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Leon Edwards

UFC Record
14-5
Age
35
Height
6'2"
Reach
74"
Stance
Southpaw

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1584Today
1758Best, Jul 2024
1639Classic Elo
#86 Men: Pound for Pound#18 Welterweight
140015001600170018002015201720192021202320251464 going into Claudio Silva, Nov 20141528 going into Seth Baczynski, Apr 20151623 going into Pawel Pawlak, Jul 20151610 going into Kamaru Usman, Dec 20151557 going into Dominic Waters, May 20161581 going into Albert Tumenov, Oct 20161605 going into Vicente Luque, Mar 20171622 going into Bryan Barberena, Sep 20171620 going into Peter Sobotta, Mar 20181659 going into Donald Cerrone, Jun 20181673 going into Gunnar Nelson, Mar 20191663 going into Rafael Dos Anjos, Jul 20191617 going into Nate Diaz, Jun 20211585 going into Kamaru Usman, Aug 20221665 going into Kamaru Usman, Mar 20231728 going into Colby Covington, Dec 20231758 going into Belal Muhammad, Jul 20241709 going into Sean Brady, Mar 20251651 going into Carlos Prates, Nov 20251584 today1584
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1639Today
1695Best, Jul 2024
1584Fighter Elo
#22 Men: Pound for Pound#3 Welterweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

14001500160017002015201720192021202320251500 going into Claudio Silva, Nov 20141485 going into Seth Baczynski, Apr 20151501 going into Pawel Pawlak, Jul 20151517 going into Kamaru Usman, Dec 20151501 going into Dominic Waters, May 20161516 going into Albert Tumenov, Oct 20161533 going into Vicente Luque, Mar 20171550 going into Bryan Barberena, Sep 20171565 going into Peter Sobotta, Mar 20181579 going into Donald Cerrone, Jun 20181598 going into Gunnar Nelson, Mar 20191613 going into Rafael Dos Anjos, Jul 20191630 going into Nate Diaz, Jun 20211644 going into Kamaru Usman, Aug 20221663 going into Kamaru Usman, Mar 20231681 going into Colby Covington, Dec 20231695 going into Belal Muhammad, Jul 20241678 going into Sean Brady, Mar 20251659 going into Carlos Prates, Nov 20251639 today1639
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

2.60Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
54%Striking Accuracy
2.44Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
53%Striking Defense
0.22Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
1.25Takedowns per 15 Minutes
37%Takedown Accuracy
64%Takedown Defense
0.36Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
21%Share of Fight Time in Control
16.8 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins3110
Losses113

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Carlos PratesKO/TKO · R2 1:28Nov 15, 2025UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsCarlos Prates
1651Fighter Elo Going In1620
1659Classic Elo Going In1573
12 of 17Significant Strikes21 of 32
25 of 30Total Strikes24 of 35
2 of 3Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
3:00Control Time0:01
Lossvs. Sean BradySubmission · R4 1:39Mar 22, 2025UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Leon EdwardsSean Brady
1709Fighter Elo Going In1731
1678Classic Elo Going In1603
23 of 35Significant Strikes57 of 93
23 of 35Total Strikes221 of 295
0 of 1Takedowns5 of 7
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:15Control Time11:10
Lossvs. Belal MuhammadUnanimous DecisionJul 27, 2024UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2

UFC Welterweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Leon EdwardsBelal Muhammad
1758Fighter Elo Going In1593
1695Classic Elo Going In1672
47 of 71Significant Strikes68 of 121
89 of 114Total Strikes192 of 281
2 of 2Takedowns9 of 13
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
7:11Control Time12:02
Winvs. Colby CovingtonUnanimous DecisionDec 16, 2023UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington

UFC Welterweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Leon EdwardsColby Covington
1728Fighter Elo Going In1653
1681Classic Elo Going In1645
57 of 108Significant Strikes44 of 126
65 of 116Total Strikes109 of 194
2 of 3Takedowns2 of 10
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
1:27Control Time5:04
Winvs. Kamaru UsmanMajority DecisionMar 18, 2023UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3

UFC Welterweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Leon EdwardsKamaru Usman
1665Fighter Elo Going In1815
1663Classic Elo Going In1703
120 of 161Significant Strikes87 of 205
123 of 164Total Strikes113 of 232
0 of 1Takedowns4 of 15
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time5:03
Winvs. Kamaru UsmanKO/TKO · R5 4:04Aug 20, 2022UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards

UFC Welterweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Leon EdwardsKamaru Usman
1585Fighter Elo Going In1872
1644Classic Elo Going In1723
55 of 75Significant Strikes83 of 135
64 of 85Total Strikes189 of 247
1 of 5Takedowns5 of 12
1Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
2:56Control Time10:36
Winvs. Nate DiazUnanimous DecisionJun 12, 2021UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Leon EdwardsNate Diaz
1617Fighter Elo Going In1389
1630Classic Elo Going In1573
77 of 132Significant Strikes76 of 162
83 of 139Total Strikes130 of 223
4 of 5Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:59Control Time1:53
Winvs. Rafael Dos AnjosUnanimous DecisionJul 20, 2019UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Leon EdwardsRafael Dos Anjos
1663Fighter Elo Going In1648
1613Classic Elo Going In1636
92 of 215Significant Strikes81 of 169
113 of 244Total Strikes129 of 219
3 of 10Takedowns0 of 5
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
7:17Control Time2:23
Winvs. Gunnar NelsonSplit DecisionMar 16, 2019UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsGunnar Nelson
1673Fighter Elo Going In1577
1598Classic Elo Going In1579
31 of 49Significant Strikes9 of 18
47 of 69Total Strikes27 of 38
2 of 3Takedowns3 of 4
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:29Control Time4:22
Winvs. Donald CerroneUnanimous DecisionJun 23, 2018UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Leon EdwardsDonald Cerrone
1659Fighter Elo Going In1594
1579Classic Elo Going In1647
84 of 166Significant Strikes60 of 131
101 of 185Total Strikes64 of 136
0 of 4Takedowns1 of 9
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:48Control Time2:44
Winvs. Peter SobottaKO/TKO · R3 4:59Mar 17, 2018UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsPeter Sobotta
1620Fighter Elo Going In1587
1565Classic Elo Going In1512
42 of 86Significant Strikes16 of 43
71 of 117Total Strikes57 of 90
1 of 2Takedowns1 of 4
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
8:20Control Time1:04
Winvs. Bryan BarberenaUnanimous DecisionSep 2, 2017UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsBryan Barberena
1622Fighter Elo Going In1585
1550Classic Elo Going In1537
23 of 51Significant Strikes44 of 87
58 of 87Total Strikes115 of 163
3 of 6Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
3Submission Attempts1
8:07Control Time1:25
Winvs. Vicente LuqueUnanimous DecisionMar 18, 2017UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsVicente Luque
1605Fighter Elo Going In1627
1533Classic Elo Going In1547
53 of 102Significant Strikes24 of 44
77 of 135Total Strikes44 of 64
3 of 12Takedowns2 of 7
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:12Control Time5:21
Winvs. Albert TumenovSubmission · R3 3:01Oct 8, 2016UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsAlbert Tumenov
1581Fighter Elo Going In1594
1516Classic Elo Going In1546
16 of 72Significant Strikes32 of 83
31 of 89Total Strikes34 of 86
3 of 10Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
4:33Control Time0:00
Winvs. Dominic WatersUnanimous DecisionMay 8, 2016UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsDominic Waters
1557Fighter Elo Going In1468
1501Classic Elo Going In1474
24 of 35Significant Strikes3 of 16
55 of 69Total Strikes39 of 54
2 of 3Takedowns4 of 12
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
3:10Control Time7:16
Lossvs. Kamaru UsmanUnanimous DecisionDec 19, 2015UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsKamaru Usman
1610Fighter Elo Going In1591
1517Classic Elo Going In1516
26 of 57Significant Strikes48 of 80
36 of 67Total Strikes126 of 163
0 of 0Takedowns6 of 13
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:40Control Time10:46
Winvs. Pawel PawlakUnanimous DecisionJul 18, 2015UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsPawel Pawlak
1623Fighter Elo Going In1380
1501Classic Elo Going In1498
36 of 71Significant Strikes24 of 78
73 of 110Total Strikes65 of 120
0 of 4Takedowns0 of 4
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
7:04Control Time0:21
Winvs. Seth BaczynskiKO/TKO · R1 0:08Apr 11, 2015UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsSeth Baczynski
1528Fighter Elo Going In1449
1485Classic Elo Going In1501
3 of 3Significant Strikes0 of 4
3 of 3Total Strikes0 of 4
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Claudio SilvaSplit DecisionNov 8, 2014UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Leon EdwardsClaudio Silva
1464Fighter Elo Going In1337
1500Classic Elo Going In1516
33 of 61Significant Strikes34 of 81
42 of 70Total Strikes98 of 162
0 of 0Takedowns3 of 9
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
1:37Control Time7:09