#8 Welterweight
Leon Edwards
L3“Rocky”
22-6-0
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🇯🇲Jamaica/Welterweight/Age 34/Southpaw/6' 2"/74″ reach/170 lbs
Win %
79%
SLpM
2.6
Str Acc
54%
Str Def
52%
TD Avg
1.3
TD Def
63%
Sub Avg
0.4
Finish
48%
At a Glance
2.6
SLpM
below average
54%
Str Acc
top 18%
1.3
TD Avg
median
48%
Finish %
top 6%
52%
Str Def
below average
Leon Edwards "Rocky" is a Jamaica southpaw Welterweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a well-rounded mixed martial artist. With a record of 22-6-0, the fighter carries a 79% win rate across 28 pro contests.
Career Arc
28 fightspeak +19 · current +16
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
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Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
2.60-0.82 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
2.44-0.74 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
1.25-0.27 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.400.00 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (2.44)Landed (2.60)
0
+0.16
Wins by Method
48%Finish
KO/TKO733%
Submission314%
Decision1152%
22 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (22)
7 KO
3 SUB
11 DEC
1 OTH
Losses (6)
1 KO
1 SUB
3 DEC
1 OTH
Recent Form (Last 5)
L
KO
L
Sub
L
Dec
W
Dec
W
Dec
Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)
R1
12/22(55%)
R2
16/26(62%)
R3
13/23(57%)
R4
16/30(53%)
R5
15/26(58%)
Landed
Attempted
Positional & Target Breakdown
Position
86%
Distance: 485Clinch: 34Ground: 45
Target
51%
22%
27%
Head: 285Body: 125Leg: 154
Grappling Efficiency
Avg TD / Fight
1.4
Avg Control / Fight
2:37
Avg Sub Att. / Fight
0.4
TD Success Rate
46%
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
14 of 28
KO/TKO Losses
1
Avg Fight Duration
3.1 rounds
Post-Loss Record
2-2
Fight History20 UFC + 8 pre-UFC
28 fights21W5L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Carlos Prates | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
LOSS Method KO/TKO Punch Round 2 of 3 Time 1:28 Division Welterweight | ||||||
| L | Sean Brady | SSUB Guillotine Choke | ||||
| L | Belal Muhammad | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Colby Covington | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Kamaru Usman | DM-DEC | ||||
| W | Kamaru Usman | KKO/TKO Kick | ||||
| W | Nate Diaz | DU-DEC | ||||
| NC | Belal Muhammad | NCCNC | ||||
| W | Rafael Dos Anjos | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Gunnar Nelson | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Donald Cerrone | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Peter Sobotta | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| W | Bryan Barberena | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Vicente Luque | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Albert Tumenov | SSUB Rear Naked Choke | ||||
| W | Dominic Waters | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Kamaru Usman | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Pawel Pawlak | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Seth Baczynski | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Claudio Silva | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Shaun Taylor | KTKO | ||||
| W | Wayne Murrie | SSUB | ||||
| W | Wendle Lewis | KTKO | ||||
| W | Adam Boussif | SSUB | ||||
| W | Johnny Bilton | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Delroy McDowell | •DQ | ||||
| W | Pawel Zwiefka | DDEC | ||||
| W | Damian Zlotnicki | KTKO | ||||