All fightersLeon Edwards
“Rocky”
Welterweight22-6 (1 NC)RECORD
7KO / TKO WINS
3SUBMISSION WINS
11DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Rocky |
| Date of birth | 25 Aug 1991 |
| Nationality | English |
| Birthplace | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Team | Team Renegade |
| Height | 188 cm (6′2″) |
| Reach | 188 cm (74″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Weight | 77.1 kg (170 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 5 Jun 2011 |
| UFC debut | 8 Nov 2014 |
| Last fight | 15 Nov 2025 |
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Fight history
29 professional fights on file (20 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Carlos Prates | KO/TKO (punch) | 2 | 1:28 | UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | 15 Nov 2025 | New York City, New York, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Sean Brady | Submission (guillotine choke) | 4 | 1:39 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | 22 Mar 2025 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Belal Muhammad | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | 27 Jul 2024 | Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout UFC Welterweight Title BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Ben Cartlidge 47-48, Derek Cleary 47-48, Clemens Werner 46-49 | |||||||
| Win | Colby Covington | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | 16 Dec 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Welterweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 49-46, Sal D'amato 49-46, Chris Lee 49-46 | |||||||
| Win | Kamaru Usman | Decision (majority) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | 18 Mar 2023 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout UFC Welterweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Ben Cartlidge 48-46, Chris Lee 48-46, David Lethaby 47-47 | |||||||
| Win | Kamaru Usman | KO/TKO (kick) | 5 | 4:04 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards | 20 Aug 2022 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Bout UFC Welterweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Nate Diaz | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | 12 Jun 2021 | Glendale, Arizona, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Junichiro Kamijo 49-46, Derek Cleary 49-46, Brad Frank 49-46 | |||||||
| No contest | Belal Muhammad | No contest (could not continue) | 2 | 0:18 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | 13 Mar 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | 20 Jul 2019 | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Gino Garcia 50-45, Perry Hillin 49-46, Marcos Rosales 49-46 | |||||||
| Win | Gunnar Nelson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | 16 Mar 2019 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Kevin SatakiScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Howard Hughes 28-29, Anders Ohlsson 29-27, Andy Roberts 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Donald Cerrone | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | 23 Jun 2018 | Kallang, Singapore |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Leon RobertsScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Howie Booth 48-47, Evan Field 48-47, Charlie Keech 48-47 | |||||||
| Win | Peter Sobotta | KO/TKO (punch) | 3 | 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 17 Mar 2018 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Rich MitchellScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Bryan Barberena | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | 2 Sep 2017 | Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Neil HallScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Ben Cartlidge 29-28, Howard Hughes 29-28, Paul Sutherland 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | 18 Mar 2017 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Grant WatermanScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mark Collett 29-28, Andy Roberts 29-28, Paul Sutherland 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Albert Tumenov | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 3:01 | UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson | 8 Oct 2016 | Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Yves LavigneScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Dominic Waters | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | 8 May 2016 | Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Lukasz BosackiScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mark Collett 30-27, Peter Lavery 30-27, Paul Sutherland 30-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 19 Dec 2015 | Orlando, Florida, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Don Balas 28-29, Barry Luxenberg 27-30, Sal D'amato 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Pawel Pawlak | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites | 18 Jul 2015 | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Leon RobertsScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Garth Harriman 30-27, Andy Roberts 30-27, Dean Weir 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | Seth Baczynski | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 0:08 | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 | 11 Apr 2015 | Krakow, Poland |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Grant WatermanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Claudio Silva | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux | 8 Nov 2014 | Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Mario YamasakiScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Guilherme Bravo 29-28, Derek Cleary 28-29, Roy Silbert 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Shaun Taylor | KO (punch) | 3 | 3:30 | BAMMA 16 | 13 Sep 2014 | Manchester, England |
| Win | Wayne Murrie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:13 | BAMMA 15 | 5 May 2014 | London, England |
| Win | Wendle Lewis | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:20 | BAMMA 14 | 14 Dec 2013 | Birmingham, England |
| Win | Adam Boussif | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 2:10 | BAMMA 13 | 13 Sep 2013 | Birmingham, England |
| Win | Jonathan Bilton | TKO (knees) | 2 | 1:11 | BAMMA 11 | 1 Dec 2012 | Birmingham, England |
| Win | Craig White | Technical Decision | 2 | 5:00 | Strength and Honour 14 | 3 Nov 2012 | Exeter, England |
| Loss | Delroy McDowell | DQ (illegal knee) | 3 | 2:40 | Fight UK MMA 6 | 25 Feb 2012 | Leicester, England |
| Win | Pawel Zwiefka | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Fight UK MMA 5 | 19 Nov 2011 | Leicester, England |
| Win | Damian Zlotnicki | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:15 | Fight UK MMA 4 | 5 Jun 2011 | Leicester, England |