Leon Edwards

"Rocky"

AGE	33 / Aug 25, 1991
HEIGHT	6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
Team Renegade

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 22

KO / TKO

32%

SUBMISSIONS

14%

DECISIONS

55%

OTHERS

Losses 4

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

75%

OTHERS

25%

N/C 1

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Belal Muhammad	UFC 304 - Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 Jul / 27 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Colby Covington	UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington Dec / 16 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Kamaru Usman	UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3 Mar / 18 / 2023	Decision (Majority) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Kamaru Usman	UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2 Aug / 20 / 2022	KO (Head Kick) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	4:04
win	Nate Diaz	UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Jun / 12 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
NC	Belal Muhammad	UFC Fight Night 187 - Edwards vs. Muhammad Mar / 13 / 2021	No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:18
win	Rafael dos Anjos	UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards Jul / 20 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Gunnar Nelson	UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal Mar / 16 / 2019	Decision (Split) Kevin Sataki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Donald Cerrone	UFC Fight Night 132 - Cerrone vs. Edwards Jun / 23 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Peter Sobotta	UFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov Mar / 17 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Rich Mitchell VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:59
win	Bryan Barberena	UFC Fight Night 115 - Volkov vs. Struve Sep / 02 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Neil Hall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Vicente Luque	UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson Mar / 18 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Grant Waterman VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Albert Tumenov	UFC 204 - Bisping vs. Henderson 2 Oct / 08 / 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	3:01
win	Dominic Waters	UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski May / 08 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Lukasz Bosacki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Kamaru Usman	UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 Dec / 19 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Pawel Pawlak	UFC Fight Night 72 - Bisping vs. Leites Jul / 18 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Seth Baczynski	UFC Fight Night 64 - Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 Apr / 11 / 2015	KO (Punches) Grant Waterman VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:08
loss	Claudio Silva	UFC Fight Night 56 - Shogun vs. St. Preux Nov / 08 / 2014	Decision (Split) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Shaun Taylor	BAMMA 16 - Daley vs. da Rocha Sep / 13 / 2014	KO (Punch) Mark Woodard	3	3:30
win	Wayne Murrie	BAMMA 15 - Thompson vs. Selmani Apr / 05 / 2014	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Mark Woodard	1	3:13
win	Wendle Lewis	BAMMA 14 - Daley vs. da Silva Dec / 14 / 2013	KO (Punches) Mark Woodard	1	1:20
win	Adam Boussif	BAMMA 13 - Nunes vs. Jones Sep / 14 / 2013	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	2:10
win	Jonathan Bilton	BAMMA 11 - Marshman vs. Foupa-Pokam Dec / 01 / 2012	TKO (Knees)	2	1:11
win	Craig White	SAH 14 - Strength And Honour 14 Nov / 03 / 2012	Technical Decision	2	5:00
loss	Delroy McDowell	Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 6 Feb / 25 / 2012	Disqualification (Illegal Knee) Dean Weir	3	2:40
win	Pawel Zwiefka	Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 5 Nov / 19 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Damian Zlotnicki	Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 4 Jun / 05 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Leon Roberts	1	2:15

FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
NC	Scott Kimblin	Budo 1 - Night of Champions Mar / 19 / 2011	No Contest (Accidental Injury)	1	2:00
win	Jamie Hughes	Budo 1 - Night of Champions Mar / 19 / 2011	KO (Punch)	1	0:08
win	Carl Booth	Bushido Challenge 2 - A New Dawn Apr / 03 / 2010	Submission (Armbar) Mark Woodard	2	1:30

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