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Leon Edwards Record, stats and next fight
22-6-0 (W-L-D) · 1 NC
7Wins by knockout
3Wins by submission
4First round finishes
Stats and record
29Pro fights
45%Finish rate
20UFC fights
5Title fights
2Performance bonuses
3Losing streak
Wins by method
Losses by method
Profile
- Age
- 35 years
- Born
- August 25, 1991
- Birthplace
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Height
- 6'2" (188 cm)
- Weight
- 170 lbs (77 kg)
- Reach
- 74" (188 cm)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Division
- Welterweight
- Fighting out of
- Erdington, Birmingham, England
- Team
- Team Renegade
- UFC debut
- November 8, 2014
Fight history
-
Loss
UFC 322 · Nov 15, 2025 · New York City, New York, United States
- Method
- KO (punches)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 1:28
-
Loss
vs Sean Brady
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady · Mar 22, 2025 · London, England
- Method
- Submission (guillotine choke)
- Round
- 4
- Time
- 1:39
-
Loss
UFC 304 · Jul 27, 2024 · Manchester, England
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 5
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Colby Covington Title
UFC 296 · Dec 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 5
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Kamaru Usman Title
UFC 286 · Mar 18, 2023 · London, England
- Method
- Decision (majority)
- Round
- 5
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Kamaru Usman Title Bonus
UFC 278 · Aug 20, 2022 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Method
- KO (head kick)
- Round
- 5
- Time
- 4:04
-
Win
vs Nate Diaz
UFC 263 · Jun 12, 2021 · Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 5
- Time
- 5:00
-
No contest
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · Mar 13, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Method
- NC (accidental eye poke)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 0:18
Show 21 earlier fights
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Win
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Jul 20, 2019 · San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 5
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019 · London, England
- Method
- Decision (split)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Donald Cerrone
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · Jun 23, 2018 · Kallang, Singapore
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 5
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Peter Sobotta
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · Mar 17, 2018 · London, England
- Method
- TKO (punches)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 4:59
-
Win
vs Bryan Barberena
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · Sep 2, 2017 · Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · Mar 18, 2017 · London, England
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Albert Tumenov
UFC 204 · Oct 8, 2016 · Manchester, England
- Method
- Submission (rear-naked choke)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 3:01
-
Win
vs Dominic Waters
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski · May 8, 2016 · Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Loss
vs Kamaru Usman
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015 · Orlando, Florida, United States
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Paweł Pawlak
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites · Jul 18, 2015 · Glasgow, Scotland
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Seth Baczynski Bonus
UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 · Apr 11, 2015 · Kraków, Poland
- Method
- KO (punches)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 0:08
-
Loss
vs Cláudio Silva
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux · Nov 8, 2014 · Uberlândia, Brazil
- Method
- Decision (split)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Shaun Taylor Title
BAMMA 16 · Sep 13, 2014 · Manchester, England
- Method
- KO (punch)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 3:30
-
Win
vs Wayne Murrie Title
BAMMA 15 · May 5, 2014 · London, England
- Method
- Submission (rear-naked choke)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 3:13
-
Win
vs Wendle Lewis
BAMMA 14 · Dec 14, 2013 · Birmingham, England
- Method
- KO (punches)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 1:20
-
Win
vs Adam Boussif
BAMMA 13 · Sep 13, 2013 · Birmingham, England
- Method
- Submission (arm-triangle choke)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 2:10
-
Win
vs Jonathan Bilton
BAMMA 11 · Dec 1, 2012 · Birmingham, England
- Method
- TKO (knees)
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 1:11
-
Win
vs Craig White
Strength and Honour 14 · Nov 3, 2012 · Exeter, England
- Method
- Technical Decision
- Round
- 2
- Time
- 5:00
-
Loss
vs Delroy McDowell
Fight UK MMA 6 · Feb 25, 2012 · Leicester, England
- Method
- DQ (illegal knee)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 2:40
-
Win
vs Pawel Zwiefka
Fight UK MMA 5 · Nov 19, 2011 · Leicester, England
- Method
- Decision (unanimous)
- Round
- 3
- Time
- 5:00
-
Win
vs Damian Zlotnicki
Fight UK MMA 4 · Jun 5, 2011 · Leicester, England
- Method
- TKO (punches)
- Round
- 1
- Time
- 2:15
Analysis
Signed to the UFC at welterweight, Leon Edwards fights under the nickname “Rocky” and hails from England.
His professional record stands at 22 wins, 6 losses and 1 no contest. Of those wins, 7 came by KO or TKO, 3 by submission and 12 on the scorecards, a 45% finish rate.
He made his promotional debut on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux against Cláudio Silva (loss). He has since gone 14-5 in 20 UFC bouts.
In his most recent fight, on November 15, 2025 at UFC 322, he lost to Carlos Prates by KO (punches) in the second round.
His career includes 5 title fights and 2 performance bonuses.
He stands 188 cm, has a 188 cm reach and fights out of a southpaw stance.
He trains at Team Renegade out of Erdington, Birmingham, England.
Data updated on September 28, 2026. Record and measurements cross-checked against official results and Wikipedia. Text written by the MMA Official editorial team.