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"Rocky"

Leon Edwards

Welterweight Division

22-4-0 (W-L-D)

7

Wins by Knockout

3

Wins by Submission

5

First Round Finishes

Leon Edwards
  • Last fight

    Win

    Edwards vs Muhammad

    Jul. 27, 2024

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Info

Learn more about Leon Edwards' UFC history, fighter facts, and Q&A below.

Status
Active
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
Trains at
UTC Ultimate Training Centre Birmingham
Fighting style
MMA
Age
33
Height
72.00
Weight
170.00
Octagon Debut
Nov. 9, 2014
Reach
74.00
Leg reach
43.00
  • Pro since 2011
     
  • Seven wins by KO, three by submission (2 RNC, 1 arm triangle)
     
  • Five first round finishes
     
  • Has won 14 of his last 16
     
  • Unbeaten in 13 straight (12-0, 1 NC)
     
  • 2-0, 1 NC as an amateur
     
  • Origin of nickname – “It was given to me by my friends in school because I was always fighting.”

UFC 304 (7/27/24) Edwards lost a five round unanimous decision to Belal Muhammad, losing the UFC welterweight title

UFC 296 (12/16/23) Edwards won a five round unanimous decision over Colby Covington to retain his UFC welterweight title 

UFC 286 (3/18/23) Edwards won a five round majority decision over Kamaru Usman to retain his UFC welterweight title 

UFC 278 (8/20/22) Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman at 4:04 of the fifth round to win the UFC welterweight title 

UFC 263 (6/12/21) Edwards won a five-round unanimous decision over Nate Diaz

UFC Fight Night (3/13/21) Edwards’s bout with Belal Muhammad was ruled a no contest (accidental eye poke) at :18 of the second round

UFC on ESPN (7/20/19) Edwards won a five round unanimous decision over Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night (3/16/19) Edwards won a three round split decision over Gunnar Nelson

UFC Fight Night (6/23/18) Edwards won a five round unanimous decision over Donald Cerrone

UFC Fight Night (3/17/18) Edwards stopped Peter Sobotta via strikes at 4:59 of the third round

UFC Fight Night (9/2/17) Edwards won a three round unanimous decision over Bryan Barberena

UFC Fight Night (3/18/17) Edwards won a three round unanimous decision over Vicente Luque

UFC 204 (10/8/16) Edwards submitted Albert Tumenov via rear naked choke at 3:01 of the third round

UFC Fight Night (5/8/16) Edwards won a three round unanimous decision over Dominic Waters

UFC on FOX (12/19/15) Edwards lost a three round unanimous decision to Kamaru Usman

UFC Fight Night (7/18/15) Edwards won a three round unanimous decision over Pawel Pawlak

UFC Fight Night (4/11/15) Edwards knocked out Seth Baczynski at :08 of the first round

UFC Fight Night (11/8/14) Edwards lost a three round split decision to Claudio Silva

When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training when I was 17 just to keep out of trouble, and then I fell in love with MMA.

What professional titles have you held? UFC World Champion, BAMMA Champion

Any belts/ ranks in grappling disciplines? Black Belt BJJ

What has been your toughest fight to date and why? Title fight vs Usman, had to pull the head kick out of the fire.

Who is your favorite fighter and why? I don't have a favorite fighter but I looked up to Anderson Silva coming up.

What was your job before you started fighting? I worked at my gym UTC part-time.

Personal Life/Background: Family - my son Jayon