WelterweightContender
Leon Edwards
“Rocky” · United Kingdom
#98
P4P rank
79
Overall
22-6
Record
34
Age
6'2"
Height
170 lbs
Weight
74"
Reach
Striking77
Wrestling78
Grappling78
Cardio + IQ83
#12 of 16 in Welterweight by overall.
Striking breakdown213 sig. strikes · 20 fights
Head53%
Body27%
Leg20%≈ kicks
Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.
Lvs Sean BradySubmission · Rd 4Sig 20–19 · TD 0–1 · 0:15 ctrlMar 22, 2025Sig 20–19 · TD 0–1 · 0:15 ctrl
Lvs Belal MuhammadDecision - Unanimous · Rd 5Sig 15–17 · TD 0–2 · 0:50 ctrlJul 27, 2024Sig 15–17 · TD 0–2 · 0:50 ctrl
Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.
Opponent-adjusted20 UFC fights · Elite competition
Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.
Adj. striking0
Adj. wrestling66
Adj. takedown defense51
Strength of schedule92
UFCStats career averages
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 2.6 |
| Striking accuracy | 54% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 2.4 |
| Striking defense | 52% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 1.3 |
| Takedown accuracy | 37% |
| Takedown defense | 63% |
| Submissions / 15 min | 0.4 |
How the wins come
KO / TKO3
Submission1
Decision10
Finish rate 18% of wins.
Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.