Official MMA record
Leon Edwards
Professional record
22-6-0
- Division
- Welterweight
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- UK
Profile summary
Leon Edwards is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 22-6-0.
Career file
Professional career statistics
22-6-0
Total fights
28
Rounds fought
78.9
Current streak
3 L
Finish rate
45.5%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
14y 5m 10d
Fights per year
1.9
Longest layoff
1y 10m 23d
Quickest turnaround
28d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:08
Fastest KO
00:08
Fastest submission
02:10
Finished rate
33.3%
Avg. fight length · wins
13:47
Avg. fight length · losses
15:07
Avg. rounds · wins
2.8
Avg. rounds · losses
3
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | L | Carlos Prates | Welterweight | KO · Punch UFC 322: DELLA MADDALENA vs MAKHACHEVVerified | R2/01:28 |
| Mar 22, 2025 | L | Sean Brady | Welterweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke UFC FN ON ESPN 183: EDWARDS vs BRADYVerified | R4/01:39 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | L | Belal Muhammad | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 304: EDWARDS VS MUHAMMAD 2VerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | W | Colby Covington | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 296: EDWARDS vs COVINGTONVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | W | Kamaru Usman | Welterweight | Decision · Majority Decision UFC 286: EDWARDS vs USMAN 3VerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | W | Kamaru Usman | Welterweight | KO · Kick UFC 278: USMAN vs EDWARDSVerifiedTitle bout | R4/04:04 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | W | Nate Diaz | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 263: ADESANYA vs VETTORIVerified | R5/05:00 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | NC | Belal Muhammad | Welterweight | No Contest UFC FN 66 ON ESPN: EDWARDS vs MUHAMMADVerified | R2/00:18 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | W | Rafael Dos Anjos | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC on ESPN 4Verified | R5/05:00 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | W | Gunnar Nelson | Welterweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC on ESPN+ #5Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | W | Donald Cerrone | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FIGHT NIGHT: CERRONE vs. EDWARDSVerified | R5/05:00 |
| Mar 17, 2018 | W | Peter Sobotta | Welterweight | TKO/RSC UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. VolkovVerified | R3/04:59 |
| Sep 2, 2017 | W | Bryan Barberena | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VOLKOV vs. STRUVEVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Mar 18, 2017 | W | Vicente Luque | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. AndersonVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | W | Albert Tumenov | Welterweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 204: Bisping vs. HendersonVerified | R3/03:01 |
| May 8, 2016 | W | Dominic Waters | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night: Overeem VS. ArlovskiVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Dec 19, 2015 | L | Kamaru Usman | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC on FOX 17: Cerrone vs Dos AnjosVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jul 18, 2015 | W | Pawel Pawlak | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night 72: Bisping vs LeitesVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 11, 2015 | W | Seth Baczynski | Welterweight | KO UFC Fight Night 64: CroCop vs GonzagaVerified | R1/00:08 |
| Nov 8, 2014 | L | Claudio Silva | Welterweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC Fight Night 56: Manuwa vs RuaVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 13, 2014 | W | Shaun Taylor | — | KO British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 16 | R3/03:30 |
| Apr 5, 2014 | W | Wayne Murray | — | Submission British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 15 | R1/03:13 |
| Dec 14, 2013 | W | Wendle Lewis | — | KO British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 14 | R1/01:20 |
| Sep 14, 2013 | W | Adam Boussif | — | Submission · Arm Triangle Choke British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 13 | R1/02:10 |
| Dec 1, 2012 | W | Jonny Bilton | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 11 | R2/03:49 |
| Nov 3, 2012 | W | Craig White | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision Strength and Honour 14 | R3/05:00 |
| Feb 25, 2012 | L | Delroy McDowell | Welterweight | Disqualification Fight UK 6 | R3/02:40 |
| Nov 19, 2011 | W | Pawel Zwiefka | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision Fight UK 5 | R2/05:00 |
| Jun 5, 2011 | W | Damian Zlotnicki | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Fight UK 4 | R1/02:15 |
Career file
Amateur career statistics
2-0-0
Total fights
2
Rounds fought
1
Current streak
2 W
Finish rate
100%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
11m 16d
Fights per year
2.2
Longest layoff
11m 16d
Quickest turnaround
11m 16d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:08
Fastest KO
00:08
Fastest submission
03:00
Finished rate
0%
Avg. fight length · wins
01:34
Avg. fight length · losses
00:00
Avg. rounds · wins
0.5
Avg. rounds · losses
0
Official record
Amateur fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2011 | W | Jamie Hughes | — | KO Budo Fighting Championships 1 | R1/00:08 |
| Mar 19, 2011 | NC | Scott Kimblin | — | No Contest Budo Fighting Championships 1 | R1/02:00 |
| Apr 3, 2010 | W | Carl Booth | — | Submission · Arm Bar Bushido Challenge 2 - A New Dawn | R1/03:00 |