Ground game
34 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 1.25 takedowns / 15 at 37% accuracy
- 0.36 submission attempts / 15 · 3 career sub wins
Welterweight
“Rocky”
22-6
SLpM
2.60
SApM
3.40
Str Acc
61%
Str Def
50%
TD Avg
1.25
TD Acc
37%
TD Def
67%
Sub Avg
0.36
Hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket, southpaw
Fight IQ
Thin sample — 2 loaded UFC rows, 28 career fights for Leon Edwards. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
Durability
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
Fight IQ
Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Timing & reaction
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Takedown reaction
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Leon Edwards “Rocky” is a 34-year-old Southpaw welterweight out of England, camped at Renegade MMA. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket, southpaw. Career mark 22-6-0 — 5 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission, 14 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (73).
What works. Durability is the standout at 88 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.25 TD/15 and 0.36 sub attempts. Striking defense C at 50% / 3.40 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 67% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 2 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (34, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (2 bouts): W Usman (Decision - Majority R5) · W Usman (KO/TKO R5). Form index positive over the last 2. 2 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2023 | Kamaru Usman | W | Decision - Majority | 5 5:00 | 120/161 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Kamaru Usman | W | KO/TKO | 5 4:04 | 55/75 |