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Leon Edwards

22-6-0 (1 NC)
35y·6' 2"·74" reach·Southpaw
3:09
Control / 15m
time on top
+0.16
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
29%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.6
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

Tells

Non-traditional predictors we've tested against the record. Only the ones that fire on this fighter show up here.

Chin Decay

Predictive

First KO loss November 2025. Fighters at the same age and mileage lose by KO in 11.3% of fights; after a first KO it runs 17.3%.

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The Odometer

Backwards

Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in May 2016, 56 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.

Fired again Nov 2025

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Checked 3 tells for this fighter. 2 fired.

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 20 recorded bouts, 873 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 56%Body 24%Legs 20%
Position
Distance 76%Clinch 14%Ground 11%
And how often each lands
Head43%
Body77%
Legs91%
Distance49%
Clinch83%
Ground78%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

14Wins3 KO · 1 SUB · 10 DEC
5Losses1 KO · 1 SUB · 3 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

11%
Silva
25%
Baczynski
47%
Pawlak
4%
Usman
21%
Waters
35%
Tumenov
35%
Luque
54%
Barberena
56%
Sobotta
3%
Cerrone
23%
Nelson
29%
Anjos
6%
Muhammad
20%
Diaz
12%
Usman
0%
Usman
6%
Covington
29%
Muhammad
2%
Brady
46%
Prates

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R12.24100%20
R22.70120%19
R32.66119%17
R42.86128%8
R52.93131%7

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min2.6
Strikes absorbed / min2.44
Striking accuracyof everything thrown54%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed52%
Takedowns / 15 min1.25
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land37%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed63%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.4
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together5.04
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 20 bouts16.8m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

49.2%
Landed at range
1,345 thrown over 20 bouts
39.4%
Expected
against these opponents
+9.8pp
Gap
above expected
87.0%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LCarlos PratesNov 2025KO R23:00 ctrl12 str2 td
Significant strikes
12 of 17 · 71%
Total strikes
25 of 30 · 83%
Takedowns
2 of 3 · 67%
Control
3:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 1:28
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 33%Body 0%Legs 67%
Position
Distance 92%Clinch 8%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LSean BradyMar 2025SUB R40:15 ctrl23 str0 td
Significant strikes
23 of 35 · 66%
Total strikes
23 of 35 · 66%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:15
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R4 1:39
Guillotine Choke From Mount
Target
Head 43%Body 48%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 48%Clinch 52%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LBelal MuhammadJul 2024U-DEC7:11 ctrl47 str2 td
Significant strikes
47 of 71 · 66%
Total strikes
89 of 114 · 78%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
7:11
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
2
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 68%Body 26%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 74%Clinch 13%Ground 13%
This fight on UFCStats
WColby CovingtonDec 2023U-DEC1:27 ctrl57 str2 td
Significant strikes
57 of 108 · 53%
Total strikes
65 of 116 · 56%
Takedowns
2 of 3 · 67%
Control
1:27
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 37%Body 25%Legs 39%
Position
Distance 98%Clinch 0%Ground 2%
This fight on UFCStats
WKamaru UsmanMar 2023M-DEC0:00 ctrl120 str0 td
Significant strikes
120 of 161 · 75%
Total strikes
123 of 164 · 75%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Majority decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 28%Body 30%Legs 42%
Position
Distance 93%Clinch 8%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WKamaru UsmanAug 2022KO R52:56 ctrl55 str1 td
Significant strikes
55 of 75 · 73%
Total strikes
64 of 85 · 75%
Takedowns
1 of 5 · 20%
Control
2:56
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R5 4:04
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 36%Body 40%Legs 24%
Position
Distance 76%Clinch 13%Ground 11%
This fight on UFCStats
WNate DiazJun 2021U-DEC4:59 ctrl77 str4 td
Significant strikes
77 of 132 · 58%
Total strikes
83 of 139 · 60%
Takedowns
4 of 5 · 80%
Control
4:59
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 62%Body 8%Legs 30%
Position
Distance 88%Clinch 5%Ground 6%
This fight on UFCStats
NCBelal MuhammadMar 2021NC R20:19 ctrl19 str0 td
Significant strikes
19 of 39 · 49%
Total strikes
20 of 40 · 50%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:19
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Could not continue, R2 0:18
Eye Poke by Edwards
Target
Head 53%Body 26%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRafael Dos AnjosJul 2019U-DEC7:17 ctrl92 str3 td
Significant strikes
92 of 215 · 43%
Total strikes
113 of 244 · 46%
Takedowns
3 of 10 · 30%
Control
7:17
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 78%Body 15%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 84%Clinch 13%Ground 3%
This fight on UFCStats
WGunnar NelsonMar 2019S-DEC3:29 ctrl31 str2 td
Significant strikes
31 of 49 · 63%
Total strikes
47 of 69 · 68%
Takedowns
2 of 3 · 67%
Control
3:29
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 55%Body 42%Legs 3%
Position
Distance 13%Clinch 52%Ground 35%
This fight on UFCStats
WDonald CerroneJun 2018U-DEC0:48 ctrl84 str0 td
Significant strikes
84 of 166 · 51%
Total strikes
101 of 185 · 55%
Takedowns
0 of 4 · 0%
Control
0:48
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 44%Body 23%Legs 33%
Position
Distance 74%Clinch 26%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WPeter SobottaMar 2018KO R38:20 ctrl42 str1 td
Significant strikes
42 of 86 · 49%
Total strikes
71 of 117 · 61%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
8:20
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 4:59
Punch to Head On Ground
Target
Head 88%Body 12%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 38%Clinch 2%Ground 60%
This fight on UFCStats
WBryan BarberenaSep 2017U-DEC8:07 ctrl23 str3 td
Significant strikes
23 of 51 · 45%
Total strikes
58 of 87 · 67%
Takedowns
3 of 6 · 50%
Control
8:07
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
3
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 57%Body 13%Legs 30%
Position
Distance 91%Clinch 9%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WVicente LuqueMar 2017U-DEC5:12 ctrl53 str3 td
Significant strikes
53 of 102 · 52%
Total strikes
77 of 135 · 57%
Takedowns
3 of 12 · 25%
Control
5:12
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 72%Body 23%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 83%Clinch 15%Ground 2%
This fight on UFCStats
WAlbert TumenovOct 2016SUB R34:33 ctrl16 str3 td
Significant strikes
16 of 72 · 22%
Total strikes
31 of 89 · 35%
Takedowns
3 of 10 · 30%
Control
4:33
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 3:01
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 44%Body 44%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 88%Clinch 13%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WDominic WatersMay 2016U-DEC3:10 ctrl24 str2 td
Significant strikes
24 of 35 · 69%
Total strikes
55 of 69 · 80%
Takedowns
2 of 3 · 67%
Control
3:10
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 71%Body 29%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 33%Clinch 4%Ground 63%
This fight on UFCStats
LKamaru UsmanDec 2015U-DEC0:40 ctrl26 str0 td
Significant strikes
26 of 57 · 46%
Total strikes
36 of 67 · 54%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:40
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 65%Body 23%Legs 12%
Position
Distance 65%Clinch 27%Ground 8%
This fight on UFCStats
WPawel PawlakJul 2015U-DEC7:04 ctrl36 str0 td
Significant strikes
36 of 71 · 51%
Total strikes
73 of 110 · 66%
Takedowns
0 of 4 · 0%
Control
7:04
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 78%Body 17%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 64%Clinch 8%Ground 28%
This fight on UFCStats
WSeth BaczynskiApr 2015KO R10:02 ctrl3 str0 td
Significant strikes
3 of 3 · 100%
Total strikes
3 of 3 · 100%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:02
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:08
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 33%Clinch 0%Ground 67%
This fight on UFCStats
LClaudio SilvaNov 2014S-DEC1:37 ctrl33 str0 td
Significant strikes
33 of 61 · 54%
Total strikes
42 of 70 · 60%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:37
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
2
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 76%Body 24%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 67%Clinch 18%Ground 15%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.