Leon Edwards

LEON EDWARDS

"Rocky"

14-573.7% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
GBR

Nationality

Jamaica

Birth

25/08/1991 (35)

Birthplace

Kingston

Jamaica

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Weight class

Welterweight

Height

188 cm (6'2")

Style

MMA

Biography

Leon Edwards is a Jamaican-British professional mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight Champion. He is widely recognized for his technical striking and his historic fifth-round head-kick knockout of Kamaru Usman to claim the title in 2022.

WIN BREAKDOWN

19 total fights · 21% KO rate

KO/TKO3 (21%)
Submission1 (7%)
Decision10 (71%)

Fight history (20)

1 / 4
Loss
vs Carlos PratesKO (punches) (R2)UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev — 15/11/2025
Loss
vs Sean BradySubmission (guillotine choke) (R4)UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady — 22/03/2025
Loss
vs Belal MuhammadDecision - Unanimous (R5)UFC 304 — 27/07/2024
Win
vs Colby CovingtonDecision - Unanimous (R5)UFC 296 — 16/12/2023
Win
vs Kamaru UsmanDecision - Majority (R5)UFC 286 — 18/03/2023

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