#8Leon Edwards

Welterweight · 22-6 (1 NC) · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
6'2"
187.96 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
35
Elo Rating
1701.9

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 54% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 93% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.60
    Bottom 32%
  • Striking accuracy
    54%
    Top 7%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.44
    Top 28%
  • Striking defense
    52%
    Bottom 33%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.25
    Top 50%
  • Takedown accuracy
    37%
    Bottom 45%
  • Takedown defense
    63%
    Bottom 48%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.40
    Bottom 44%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1688, higher than 98% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1702).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202525:00Usman25:00Covington25:00Muhammad16:39Brady6:28Prates
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LCarlos Prates
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-11-15 · KO/TKO, R2 1:28
LSean Brady
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
2025-03-22 · Submission, R4 1:39
LBelal MuhammadTitle
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
2024-07-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WColby CovingtonTitle
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
2023-12-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WKamaru UsmanTitle
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
2023-03-18 · Decision - Majority, R5 5:00
WKamaru UsmanTitle
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
2022-08-20 · KO/TKO, R5 4:04
WNate Diaz
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
2021-06-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
NCBelal Muhammad
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
2021-03-13
WRafael Dos Anjos
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
2019-07-20 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WGunnar Nelson
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
2019-03-16 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WDonald Cerrone
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
2018-06-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WPeter Sobotta
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
2018-03-17 · KO/TKO, R3 4:59
WBryan Barberena
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
2017-09-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WVicente Luque
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
2017-03-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAlbert Tumenov
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
2016-10-08 · Submission, R3 3:01
WDominic Waters
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
2016-05-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LKamaru Usman
UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
2015-12-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WPawel Pawlak
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites
2015-07-18 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WSeth Baczynski
UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2
2015-04-11 · KO/TKO, R1 0:08
LClaudio Silva
UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux
2014-11-08 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00