Edwards vs Brady

Who won Edwards vs Brady?

Sean Brady beat Leon Edwards by submission in the 4th round during the main event of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Edwards vs Brady stats

Leon Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Sean Brady made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Leon Edwards' 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Sean Brady marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Leon Edwards' UFC record stood at 14-4-0, while Sean Brady's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Edwards had an advantage in power over Brady, with a 32% knock out percentage over Brady's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brady had an advantage over Edwards, with a 29% submission rate over Edwards' 14%.

Leon Edwards was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 4 inches over Brady. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Edwards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Brady, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 86 to Brady's 52.

Edwards vs Brady form

Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Belal Muhammad at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Colby Covington at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

He was victorious against Nate Diaz at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Sean Brady had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Leon Edwards at UFC London: Edwards vs. Brady on 22nd March 2025 by submission in the 4th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gilbert Burns at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had been beaten by Belal Muhammad at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Michael Chiesa at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sean Brady had been fighting more than Leon Edwards.

Going to this contest, Leon Edwards had last fought 9 months and 2 days ago, while Sean Brady's last outing had been 1 month and 7 days ago.

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Brady's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Edwards vs Brady start?

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

What were the odds on Edwards vs Brady?

Leon Edwards was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Sean Brady made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.