nelson 17-3-1 · 30.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.73* 1,959→2,003 +44 1,969 -139→-138 UFC Fight Night 147: Till vs. Masvidal Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 23 Jun 201826.8 yrs W16-3 Donald Cerrone 33-10 (1) · 35.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.67* 1,907→1,959 +51 1,994 -149→-215 UFC Fight Night 132: Cerrone vs. Edwards Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 17 Mar 201826.6 yrs W15-3 Peter Sobotta 17-5-1 · 31.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R314:59 1.00 1,830→1,907 +78 1,791 -200→-214 UFC Fight Night 127: Werdum vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 2 Sep 201726.0 yrs W14-3 Bryan Barberena 13-4 · 28.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.59* 1,837→1,830 -7 1,746 -320→-267 UFC Fight Night 115: Volkov vs. Struve Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 18 Mar 201725.6 yrs W13-3 Vicente Luque 12-6-1 · 25.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.64* 1,827→1,837 +10 1,770 +120→+110 UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 8 Oct 201625.1 yrs W12-3 Albert Tumenov 15-4 · 24.8 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R313:01 1.00 1,735→1,827 +92 1,753 +200→+210 UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 8 May 201624.7 yrs W11-3 Dominic Waters 10-5 · 27.1 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.98* 1,685→1,735 +50 1,546 -244→-257 UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 19 Dec 201524.3 yrs L10-3 Kamaru Usman 8-1 · 28.6 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.31* 1,728→1,685 -43 1,689 +170→+210 UFC on Fox 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 18 Jul 201523.9 yrs W10-2 Paweł Pawlak 11-1 · 26.4 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.96* 1,681→1,728 +47 1,538 -256→-256 UFC Fight Night 72: Bisping vs. Leites Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 11 Apr 201523.6 yrs W9-2 Seth Baczynski 20-14 · 33.5 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunch R10:08 1.00 1,634→1,681 +47 1,460 -115→-115 UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 8 Nov 201423.2 yrs L8-2 Claudio Silva 10-1 · 32.2 yrs Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56* 1,638→1,634 -4 1,580 -190→-190 UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs. St. Preux Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 13 Sep 201423.1 yrs W8-1 Shaun Taylor 8-0 Welterweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R313:30 1.00 1,577→1,638 +61 1,469 – BAMMA 16: Daley vs. da Rocha BAMMA
11 5 Apr 201422.6 yrs W7-1 Wayne Murrie 17-5-1 Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R13:13 1.00 1,503→1,577 +74 1,448 – BAMMA 15: Thompson vs. Selmani BAMMA
10 14 Dec 201322.3 yrs W6-1 Wendle Lewis 6-1 Welterweight KO/TKOKnee & Punches R11:20 1.00 1,453→1,503 +50 1,293 – BAMMA 14: Daley vs. da Silva BAMMA
9 14 Sep 201322.1 yrs W5-1 Adam Boussif 3-1 Welterweight SubArm Triangle Choke R12:10 1.00 1,409→1,453 +45 1,222 – BAMMA 13: Nunes vs. Jones BAMMA
8 1 Dec 201221.3 yrs W4-1 Johnny Bilton 3-1 Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R26:11 1.00 1,308→1,409 +100 1,359 – BAMMA 11: Marshman vs. Foupa-Pokam BAMMA
7 3 Nov 201221.2 yrs W3-1 Craig White 6-4 · 22.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionTechnical Decision R210:00 0.80 1,300→1,308 +8 1,105 – Strength And Honour 14 United Kingdom Regional
6 25 Feb 201220.5 yrs L2-1 Delroy McDowell 2-0 Welterweight DQIllegal Knee R312:40 0.00 1,300→1,300 +0 1,153 – Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 6 Fight UK
5 19 Nov 201120.2 yrs W2-0 Pawel Zwiefka debut Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,295→1,300 +5 1,043 – Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 5 Fight UK
4 5 Jun 201119.8 yrs W1-0 Damian Zlotnicki 1-0 Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R12:15 1.00 1,222→1,295 +73 1,163 – Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 4 Fight UK
3 19 Mar 201119.6 yrs NC2-0 (1) Scott Kimblin 2-1 –title -- R12:00 0.00 1,222→1,222 +0 1,060 – Budo 1: Night of Champions United Kingdom Regional am
2 19 Mar 201119.6 yrs W2-0 Jamie Hughes 2-0 – KO/TKOPunch R10:08 1.00 1,161→1,222 +61 1,138 – Budo 1: Night of Champions United Kingdom Regional am
1 3 Apr 201018.6 yrs W1-0 Carl Booth 1-1 · 20.9 yrs – SubArmbar R2 1.00 1,111→1,161 +50 1,026 – Bushido Challenge 2: A New Dawn United Kingdom Regional am