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Leon Edwards

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Rank State: Nevada
Age: 33
Last 5: W W W W L
Association: Team Renegade
Pro Debut Date: 2011-06-05
Pro Record: 22-4-0
Current Ranking:
#2 Welterweight
#10 Pound-For-Pound
'Big League' Record: 14-3-0
Last 3 Years: 3-1-0
Win Finish %: 45.5%
Combat Age: 43
Quality Perf. %: 88.5%
Last Quality Perf.: 2024-07-27
540 Metric: .444
Rating Points: 2598
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2024

#1 Welterweight

All-Time Rank:

#31 Absolute

#5 Welterweight
Last Fight Date: 7/27/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#1 WW] Belal Muhammad
Opponent's Last 5: W W W W W
UFC Record: 14-3-0 , 1 NC
Octagon Time: 5:12:30
Title Bouts: 3-1-0
Longest Win Streak: 12 (2016-2023)
Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2015)
UFC Debut: 2014-11-08
Last UFC Fight: 2024-07-27

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Belal Muhammad
#3 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Saturday, July 27th 2024
W Colby Covington Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington
Saturday, December 16th 2023
W Kamaru Usman
#2 Welterweight 		Decision (Majority)
Round 5
  UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3
Saturday, March 18th 2023
W Kamaru Usman
#1 Welterweight 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 5
  UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2
Saturday, August 20th 2022
W Nate Diaz Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Saturday, June 12th 2021
NC Belal Muhammad
#19 Welterweight 		No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Saturday, March 13th 2021
W Rafael dos Anjos
#5 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Saturday, July 20th 2019
W Gunnar Nelson
#16 Welterweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal
Saturday, March 16th 2019
W Donald Cerrone
#11 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC Fight Night 132 - Cerrone vs. Edwards
Saturday, June 23rd 2018
W Peter Sobotta
#45 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov
Saturday, March 17th 2018
W Bryan Barberena
#50 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 115 - Volkov vs. Struve
Saturday, September 2nd 2017
W Vicente Luque
#48 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson
Saturday, March 18th 2017
W Albert Tumenov
#34 Welterweight 		SUB
Round 3
  UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2
Saturday, October 8th 2016
W Dominic Waters
#168 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski
Sunday, May 8th 2016
L Kamaru Usman
#34 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Saturday, December 19th 2015
W Pawel Pawlak
#184 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 72 - Bisping vs. Leites
Saturday, July 18th 2015
W Seth Baczynski
#99 Welterweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night - Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
Saturday, April 11th 2015
L Claudio Silva
#66 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. St. Preux
Saturday, November 8th 2014
W Shaun Taylor
#368 Welterweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 3
  BAMMA 16 - Daley vs. da Rocha
Saturday, September 13th 2014
W Wayne Murrie
#231 Welterweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  BAMMA 15 - Thompson vs. Selmani
Saturday, April 5th 2014
W Wendle Lewis KO
Round 1
  BAMMA 14 - Daley vs. da Silva
Saturday, December 14th 2013
W Adam Boussif Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  BAMMA 13 - Nunes vs. Jones
Saturday, September 14th 2013
W Jonathan Bilton TKO (Knees)
Round 2
  BAMMA - BAMMA 11
Saturday, December 1st 2012
W Craig White Decision (Technical)
Round 2
  SAH 14 - Strength And Honour 14
Saturday, November 3rd 2012
L Delroy McDowell DQ (Illegal Knee)
Round 3
  Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 6
Saturday, February 25th 2012
W Pawel Zwiefka Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 5
Saturday, November 19th 2011
W Damian Zlotnicki TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 4
Sunday, June 5th 2011
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Belal Muhammad
#3 Welterweight 		  UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Saturday, July 27th 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Colby Covington   UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington
Saturday, December 16th 2023 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Kamaru Usman
#2 Welterweight 		  UFC 286 - Edwards vs. Usman 3
Saturday, March 18th 2023 		Decision (Majority)
Round 5
W Kamaru Usman
#1 Welterweight 		  UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2
Saturday, August 20th 2022 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 5
W Nate Diaz   UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Saturday, June 12th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
NC Belal Muhammad
#19 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Saturday, March 13th 2021 		No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
Round 2
W Rafael dos Anjos
#5 Welterweight 		  UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Saturday, July 20th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Gunnar Nelson
#16 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal
Saturday, March 16th 2019 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Donald Cerrone
#11 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 132 - Cerrone vs. Edwards
Saturday, June 23rd 2018 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Peter Sobotta
#45 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov
Saturday, March 17th 2018 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Bryan Barberena
#50 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 115 - Volkov vs. Struve
Saturday, September 2nd 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Vicente Luque
#48 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson
Saturday, March 18th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Albert Tumenov
#34 Welterweight 		  UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2
Saturday, October 8th 2016 		SUB
Round 3
W Dominic Waters
#168 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski
Sunday, May 8th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Kamaru Usman
#34 Welterweight 		  UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Saturday, December 19th 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Pawel Pawlak
#184 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night 72 - Bisping vs. Leites
Saturday, July 18th 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Seth Baczynski
#99 Welterweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
Saturday, April 11th 2015 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Claudio Silva
#66 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. St. Preux
Saturday, November 8th 2014 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Shaun Taylor
#368 Welterweight 		  BAMMA 16 - Daley vs. da Rocha
Saturday, September 13th 2014 		KO (Punch)
Round 3
W Wayne Murrie
#231 Welterweight 		  BAMMA 15 - Thompson vs. Selmani
Saturday, April 5th 2014 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Wendle Lewis   BAMMA 14 - Daley vs. da Silva
Saturday, December 14th 2013 		KO
Round 1
W Adam Boussif   BAMMA 13 - Nunes vs. Jones
Saturday, September 14th 2013 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Jonathan Bilton   BAMMA - BAMMA 11
Saturday, December 1st 2012 		TKO (Knees)
Round 2
W Craig White   SAH 14 - Strength And Honour 14
Saturday, November 3rd 2012 		Decision (Technical)
Round 2
L Delroy McDowell   Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 6
Saturday, February 25th 2012 		DQ (Illegal Knee)
Round 3
W Pawel Zwiefka   Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 5
Saturday, November 19th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Damian Zlotnicki   Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 4
Sunday, June 5th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2025   #2 Welterweight 22-4-0
2598
10/01/2024 1 #2 Welterweight 22-4-0
2598
07/01/2024   #1 Welterweight 22-3-0
3160
04/01/2024   #1 Welterweight 22-3-0
3160
01/01/2024   #1 Welterweight 22-3-0
3160
10/01/2023   #1 Welterweight 21-3-0
3015
07/01/2023   #1 Welterweight 21-3-0
3015
04/01/2023   #1 Welterweight 21-3-0
3015
01/01/2023   #1 Welterweight 20-3-0
2585
10/01/2022 8 #1 Welterweight 20-3-0
2585
07/01/2022 2 #9 Welterweight 19-3-0
688
04/01/2022   #7 Welterweight 19-3-0
718
01/01/2022 1 #7 Welterweight 19-3-0
718
10/01/2021 2 #6 Welterweight 19-3-0
718
07/01/2021 1 #8 Welterweight 19-3-0
718
04/01/2021 NR #9 Welterweight 18-3-0
618
10/01/2020 1 #6 Welterweight 18-3-0
773
07/01/2020   #5 Welterweight 18-3-0
877
04/01/2020   #5 Welterweight 18-3-0
877
01/01/2020   #5 Welterweight 18-3-0
877
10/01/2019 7 #5 Welterweight 18-3-0
877
07/01/2019 2 #12 Welterweight 17-3-0
594
04/01/2019 3 #10 Welterweight 17-3-0
639
01/01/2019 1 #13 Welterweight 16-3-0
505
10/01/2018 1 #14 Welterweight 16-3-0
505
07/01/2018 9 #13 Welterweight 16-3-0
505
04/01/2018 3 #22 Welterweight 15-3-0
309
01/01/2018   #25 Welterweight 14-3-0
258
10/01/2017 3 #25 Welterweight 14-3-0
258
07/01/2017 1 #28 Welterweight 13-3-0
230
04/01/2017 9 #29 Welterweight 13-3-0
230
01/01/2017 37 #38 Welterweight 12-3-0
191
10/01/2016   #75 Welterweight 11-3-0
115
07/01/2016 8 #75 Welterweight 11-3-0
115
04/01/2016 2 #83 Welterweight 10-3-0
104
01/01/2016 10 #81 Welterweight 10-3-0
104
10/01/2015 5 #71 Welterweight 10-2-0
112
07/01/2015 79 #76 Welterweight 9-2-0
100
04/01/2015 10 #155 Welterweight 8-2-0
63
01/01/2015 7 #145 Welterweight 8-2-0
63
10/01/2014 46 #152 Welterweight 8-1-0
59
07/01/2014 217 #198 Welterweight 7-1-0
51
04/01/2014 4 #415 Welterweight 6-1-0
30
01/01/2014 NR #419 Welterweight 6-1-0
30
10/01/2013 NR #452 Lightweight 5-1-0
27
07/01/2013 9 #612 Welterweight 4-1-0
21
04/01/2013 13 #621 Welterweight 4-1-0
21
01/01/2013 NR #608 Welterweight 4-1-0
21


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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