Leon Edwards

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Age	32
Gender	Male
Height	6' 1"
Weight Class	Welterweight
Out of	UK

Out of	UK

Leon Edwards is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Official Professional Fight Record

	Date		Opponent	Weightclass	Method	Round	Time
	12/16/2023	W (21-3-0)	Colby Covington (17-3-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 169.5)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 296: EDWARDS vs COVINGTON	5	05:00
	03/18/2023	W (20-3-0)	Kamaru Usman (20-2-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 170.0)	Decision (Majority Decision) UFC 286: EDWARDS vs USMAN 3	5	05:00
	08/20/2022	W (19-3-0)	Kamaru Usman (20-1-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 170.0)	KO (Kick) UFC 278: USMAN vs EDWARDS	4	04:04
	06/12/2021	W (18-3-0)	Nate Diaz (20-12-0)	WW (170.5 vs. 170.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 263: ADESANYA vs VETTORI	5	05:00
	03/13/2021	NC (18-3-0)	Belal Muhammad (18-3-0)	WW (170.5 vs. 170.0)	No Contest UFC FN 66 ON ESPN: EDWARDS vs MUHAMMAD	2	00:18
	07/20/2019	W (17-3-0)	Rafael Dos Anjos (29-11-0)	WW (171.0 vs. 171.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC on ESPN 4	5	05:00
	03/16/2019	W (16-3-0)	Gunnar Nelson (17-3-1)	WW (170.0 vs. 170.5)	Decision (Split Decision) UFC on ESPN+ #5	3	05:00
	06/23/2018	W (15-3-0)	Donald Cerrone (33-10-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 171.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC FIGHT NIGHT: CERRONE vs. EDWARDS	5	05:00
	03/17/2018	W (14-3-0)	Peter Sobotta (17-6-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 171.0)	TKO/RSC UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov	3	04:59
	09/02/2017	W (13-3-0)	Bryan Barberena (13-4-0)	WW (168.0 vs. 170.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VOLKOV vs. STRUVE	3	05:00
	03/18/2017	W (12-3-0)	Vicente Luque (11-5-1)	WW (169.0 vs. 169.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson	3	05:00
	10/08/2016	W (11-3-0)	Albert Tumenov (17-3-0)	WW (169.0 vs. 169.0)	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson	3	03:01
	05/08/2016	W (10-3-0)	Dominic Waters (9-4-0)		Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC Fight Night: Overeem VS. Arlovski	3	05:00
	12/19/2015	L (10-2-0)	Kamaru Usman (6-1-0)	WW (171.0 vs. 171.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC on FOX 17: Cerrone vs Dos Anjos	3	05:00
	07/18/2015	W (9-2-0)	Pawel Pawlak (11-1-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 170.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC Fight Night 72: Bisping vs Leites	3	05:00
	04/11/2015	W (8-2-0)	Seth Baczynski (18-10-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 170.0)	KO UFC Fight Night 64: CroCop vs Gonzaga	1	00:08
	11/08/2014	L (8-1-0)	Claudio Silva (10-1-0)	WW (170.0 vs. 170.0)	Decision (Split Decision) UFC Fight Night 56: Manuwa vs Rua	3	05:00
NSF	09/13/2014	W (7-1-0)	Shaun Taylor (4-0-0)		KO British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 16	3	03:30
NSF	04/05/2014	W (6-1-0)	Wayne Murray (15-3-1)		Submission British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 15	1	03:13
NSF	12/14/2013	W (5-1-0)	Wendle Lewis (7-1-0)		KO British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 14	1	01:20
NSF	09/14/2013	W (4-1-0)	Adam Boussif (4-1-0)		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 13	1	02:10
NSF	12/01/2012	W (3-1-0)	Jonny Bilton (4-1-0)	WW	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage) British Association of Mixed Martial Arts 11	2	03:49
NSF	11/03/2012	W (2-1-0)	Craig White (6-4-0)		Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strength and Honour 14	3	05:00
NSF	02/25/2012	L (2-0-0)	Delroy McDowell (2-0-0)	WW	Disqualification Fight UK 6	3	02:40
NSF	11/19/2011	W (1-0-0)	Pawel Zwiefka (0-0-0)		Decision (Unanimous Decision) Fight UK 5	2	05:00
NSF	06/05/2011	W (0-0-0)	Damian Zlotnicki (1-0-0)	WW	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) Fight UK 4	1	02:15

* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission * Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record * Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Official Amateur Fight Record