Who won Edwards vs Barberena?
Leon Edwards beat Bryan Barberena by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 115, on Saturday 2nd September 2017 at Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Leon Edwards.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Edwards vs Barberena stats
Leon Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Bryan Barberena made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.
This was Leon Edwards' 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.
Leon Edwards' UFC record stood at 14-4-0, while Bryan Barberena's came in at 9-10-0.
The stats suggested Barberena had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Edwards' 38%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had a slight advantage over Barberena, with a 23% submission rate over Barberena's 15%.
Leon Edwards was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.
Edwards had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barberena. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 7 months later than Barberena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 86 to Barberena's 73.
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