Lerone Murphy (17-1-1, 8) was born in Manchester, England on July 22, 1991. At the age of 24 years on March 5, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut against Martin Fouda Afana Bipouna, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On September 7, 2019, 28-year old Lerone Murphy made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 242 against a 28-year old Zubaira Tukhugov but lost the fight via draw.
Murphy's last fight was a 5-round majority decision loss to Movsar Evloev at UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy at age 34 on March 21, 2026. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Lerone Murphy's best fights have been against Ricardo Ramos, Aaron Pico, Makwan Amirkhani, Douglas Silva de Andrade, Gabriel Santos, Dan Ige and Josh Emmett. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Lerone Murphy".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Mar 21, 2026 34 years, 7 months 17-1-1 (8) | 32 years, 1 month 19-0 (7) | UFC | FT | 5 | MD | Loss |
18  | Aug 16, 2025 34 years 17-0-1 (8) | 28 years, 10 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | Win Spinning back elbow |
17  | Apr 5, 2025 33 years, 8 months 16-0-1 (7) | 40 years, 1 month 19-4 (9) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | Win |
16  | Oct 26, 2024 33 years, 3 months 15-0-1 (7) | 33 years, 2 months 18-8 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
15  | May 18, 2024 32 years, 9 months 14-0-1 (7) | 38 years, 3 months 24-11 (15) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | Win |
14  | Jul 22, 2023 32 years 13-0-1 (7) | 29 years, 1 month 11-1-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
13 | Mar 18, 2023 31 years, 7 months 12-0-1 (7) | Gabriel Santos | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | Win |
12  | Oct 30, 2021 30 years, 3 months 11-0-1 (7) | 32 years, 11 months 16-6 (10) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | Win Knee |
11  | Jan 20, 2021 29 years, 5 months 10-0-1 (6) | 35 years, 6 months 26-3 (20) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Win |
10  | Jul 16, 2020 28 years, 11 months 9-0-1 (6) | 24 years, 11 months 14-2 (10) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
9  | Sep 7, 2019 28 years, 1 months 8-0-1 (5) | 28 years, 7 months 18-4 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | Draw Split |
8 | May 18, 2019 27 years, 9 months 8-0 (5) | Manolo Scianna | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
7 | Nov 30, 2018 27 years, 4 months 7-0 (4) | Ayton De Paepe | FT | 3 | UD | Win | |
6 | Sep 1, 2018 27 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | James McErlean | FT | 3 | UD | Win | |
5 | Apr 14, 2018 26 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Terry Doyle | FT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
4 | Sep 30, 2017 26 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Nathan Thompson | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
3 | Apr 15, 2017 25 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Jamie Lee | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
2 | Feb 11, 2017 25 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Tyler John Thomas | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
1 | Mar 5, 2016 24 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | Martin Fouda Afana Bipouna | LT | 3 | UD | Win |
