Chandler vs Edwards

Who won Chandler vs Edwards?

Joselyne Edwards beat Chelsea Chandler by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Chandler vs Edwards stats

Chelsea Chandler stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Joselyne Edwards made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Chelsea Chandler's 5th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2022. Joselyne Edwards marked her 10th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Chelsea Chandler's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Joselyne Edwards' came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Edwards had a slight advantage in power over Chandler, with a 36% knock out percentage over Chandler's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had an advantage over Chandler, with a 29% submission rate over Chandler's 17%.

Chelsea Chandler was the younger woman by 29 years, at years old.

Edwards had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Chandler was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2018, 2 years and 10 months later than Edwards, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 25 less professional rounds, 23 to Edwards' 48.

Chandler vs Edwards form

Joselyne Edwards had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Tamires Vidal at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Ailin Perez at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Nora Cornolle at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, she had beaten Lucie Pudilov at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

She had defeated Ji Yeon Kim at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Chandler's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Chandler vs Edwards start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Chandler vs Edwards?

Chelsea Chandler was a 23/10 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Joselyne Edwards made her way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.