Leon Edwards
14W · 5L
Southpaw
Welterweight
29% finish rate82% as favorite57% as underdog
1479
ELO Rating
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1479.0Developing↘
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
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#66of 74 active
Age
34
Aug 25, 1991
Height
6'2" (187.96 cm)
Reach
187.96 cm
Win Rate
73.7%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
2.60
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.44
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.16
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
52%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
63%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.40
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
15.8
Sig. Strikes
0.9
Takedowns
0.3
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO3 (21%)
Submission1 (7%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (20%)
Submission1 (20%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
82%
9W – 2L in 11 fights
As Underdog
57%
4W – 3L in 7 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Carlos Prates
-18.71479
lost to Sean Brady
-7.81498
lost to Belal Muhammad
-4.31506
def. Colby Covington
+4.01510
def. Kamaru Usman
+2.41506
def. Kamaru Usman
+1.91503
def. Nate Diaz
+0.71502
def. Rafael Dos Anjos
+0.21501
def. Gunnar Nelson
+0.21501
def. Donald Cerrone
+0.11500
def. Peter Sobotta
+0.11500
def. Bryan Barberena
+0.11500
def. Vicente Luque
0.01500
def. Albert Tumenov
0.01500
def. Dominic Waters
0.01500
lost to Kamaru Usman
0.01500
def. Pawel Pawlak
0.01500
def. Seth Baczynski
0.01500
lost to Claudio Silva
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Welterweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Michael Morales
1552
Carlos Prates
1551
Myktybek Orolbai
1550
Gabriel Bonfim
1548
Jacobe Smith
1547
Michael Page
1547
Islam Makhachev
1545
Uros Medic
1540
Fight History (19 fights)
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →vs Sean Brady
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady · Mar 22, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · Jul 27, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · Dec 16, 2023
vs Kamaru Usman
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · Mar 18, 2023
vs Kamaru Usman
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · Aug 20, 2022
vs Nate Diaz
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Jul 20, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · Jun 23, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · Mar 17, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · Sep 2, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · Mar 18, 2017
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · Oct 8, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
vs Kamaru Usman
UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015
Loss
View Analysis →vs Pawel Pawlak
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · Jul 18, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · Apr 11, 2015
UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux · Nov 8, 2014
Loss
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