Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Rocky”

Leon Edwards

22-6 (1 NC)20 UFC

Counter Striker

Form

· 3L

Declining

4× Title

9× 5R

Moderate Wear

6'2"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·34age

Last fightLCarlos Prates·KO/TKO·R2·6mo ago

Fighter Context

14–5UFC1 NC·

3KO

1Sub

10Dec

17.7min/fight

336UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

10–5(16 fights)

20%finish rate

-0.1str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

7–1(9 fights)

14%finish rate

+0.5str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

5–0(5 fights)

20%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.16

Neutral

46%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.154

Average

58%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

87%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

58%

Average

63%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Edwards

Counter Puncher

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.60

Str. Accuracy54%

873UFC landed/1,606attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.3 vs avg2.44

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / fight0.25

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.10

CQ KO Power

Below Avg35%ile0.57

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

24%

Leg

20%

By Position

Distance76%

Clinch14%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 120 rounds	Round 219 rounds	Round 317 rounds	Round 48 rounds	Round 57 rounds
Avg. Landed	11	12	13	13	14
Avg. Absorbed	8	14	10	16	15
Avg. Net	+2	-1	+3	-3	0

Grappling

Edwards

Control Wrestler

·211s ctrlElite Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.25

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.35

TD Accuracy37%

28UFC landed/75attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense63%

79UFC defended/124opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

29%

Decision Fighter

div avg 53%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 14

Submission1 / 14

Decision10 / 14

KD → Finish

3/5Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 5

Submission1 / 5

Decision3 / 5

Loss Pattern

Outscored

3 of 5 losses by decision

Primarily a KO/TKO finisher. 3 of 4 stoppages by KO/TKO

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

46%

5 of 11 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.2pts

W9 dec

1.2pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

10UD

2SD

1MD

15%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 19 more in second half of career

20 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=20

R2n=19

R3n=17

Outputsig strikes / min

2.2

2.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.7

3.0

2.0

Diff

+0.5

-0.3

+0.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.42 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Edwards — 20 UFC Fights

Result

Method

20 fights

Carlos Prates

KO/TKO R2 · 1:28Nov '25

-9

·12 SS (71%)·21 abs·2/3 td·180s ctrl·1 kd taken

Sean Brady

SUB R4 · 1:39Mar '25

-34

·23 SS (66%)·57 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·15s ctrl

Belal MuhammadVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '24

-21

·47 SS (66%)·68 abs·2/2 td·9 td taken·431s ctrl

Colby CovingtonVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Dec '23

+13

·57 SS (53%)·44 abs·2/3 td·2 td taken·87s ctrl·2 sub att

Kamaru UsmanElite

TITLE

M-DEC R5Mar '23

+33

·120 SS (75%)·87 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken

Kamaru UsmanElite

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 4:04Aug '22

-28

·55 SS (73%)·83 abs·1/5 td·5 td taken·176s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Nate DiazElite

U-DEC R5Jun '21

·77 SS (58%)·76 abs·4/5 td·299s ctrl

Belal MuhammadVeteran

Could Not Co… R2 · 0:18Mar '21

+11

·19 SS (49%)·8 abs·0/1 td·19s ctrl

⚠ Eye poke stoppage

↵ 20mo layoff

Rafael Dos AnjosElite

U-DEC R5Jul '19

+11

·92 SS (43%)·81 abs·3/10 td·437s ctrl

Gunnar NelsonVeteran

S-DEC R3Mar '19

+22

·31 SS (63%)·9 abs·2/3 td·3 td taken·209s ctrl·1 kd landed

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Rocky”

Leon Edwards

22-6 (1 NC)20 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·74"reach·Southpawstance·34age

Last fightLCarlos Prates·KO/TKO·6mo ago

Fighter Context

14–5UFC1 NC·

3KO

1Sub

10Dec

17.7min/fight

336UFC min

vs. Winning Record10–5

vs. Veterans (8+ W)7–1

vs. Elite (15+ W)5–0

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.16

46%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.154

58%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

87%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

58%

63%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Edwards

Welterweight avg

Counter Puncher

Sig. Strikes / Min2.60

Str. Accuracy54%

873UFC landed/1,606attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.3 vs avg2.44

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / Fight0.25

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.10

CQ KO Power

Below Avg35%ile0.57

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

24%

Leg

20%

By Position

Dist76%

Clinch14%

Ground11%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=20	R2 n=19	R3 n=17	R4 n=8	R5 n=7
Landed	11	12	13	13	14
Absorbed	8	14	10	16	15
Net	+2	-1	+3	-3	0

Grappling

Edwards

Welterweight avg

Control Wrestler

211s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.25

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.35

TD Accuracy37%

28UFC landed/75attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense63%

79UFC defended/124opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

29%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

1Sub

10Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

46%5 of 11 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.2pts

W9 dec

1.2pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

10UD

2SD

1MD

15%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=20

R2n=19

R3n=17

Outputsig strikes / min

2.2

2.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.7

3.0

2.0

Diff

+0.5

-0.3

+0.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Edwards — UFC Fight Log

Carlos Prates

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '25

12 SS (71%)·21 abs·2/3 td·180s ctrl·1 kd taken

Sean Brady

SUB·R4·Mar '25

23 SS (66%)·57 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·15s ctrl

Belal MuhammadVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jul '24

47 SS (66%)·68 abs·2/2 td·9 td taken·431s ctrl

Colby CovingtonVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Dec '23

57 SS (53%)·44 abs·2/3 td·2 td taken·87s ctrl·2 sub

Kamaru UsmanEliteTITLE

M-DEC·R5·Mar '23

120 SS (75%)·87 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken

Kamaru UsmanEliteTITLE

KO/TKO·R5·Aug '22

55 SS (73%)·83 abs·1/5 td·5 td taken·176s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Nate DiazElite

U-DEC·R5·Jun '21

77 SS (58%)·76 abs·4/5 td·299s ctrl

Belal MuhammadVeteran

Could Not Co…·R2·Mar '21

19 SS (49%)·8 abs·0/1 td·19s ctrl

Round 120 rounds

Round 219 rounds

Round 317 rounds

Round 48 rounds

Round 57 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-3

n=20

n=19

n=17

n=8

n=7

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-3