Leon Edwards

🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎

(1991-08-25)

Statistics

UFC Record: 14-5 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-1
Submission: 1-1
Decision: 10-3

By Elo:

As Favorite: 10-5 (1 NC)
As Underdog: 4-0

By Weight Class:

Welterweight: 14-5 (1 NC)

By Round:

Round 1: 1-0
Round 2: 0-1 (1 NC)
Round 3: 7-2
Round 4: 0-1
Round 5: 6-1

By Type:

Main Event: 5-2 (1 NC)
Title Fight: 3-1
Ranked Opponent: 7-3 (1 NC)

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W W L L L

Elo: 3228

Peak Elo: 3661 (2023-12-16)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3029 (#63)

Bonuses: 2 (0 FOTN, 2 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 16m 47s

Total Fight Time: 5h 35m 35s

Avg Time Between Fights: 168 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.9

Current Rankings:

#9 Welterweight

Peak Rankings:

#3 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Welterweight Champion

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-11-15
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev

⭐ Carlos Prates (32) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W W L W • 5-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3189

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:28

🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎ Leon Edwards (34)
14-4 (1 NC) • L L W W W
Elo: 3377 • UFC rank: #4

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2025-03-22
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady

⭐ Sean Brady (32) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L W W • 7-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3333

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R4
1:39

🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎ Leon Edwards (33)
14-3 (1 NC) • L W W W W
Elo: 3529 • UFC rank: #1

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ︎

2024-07-27
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2

Belal Muhammad (36) 🇵🇸 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W W • 14-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3546

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎ Leon Edwards (32)
14-2 (1 NC) • W W W W N
Elo: 3661 • UFC rank: Champ

Co-op Live
Manchester, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ︎

2023-12-16
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington

Leon Edwards (32) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W W N W • 13-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3601

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Colby Covington (35)
12-3 • W L W L W
Elo: 3451 • UFC rank: #3

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-03-18
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3

Leon Edwards (31) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W N W W • 12-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3532

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Kamaru Usman (35)
15-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 3542 • UFC rank: #1

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ︎

2022-08-20
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2

⭐ Leon Edwards (30) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W N W W W • 11-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3354

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R5
4:02

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Kamaru Usman (35)
15-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3720 • UFC rank: Champ

Vivint Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-06-12
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

Leon Edwards (29) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
N W W W W • 10-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3285

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Nate Diaz (36)
15-10 • W W L W L
Elo: 3174

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-03-13
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad

Leon Edwards (29) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W W W W • 10-2
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3285

WELTERWEIGHT
NC
R2
0:18

🇵🇸 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Belal Muhammad (32)
9-3 • L W W W W
Elo: 3092 • UFC rank: #13

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2019-07-20
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards

Leon Edwards (27) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W W W W • 9-2
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3174

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Rafael Dos Anjos (34)
18-9 • W W L L W
Elo: 3212 • UFC rank: #4

AT&T Center
San Antonio, Texas
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2019-03-16
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

Leon Edwards (27) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W W W W • 8-2
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3152

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇮🇸 ︎ Gunnar Nelson (30)
8-3 • L W W L W
Elo: 3111 • UFC rank: #13

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ︎

2018-06-23
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards

Leon Edwards (26) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W W W W • 7-2
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3053

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Donald Cerrone (35)
20-7 • W L L L W
Elo: 3049 • UFC rank: #11

Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore
Singapore 🇸🇬 ︎

2018-03-17
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov

Leon Edwards (26) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W W W L • 6-2
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2997

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R3
4:59

🇩🇪 ︎ Peter Sobotta (31)
4-4 • W W L W W
Elo: 2834

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ︎

2017-09-02
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve

Leon Edwards (26) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W W L W • 5-2
Elo: 2919

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇴 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Bryan Barberena (28)
4-2 • L W W L W
Elo: 2842

Rotterdam Ahoy
Rotterdam
Netherlands 🇳🇱 ︎

2017-03-18
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson

Leon Edwards (25) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W W L W W • 4-2
Elo: 2828

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Vicente Luque (25)
4-1 • L W W W W
Elo: 2797

The O2 Arena
London, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ︎

2016-10-08
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2

Leon Edwards (25) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W L W W L • 3-2
Elo: 2688

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
3:01

🇷🇺 ︎ Albert Tumenov (24)
5-2 • W W W W L
Elo: 2835 • UFC rank: #14

Manchester Arena
Manchester, England
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ︎

2016-05-08
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski

Leon Edwards (24) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
L W W L • 2-2
Elo: 2600

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Dominic Waters (27)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2557

Rotterdam Ahoy
Rotterdam
Netherlands 🇳🇱 ︎

2015-12-19
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

Kamaru Usman (28) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2628

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎ Leon Edwards (24)
2-1 • W W L
Elo: 2728

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2015-07-18
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites

Leon Edwards (23) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
W L • 1-1
Elo: 2644

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇱 ︎ Pawel Pawlak (26)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2586

OVO Hydro
Glasgow, Scotland
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 ︎

2015-04-11
UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2

⭐ Leon Edwards (23) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎
L • 0-1
Elo: 2566

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:08

🇺🇸 ︎ Seth Baczynski (33)
5-5 • L L W L L
Elo: 2489

Tauron Arena Kraków
Kraków
Poland 🇵🇱 ︎

2014-11-08
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux

Claudio Silva (32) 🇧🇷 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2599

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎ 🇯🇲 ︎ Leon Edwards (23)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2601

Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves
Uberlândia
Brazil 🇧🇷 ︎