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Leon Edwards (born 25 August 1991) is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Champion. A professional since 2011, Edwards formerly competed for BAMMA, where he was the BAMMA welterweight champion. As of 18 November 2025, he is #9 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
| 29 matches | 22 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By submission | 3 | 1 |
| By decision | 12 | 3 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 22–6 (1) | Carlos Prates | KO (punches) | UFC 322 | 15 November 2025 | 2 | 1:28 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 22–5 (1) | Sean Brady | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | 22 March 2025 | 4 | 1:39 | London, England | |
| Loss | 22–4 (1) | Belal Muhammad | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 304 | 27 July 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Manchester, England | Lost the UFC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 22–3 (1) | Colby Covington | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296 | 16 December 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Defended the UFC Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 21–3 (1) | Kamaru Usman | Decision (majority) | UFC 286 | 18 March 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | London, England | Defended the UFC Welterweight Championship. Edwards was deducted one point in round 3 due to grabbing the fence. |
| Win | 20–3 (1) | Kamaru Usman | KO (head kick) | UFC 278 | 20 August 2022 | 5 | 4:04 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Won the UFC Welterweight Championship. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 19–3 (1) | Nate Diaz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 263 | 12 June 2021 | 5 | 5:00 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |
| NC | 18–3 (1) | Belal Muhammad | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | 13 March 2021 | 2 | 0:18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Accidental eye poke rendered Muhammad unable to continue. |
| Win | 18–3 | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards | 20 July 2019 | 5 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 17–3 | Gunnar Nelson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | 16 March 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 16–3 | Donald Cerrone | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards | 23 June 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 15–3 | Peter Sobotta | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 17 March 2018 | 3 | 4:59 | London, England | |
| Win | 14–3 | Bryan Barberena | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | 2 September 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 13–3 | Vicente Luque | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | 18 March 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 12–3 | Albert Tumenov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 204 | 8 October 2016 | 3 | 3:01 | Manchester, England | |
| Win | 11–3 | Dominic Waters | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski | 8 May 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 19 December 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 10–2 | Paweł Pawlak | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites | 18 July 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Win | 9–2 | Seth Baczynski | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 | 11 April 2015 | 1 | 0:08 | Kraków, Poland | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 8–2 | Cláudio Silva | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux | 8 November 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Uberlândia, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–1 | Shaun Taylor | KO (punch) | BAMMA 16 | 13 September 2014 | 3 | 3:30 | Manchester, England | Defended the BAMMA British Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–1 | Wayne Murrie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BAMMA 15 | 5 May 2014 | 3 | 3:13 | London, England | Won the BAMMA British Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–1 | Wendle Lewis | KO (punches) | BAMMA 14 | 14 December 2013 | 1 | 1:20 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 5–1 | Adam Boussif | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | BAMMA 13 | 13 September 2013 | 1 | 2:10 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 4–1 | Jonathan Bilton | TKO (knees) | BAMMA 11 | 1 December 2012 | 2 | 1:11 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 3–1 | Craig White | Technical Decision | Strength and Honour 14 | 3 November 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Exeter, England | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Delroy McDowell | DQ (illegal knee) | Fight UK MMA 6 | 25 February 2012 | 3 | 2:40 | Leicester, England | Return to Welterweight. |
| Win | 2–0 | Pawel Zwiefka | Decision (unanimous) | Fight UK MMA 5 | 19 November 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Leicester, England | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | Damian Zlotnicki | TKO (punches) | Fight UK MMA 4 | 5 June 2011 | 1 | 2:15 | Leicester, England | Welterweight debut. |
| No. | Event | Fight | Date | Venue | City | PPV buys |
| 1. | UFC 278 | Usman vs. Edwards 2 | 20 August 2022 | Vivint Arena | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Not Disclosed |
| 2. | UFC 286 | Edwards vs. Usman 3 | 18 March 2023 | The O2 Arena | London, England, United Kingdom | Not Disclosed |
| 3. | UFC 296 | Edwards vs. Covington | 16 December 2023 | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Not Disclosed |
| 4. | UFC 304 | Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | 27 July 2024 | Co-op Live | Manchester, England, United Kingdom | Not Disclosed |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded byKamaru Usman | 13th UFC Welterweight Champion 20 August 2022 – 27 July 2024 | Succeeded byBelal Muhammad |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded byAlexander Volkanovski | World MMA Fighter of the Year 2022–23 | Succeeded byAlex Pereira |
| Preceded byMichael Chandler | World MMA Knockout of the Year 2022–23 vs. Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 | Succeeded byMax Holloway |
| Preceded byAljamain Sterling | World MMA Comeback of the Year 2022–23 vs. Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 | Succeeded byTom Aspinall |