Leon Edwards “Rocky”
UFC record 14-5-0 (1 NC) · professional record 22-6-0 (1 NC)
- Age
- 35 (born Aug 25, 1991)
- Height
- 188 cm (6' 2")
- Reach
- 188 cm (74")
- Leg reach
- 109 cm (43")
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Jamaica
- Status
- Active
- Style
- MMA
- Gym
- UTC Ultimate Training Centre Birmingham
- UFC debut
- Nov 8, 2014
- Last fight
- Nov 15, 2025
2 fight-night bonuses: 2 Performance of the Night.
Title reigns
| Division | Won | Ended | How it ended | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | Aug 20, 2022 | Jul 27, 2024 | Lost the title | 2 |
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.60
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 54%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 2.44
- Sig. strike defence
- 52%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 1.25
- Takedown accuracy
- 37%
- Takedown defence
- 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.36
- Knockdowns
- 5
- Sig. strikes landed
- 873
- Takedowns landed
- 28
- Total fight time
- 5h 35m 37s
- Control time
- 1h 10m 26s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Carlos Prates | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 1:28 | UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | Nov 15, 2025 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Sean Brady | Submission · Guillotine Choke From Mount | 4 | 1:39 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | Mar 22, 2025 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Belal Muhammad | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | Jul 27, 2024 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Colby Covington | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | Dec 16, 2023 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 2 |
| W | Kamaru Usman | Decision (majority) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | Mar 18, 2023 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Kamaru Usman | KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance | 5 | 4:04 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards | Aug 20, 2022 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Nate Diaz | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | Jun 12, 2021 | 0 | 77 | 4 | 0 |
| NC | Belal Muhammad | Other · Eye Poke by Edwards | 2 | 0:18 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Mar 13, 2021 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Rafael Dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | Jul 20, 2019 | 0 | 92 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Gunnar Nelson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | Mar 16, 2019 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Donald Cerrone | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | Jun 23, 2018 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Peter Sobotta | KO/TKO · Punch to Head On Ground | 3 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | Mar 17, 2018 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Bryan Barberena | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | Sep 2, 2017 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
| W | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | Mar 18, 2017 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Albert Tumenov | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 3:01 | UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson | Oct 8, 2016 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Dominic Waters | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | May 8, 2016 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| L | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | Dec 19, 2015 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Pawel Pawlak | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites | Jul 18, 2015 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Seth Baczynski | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:08 | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 | Apr 11, 2015 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Claudio Silva | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux | Nov 8, 2014 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |