Leon Edwards age, height, ethnicity, girlfriend, family, MMA record, next fight, net worth, wiki, bio
Leon Edwards is a Jamaican-born British professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion.
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Leon Edwards Wikipedia & Biography
Edwards Edwards was born in Jamaica and moved to England at age nine. His mother admitted him to an MMA club at the age of 17 to get him out of the criminal lifestyle. In 2010, he began his professional MMA fighting career. His debut match was at the Bushido Challenge 2- A New Dawn. There he fought Carl Booth and won via submission in the 2nd round.
Leon started fighting under Fight UK MMA with a signed contract. His debut match was a 1st round TKO win against Damian Zlotnicki. After having a 2-1 fight record, he left Fight UK MMA. Then he fought at Strength and Honor 14 and BAMMA before joining UFC.
Leon Edwards age and birthday
He is 30 years old and he was born on 25 August 1991, in Kingston, Jamaica.
Leon Edwards ethnicity and nationality
Regarding his ethnicity, he is of Caribbean descent from his family side. Moreover, he is of British-Jamaican nationality as he was born in Jamaica and later moved to the United Kingdom.
Leon Edwards height and weight
Kingston, Jamaica. He stands at a height of 6 feet and 3 inches tall and he weighs 77kg.
Leon Edwards parents and siblings
He is the eldest son of his parents Mr and Mrs Edwards. He spent his childhood in a wooden shack with a zinc roof with his parents and his brother. According to him, his father was involved in “questionable activities”. His single mother carried out several jobs to raise the family.
Leon Edwards wife/girlfriend and children
The UFC star is private when it comes to his relationship status. There is no news of his relationships surfaced in the media to date. Likewise, he has not hinted at his possible wife or girlfriend yet. However, Leon is enjoying his family life as a father of a seven-year-old son named Jason. However, he has not revealed his baby mother yet.
Leon Edwards MMA record and next fight
Leon’s record currently stands at 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws. Of those 19 wins, he has stopped 6 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 33%, with 3 submissions. Despite his 3 losses, he has never been stopped. He has boxed a total of 57 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 2.7 rounds on average. Leon Edwards’s next fight was held on August 20, 2022, against Kamaru Usman.
Leon Edwards salary, career earnings and net worth
Leon Edwards’ net worth is $ 1 million in 2022. His career earnings are $1.074 million from professional MMA. Currently, he earns a guaranteed purse of $ 110,000 from each fight. His biggest paycheck came from the UFC 263 fight against Nate Diaz. There he earned a total of $ 231,000 as prize money. Edwards earned $ 66,000 from his UFC debut fight. Last night, he earn a $ 400k guaranteed purse against Kamaru Usman at UFC 278.
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