Professional Record
22-6-0 (1 NC)
Current Elo Rating
1838
True Contender System
Welterweight Ranking
#7
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#45
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 183 cm
- Reach
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 77.1 kg
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Age
- 35 years
- Place of birth
- Kingston, Jamaica
- UFC debut
- November 9, 2014
- Pro debut
- June 5, 2011
- Team / gym
- Team Renegade
- Head coach
- Dave Lovell
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Leon Edwards has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Leon Edwardsvs.Carlos Prates
L · TKO
- Event
- UFC 322
- Date
- November 15, 2025
- Elo change
- -64
Career Statistics
Professional Record
22-6-0
UFC Record
14-5-0
19 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,838
Peak Elo
2,021
Wins by method
3KO/TKO1Submissions10Decisions
Finish rate28.6%
From peak-183
Streak3 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Achievements and career
- Title fight record: 3-1
- Current streak: 3 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 12 straight wins
Elo History
19 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1838
Peak Elo
2021
Total
+338
UFC Fight History
Nov 15, 2025
TKO
Elo
1838
Change
-64
Mar 22, 2025
Submission
Elo
1902
Change
-80
Jul 27, 2024
Decision
Title fight
Elo
1982
Change
-39
Dec 16, 2023
Colby Covington
Decision
Title fight
Elo
2021
Change
+17
Mar 18, 2023
Decision
Title fight
Elo
2005
Change
+43
Aug 20, 2022
TKO
Title fight
Elo
1961
Change
+132
Jun 12, 2021
Decision
Elo
1829
Change
+24
Jul 20, 2019
Decision
Elo
1805
Change
+32
Mar 16, 2019
Decision
Elo
1773
Change
+19
Jun 23, 2018
Donald Cerrone
Decision
Elo
1754
Change
+29
Mar 17, 2018
Peter Sobotta
TKO
Elo
1725
Change
+43
Sep 02, 2017
Bryan Barberena
Decision
Elo
1681
Change
+27
Mar 18, 2017
Decision
Elo
1654
Change
+29
Oct 08, 2016
Albert Tumenov
Submission
Elo
1625
Change
+60
May 08, 2016
Dominic Waters
Decision
Elo
1565
Change
+28
Dec 19, 2015
Decision
Elo
1536
Change
-33
Jul 18, 2015
Paweł Pawlak
Decision
Elo
1569
Change
+31
Apr 11, 2015
Seth Baczynski
TKO
Elo
1538
Change
+59
Nov 08, 2014
Claudio Silva
Decision
Elo
1479
Change
-21
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | L | Carlos Prates | TKO | 1838 | -64 |
| Mar 22, 2025 | L | Sean Brady | Submission | 1902 | -80 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | L | Belal Muhammad | Decision | 1982 | -39 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | W | Colby Covington | Decision | 2021 | +17 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | W | Kamaru Usman | Decision | 2005 | +43 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | W | Kamaru Usman | TKO | 1961 | +132 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | W | Nate Diaz | Decision | 1829 | +24 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | W | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision | 1805 | +32 |
| Mar 16, 2019 | W | Gunnar Nelson | Decision | 1773 | +19 |
| Jun 23, 2018 | W | Donald Cerrone | Decision | 1754 | +29 |
| Mar 17, 2018 | W | Peter Sobotta | TKO | 1725 | +43 |
| Sep 02, 2017 | W | Bryan Barberena | Decision | 1681 | +27 |
| Mar 18, 2017 | W | Vicente Luque | Decision | 1654 | +29 |
| Oct 08, 2016 | W | Albert Tumenov | Submission | 1625 | +60 |
| May 08, 2016 | W | Dominic Waters | Decision | 1565 | +28 |
| Dec 19, 2015 | L | Kamaru Usman | Decision | 1536 | -33 |
| Jul 18, 2015 | W | Paweł Pawlak | Decision | 1569 | +31 |
| Apr 11, 2015 | W | Seth Baczynski | TKO | 1538 | +59 |
| Nov 08, 2014 | L | Claudio Silva | Decision | 1479 | -21 |
Fight history outside the UFC
9 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Sep 13, 2014
Shaun Taylor
TKO · Punch · R3 · 3:30
BAMMA · BAMMA 16: Daley vs. da Rocha
Apr 05, 2014
Wayne Murrie
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 3:13
BAMMA · BAMMA 15: Thompson vs. Selmani
Dec 14, 2013
Wendle Lewis
TKO · Knee & Punches · R1 · 1:20
BAMMA · BAMMA 14: Daley vs. da Silva
Sep 14, 2013
Adam Boussif
Submission · Arm Triangle Choke · R1 · 2:10
Competitive Profile
Leon Edwards’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.