Last fight
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Edwards vs Muhammad
Jul. 27, 2024
Atleta Destacado
Estadísticas y récords
7
Wins by Knockout
3
Wins by Submission
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Efectividad de golpeo
- Golpes Significativos Conectados
- 838
- Golpes Significativos Intentados
- 1554
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Efectividad De Derribo
- Derribos conseguidos
- 12
- Derribos intentados
- 71
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Récord del Atleta
Info
Status
Activo
Ciudad natal
Kingston, Jamaica
Trenes en
UTC Ultimate Training Centre Birmingham
Estilo de lucha
MMA
Años
33
Alto
72.00
Peso
170.00
Debut del octágono
Nov. 9, 2014
Alcance
74.00
Alcance de la pierna
43.00
- Pro since 2011
- Seven wins by KO, three by submission (2 RNC, 1 arm triangle)
- Five first round finishes
- Has won 14 of his last 16
- Unbeaten in 13 straight (12-0, 1 NC)
- 2-0, 1 NC as an amateur
- Origin of nickname – “It was given to me by my friends in school because I was always fighting.”
UFC 304 (7/27/24) Edwards lost a five round unanimous decision to Belal Muhammad, losing the UFC welterweight title
UFC 296 (12/16/23) Edwards won a five round unanimous decision over Colby Covington to retain his UFC welterweight title
UFC 286 (3/18/23) Edwards won a five round majority decision over Kamaru Usman to retain his UFC welterweight title
UFC 278 (8/20/22) Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman at 4:04 of the fifth round to win the UFC welterweight title
UFC 263 (6/12/21) Edwards won a five-round unanimous decision over Nate Diaz
UFC Fight Night (3/13/21) Edwards’s bout with Belal Muhammad was ruled a no contest (accidental eye poke) at :18 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (7/20/19) Edwards won a five round unanimous decision over Rafael Dos Anjos
UFC Fight Night (3/16/19) Edwards won a three round split decision over Gunnar Nelson
UFC Fight Night (6/23/18) Edwards won a five round unanimous decision over Donald Cerrone
UFC Fight Night (3/17/18) Edwards stopped Peter Sobotta via strikes at 4:59 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (9/2/17) Edwards won a three round unanimous decision over Bryan Barberena
UFC Fight Night (3/18/17) Edwards won a three round unanimous decision over Vicente Luque
UFC 204 (10/8/16) Edwards submitted Albert Tumenov via rear naked choke at 3:01 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (5/8/16) Edwards won a three round unanimous decision over Dominic Waters
UFC on FOX (12/19/15) Edwards lost a three round unanimous decision to Kamaru Usman
UFC Fight Night (7/18/15) Edwards won a three round unanimous decision over Pawel Pawlak
UFC Fight Night (4/11/15) Edwards knocked out Seth Baczynski at :08 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (11/8/14) Edwards lost a three round split decision to Claudio Silva
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training when I was 17 just to keep out of trouble, and then I fell in love with MMA.
What professional titles have you held? UFC World Champion, BAMMA Champion
Any belts/ ranks in grappling disciplines? Black Belt BJJ
What has been your toughest fight to date and why? Title fight vs Usman, had to pull the head kick out of the fire.
Who is your favorite fighter and why? I don't have a favorite fighter but I looked up to Anderson Silva coming up.
What was your job before you started fighting? I worked at my gym UTC part-time.
Personal Life/Background: Family - my son Jayon
