Leon Edwards

“Rocky”
Leon Edwards
#8 Welterweight
OctagonStats Rating 1643
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14-5-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)
Reach74" (188 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
BornAug 25, 1991
Age35
DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.60
Str. Acc54%
SApM2.44
Str. Def52%
TD Avg1.25
TD Acc37%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

L L L W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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20 fights, oldest to newest โ€” โ–  win โ–  loss โ–  draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts โ€” early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
3 KO/TKO wins ยท 1 sub wins ยท 10 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses ยท 1 sub losses ยท 3 decision losses
Finish rate29%
Times finished40%
StreakL3
Best streak8
Avg fight16:47
Octagon time5h 35m
Opp win%73%
ActiveNov. 08, 2014 โ€“ Nov. 15, 2025 (12y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced7
Ranked wins2
Best ranked winKamaru Usman (#9 Welterweight)
Based on current UFC rankings โ€” a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2
Total bonuses2
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Leon Edwards "Rocky" is a 22-6-0 decision specialist (1 NC). Most wins by decision.

Leon debuted Nov. 08, 2014 vs Claudio Silva (loss). Longest win streak: 8. On a 3-fight losing skid. 12 years active (Nov. 08, 2014โ€“Nov. 15, 2025).

Best wins: Donald Cerrone (U-DEC R5, Jun. 23, 2018); Kamaru Usman (M-DEC R5, Mar. 18, 2023); Kamaru Usman (KO/TKO Kick R5, Aug. 20, 2022).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Nov. 15, 2025UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. MakhachevL Carlos PratesKO/TKO Punch21:280 112 212 00 0
Mar. 22, 2025UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. BradyL Sean BradySUB Guillotine Choke41:390 023 570 50 1
Jul. 27, 2024UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2L Belal MuhammadU-DEC55:000 047 682 90 0
Dec. 16, 2023UFC 296: Edwards vs. CovingtonW Colby CovingtonU-DEC55:000 057 442 22 0
Mar. 18, 2023UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3W Kamaru UsmanM-DEC55:000 0120 870 40 0
Aug. 20, 2022UFC 278: Usman vs. EdwardsW Kamaru UsmanKO/TKO Kick54:041 055 831 51 0
Jun. 12, 2021UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2W Nate DiazU-DEC55:000 077 764 00 0
Mar. 13, 2021UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. MuhammadNC Belal MuhammadCNC20:180 019 80 00 0
Jul. 20, 2019UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. EdwardsW Rafael Dos AnjosU-DEC55:000 092 813 00 0
Mar. 16, 2019UFC Fight Night: Till vs. MasvidalW Gunnar NelsonS-DEC35:001 031 92 30 0
Jun. 23, 2018UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. EdwardsW Donald CerroneU-DEC55:000 084 600 10 0
Mar. 17, 2018UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. VolkovW Peter SobottaKO/TKO Punch34:591 042 161 10 0
Sep. 02, 2017UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. StruveW Bryan BarberenaU-DEC35:000 123 443 03 1
Mar. 18, 2017UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. AndersonW Vicente LuqueU-DEC35:000 053 243 20 0
Oct. 08, 2016UFC 204: Bisping vs. HendersonW Albert TumenovSUB Rear Naked Choke33:010 016 323 01 0
May. 08, 2016UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs ArlovskiW Dominic WatersU-DEC35:000 024 32 41 0
Dec. 19, 2015UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2L Kamaru UsmanU-DEC35:000 026 480 60 0
Jul. 18, 2015UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs LeitesW Pawel PawlakU-DEC35:001 036 240 00 0
Apr. 11, 2015UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2W Seth BaczynskiKO/TKO Punch10:081 03 00 00 0
Nov. 08, 2014UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint PreuxL Claudio SilvaS-DEC35:000 033 340 30 1

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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