Here is a list of Edwards's best fights. For a list of Edwards's losses, refer to "Leon Edwards Losses".
On December 16, 2023 Leon Edwards met Colby Covington in a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Edwards was 32 years old and with a record of 22-3 (10), and Covington was 35 years old and with a record of 17-3 (8). Edwards won the fight via 5-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On March 18, 2023 Leon Edwards met Kamaru Usman in a welterweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Edwards was 31 years old and with a record of 21-3 (10), and Usman was 35 years old and with a record of 20-2 (10). Edwards won the fight via 5-round majority decision and successfully defended his title.
On August 20, 2022 Leon Edwards fought Kamaru Usman in a welterweight title fight for Usman's UFC Championship title. Edwards was 30 years old and with a record of 20-3 (10), and Usman was 35 years old and with a record of 20-1 (10). Edwards stopped Kamaru Usman via 5th-round KO and is crowned the new UFC welterweight champion.
On April 11, 2015 Leon Edwards faced off against Seth Baczynski in a welterweight bout at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 9-2 (7), and Baczynski was 33 years old and with a record of 19-12 (17). Edwards stopped Seth Baczynski via KO.
On March 17, 2018 Leon Edwards faced off against Peter Sobotta in a welterweight bout at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 15-3 (9), and Sobotta was 31 years old and with a record of 17-5-1 (15). Edwards stopped Peter Sobotta via TKO.
On July 18, 2015 Leon Edwards faced off against Paweł Pawlak in a welterweight bout at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 10-2 (7), and Pawlak was 26 years old and with a record of 11-1 (9). Edwards won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On May 8, 2016 Leon Edwards faced off against Dominic Waters in a welterweight bout at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 11-3 (7). Edwards won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On September 2, 2017 Leon Edwards faced off against Bryan Barberena in a welterweight bout at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 14-3 (8), and Barberena was 28 years old and with a record of 13-4 (11). Edwards won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 18, 2017 Leon Edwards faced off against Vicente Luque in a welterweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 13-3 (8), and Luque was 25 years old and with a record of 11-5-1 (9). Edwards won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On March 16, 2019 Leon Edwards faced off against Gunnar Nelson in a welterweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 17-3 (9), and Nelson was 30 years old and with a record of 17-3-1 (16). Edwards won the fight via 3-round split decision.
