Leon Edwards

“Rocky”

Leon Edwards (22-6) is a welterweight fighting out of Birmingham, England. Leon Edwards's last fight was a loss to Carlos Prates by KO at UFC 322 in November 2025.

Record22-6-0, 1 NC

DivisionWelterweight

Height6'2"

Reach74"

Age34

Last FightNov 15, 2025

BornAug 25, 1991

BirthplaceKingston, Jamaica

Fighting out ofBirmingham, England

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min2.60

Striking accuracy54%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.44

Striking defense53%

Takedowns / 15 min1.25

Takedown accuracy37%

Takedown defense64%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.36

20 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Carlos Prates	Welterweight	KO (Punches)	R2 · 1:28	UFC 322	Nov 15, 2025	View
L	Sean Brady	Welterweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R4 · 1:39	UFC Fight Night	Mar 22, 2025
L	Belal Muhammad	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2	Jul 27, 2024
W	Colby Covington	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington	Dec 16, 2023
W	Kamaru Usman	Welterweight	Decision (Majority)	R5	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3	Mar 18, 2023
W	Kamaru Usman	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Head Kick)	R5 · 4:04	UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2	Aug 20, 2022
W	Nate Diaz	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2	Jun 12, 2021
NC	Belal Muhammad	Welterweight	—	R2 · 0:18	UFC Fight Night	Mar 13, 2021
W	Rafael dos Anjos	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC on ESPN 4	Jul 20, 2019
W	Gunnar Nelson	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC on ESPN+ 5	Mar 16, 2019
W	Donald Cerrone	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC Fight Night 132	Jun 23, 2018
W	Peter Sobotta	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R3 · 4:59	UFC Fight Night 127	Mar 17, 2018
W	Bryan Barberena	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 115	Sep 2, 2017
W	Vicente Luque	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 107	Mar 18, 2017
W	Albert Tumenov	Welterweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 3:01	UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2	Oct 8, 2016
W	Dominic Waters	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 87	May 8, 2016
L	Kamaru Usman	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC on FOX 17	Dec 19, 2015
W	Paweł Pawlak	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 72	Jul 18, 2015
W	Seth Baczynski	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 0:08	UFC Fight Night 64	Apr 11, 2015
L	Claudio Silva	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC Fight Night 56	Nov 8, 2014
W	Shaun Taylor	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R3 · 3:30	BAMMA 16: Daley vs. da Rocha	Sep 13, 2014
W	Wayne Murrie	Welterweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:13	BAMMA 15: Thompson vs. Selmani	Apr 5, 2014
W	Wendle Lewis	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Knee & Punches)	R1 · 1:20	BAMMA 14: Daley vs. da Silva	Dec 14, 2013
W	Adam Boussif	Welterweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R1 · 2:10	BAMMA 13: Jones vs. Nunes	Sep 14, 2013
W	Johnny Bilton	Welterweight	KO/TKO	R2 · 1:11	BAMMA 11	Dec 1, 2012
W	Craig White	—	—	—	Unknown Event	Nov 3, 2012
L	Delroy McDowell	Welterweight	DQ (Illegal Knee)	R3 · 2:40	Fight UK 6	Feb 25, 2012
W	Pawel Zwiefka	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Fight UK 5	Nov 19, 2011
W	Damian Zlotnicki	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:15	Fight UK 4	Jun 5, 2011

LCarlos Prates
Nov 15, 2025
UFC 322·Welterweight
KO (Punches)·R2 · 1:28View
LSean Brady
Mar 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R4 · 1:39
LBelal Muhammad
Jul 27, 2024
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WColby Covington
Dec 16, 2023
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WKamaru Usman
Mar 18, 2023
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3·Welterweight
Decision (Majority)·R5
WKamaru Usman
Aug 20, 2022
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Head Kick)·R5 · 4:04
WNate Diaz
Jun 12, 2021
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
NCBelal Muhammad
Mar 13, 2021
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
R2 · 0:18
WRafael dos Anjos
Jul 20, 2019
UFC on ESPN 4·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WGunnar Nelson
Mar 16, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 5·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WDonald Cerrone
Jun 23, 2018
UFC Fight Night 132·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WPeter Sobotta
Mar 17, 2018
UFC Fight Night 127·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R3 · 4:59
WBryan Barberena
Sep 2, 2017
UFC Fight Night 115·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WVicente Luque
Mar 18, 2017
UFC Fight Night 107·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAlbert Tumenov
Oct 8, 2016
UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson 2·Welterweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 3:01
WDominic Waters
May 8, 2016
UFC Fight Night 87·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LKamaru Usman
Dec 19, 2015
UFC on FOX 17·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WPaweł Pawlak
Jul 18, 2015
UFC Fight Night 72·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WSeth Baczynski
Apr 11, 2015
UFC Fight Night 64·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 0:08
LClaudio Silva
Nov 8, 2014
UFC Fight Night 56·Welterweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WShaun Taylor
Sep 13, 2014
BAMMA 16: Daley vs. da Rocha·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R3 · 3:30
WWayne Murrie
Apr 5, 2014
BAMMA 15: Thompson vs. Selmani·Welterweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:13
WWendle Lewis
Dec 14, 2013
BAMMA 14: Daley vs. da Silva·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Knee & Punches)·R1 · 1:20
WAdam Boussif
Sep 14, 2013
BAMMA 13: Jones vs. Nunes·Welterweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R1 · 2:10
WJohnny Bilton
Dec 1, 2012
BAMMA 11·Welterweight
KO/TKO·R2 · 1:11
WCraig White
Nov 3, 2012
Unknown Event
LDelroy McDowell
Feb 25, 2012
Fight UK 6·Welterweight
DQ (Illegal Knee)·R3 · 2:40
WPawel Zwiefka
Nov 19, 2011
Fight UK 5·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WDamian Zlotnicki
Jun 5, 2011
Fight UK 4·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:15