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Leon Edwards Fighter Statistics

Pro MMA Record: 20-3-0 NC(1)

Edwards was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and lived with his parents and his brother in a one-room house. Growing up, he was surrounded by crime, and his father was involved in what he describes as "questionable activities". Edwards moved to the Aston area of Birmingham, England at age nine, and his father was shot and killed in a nightclub in London when Edwards was thirteen. He was then involved in criminal activity such as drug dealing, street fighting, and knife possession along with his social circle, but was able to get out of his lifestyle at age 17, when his mother got him to join an MMA club.

Last Fight: Kamaru Usman
Age: 33
Height 6'0"
Weight 170 lbs
Nick Name: "Rocky"
Nationality: England
Association: Team Renegade
20 Wins
KO / TKO
7
35%
Submission
3
15%
Decisions
10
50%
3 Losses
KO / TKO
0
0%
Submission
0
0%
Decisions
2
66%

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Residence Erdington, Birmingham, England
Reach 74 in (188 cm)
Team Team Renegade BJJ & MMA (2016–present)Ultimate Training Centre (2010–2015)American Kickboxing Academy (2015)
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Chiu Kwong Man
Years active 2011 – present

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FAQ's

Leon Edwards next fight?
Leon Edwards has 2 possible matchups with Kamaru Usman opening odds at -350, Khamzat Chimaev opening odds at -300,
Leon Edwards last fight?
Leon Edwards won his last fight against Kamaru Usman by KO (Head Kick) on Aug. 20, 2022 at UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2.
Is Leon Edwards retired?
Leon Edwards last fought Kamaru Usman
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2 years 4 months and 7 days ago, and should be considered inactive.
Should I bet on Leon Edwards?

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Leon Edwards has a 86% win percentage, and has been favored to win in 64% of his fights.
Out of the 14 fights we have recorded, his opening odds average is a -208 favorite, and out of 9 favored matches, he has won 88% of them.
As an underdog he has been in 5 matches, with a win rate of 80% and an odds average of +156.
According to online odds, if you had bet $100 on all 14 of Leon Edwards betting fights, you would have made $916.
Conversely if you had bet $100 on all of his opponents, you would have lost $1029.
Where is Leon Edwards from?
Leon Edwards is from Erdington, West Midlands, England.

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Has Leon Edwards ever been knocked out?
Leon Edwards has never lost via KO/TKO. He has also never loss by way of submission.
How long has Leon Edwards been fighting?
Leon Edwards has been fighting for a period of 12 years 3 months and 17 days, his first fight was on Apr. 03, 2010 at Bushido Challenge 2 - A New Dawn. He has accumalated roughly 5 hours, 12 minutes and 27 seconds of professional combat.

Fight Record

W / L Opponent Event/Date Method Referee Round Time
win Kamaru Usman UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2
Aug/20/2022
KO (Head Kick) Herb Dean 5 4:04
win Nate Diaz UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Jun/12/2021
Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean 5 5:00
NC Belal Muhammad UFC Fight Night 187 - Edwards vs. Muhammad
Mar/13/2021
No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke) Herb Dean 2 0:18
win Rafael dos Anjos UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Jul/20/2019
Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta 5 5:00
win Gunnar Nelson UFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal
Mar/16/2019
Decision (Split) Kevin Sataki 3 5:00
win Donald Cerrone UFC Fight Night 132 - Cerrone vs. Edwards
Jun/23/2018
Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts 5 5:00
win Peter Sobotta UFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov
Mar/17/2018
TKO (Punches) Rich Mitchell 3 4:59
win Bryan Barberena UFC Fight Night 115 - Volkov vs. Struve
Sep/02/2017
Decision (Unanimous) Neil Hall 3 5:00
win Vicente Luque UFC Fight Night 107 - Manuwa vs. Anderson
Mar/18/2017
Decision (Unanimous) Grant Waterman 3 5:00
win Albert Tumenov UFC 204 - Bisping vs. Henderson 2
Oct/08/2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Yves Lavigne 3 3:01
win Dominic Waters UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski
May/08/2016
Decision (Unanimous) Lukasz Bosacki 3 5:00
loss Kamaru Usman UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2
Dec/19/2015
Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta 3 5:00
win Pawel Pawlak UFC Fight Night 72 - Bisping vs. Leites
Jul/18/2015
Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts 3 5:00
win Seth Baczynski UFC Fight Night 64 - Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
Apr/11/2015
KO (Punches) Grant Waterman 1 0:08
loss Claudio Silva UFC Fight Night 56 - Shogun vs. St. Preux
Nov/08/2014
Decision (Split) Mario Yamasaki 3 5:00
win Shaun Taylor BAMMA 16 - Daley vs. da Rocha
Sep/13/2014
KO (Punch) Mark Woodard 3 3:30
win Wayne Murrie BAMMA 15 - Thompson vs. Selmani
Apr/05/2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Mark Woodard 1 3:13
win Wendle Lewis BAMMA 14 - Daley vs. da Silva
Dec/14/2013
KO (Punches) Mark Woodard 1 1:20
win Adam Boussif BAMMA 13 - Nunes vs. Jones
Sep/14/2013
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 2:10
win Jonathan Bilton BAMMA 11 - Marshman vs. Foupa-Pokam
Dec/01/2012
TKO (Knees) 2 1:11
win Craig White SAH 14 - Strength And Honour 14
Nov/03/2012
Technical Decision 2 5:00
loss Delroy McDowell Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 6
Feb/25/2012
Disqualification (Illegal Knee) Dean Weir 3 2:40
win Pawel Zwiefka Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 5
Nov/19/2011
Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
win Damian Zlotnicki Fight UK MMA - Fight UK 4
Jun/05/2011
TKO (Punches) Leon Roberts 1 2:15
NC Scott Kimblin
Amateur Fight
Budo 1 - Night of Champions
Mar/19/2011
No Contest (Accidental Injury) 1 2:00
win Jamie Hughes
Amateur Fight
Budo 1 - Night of Champions
Mar/19/2011
KO (Punch) 1 0:08
win Carl Booth
Amateur Fight
Bushido Challenge 2 - A New Dawn
Apr/03/2010
Submission (Armbar) Mark Woodard 2 1:30

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