Edwards vs Cerrone

Who won Edwards vs Cerrone?

Leon Edwards beat Donald Cerrone by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night 132, on Saturday 23rd June 2018 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Leon Edwards.

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 Cerrone stats

Leon Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Donald Cerrone made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Leon Edwards' 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Leon Edwards' UFC record stood at 14-3-0, while Donald Cerrone's came in at 23-14-0.

The stats suggested Edwards had a massive power advantage over Cerrone, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Cerrone's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had an advantage over Cerrone, with a 20% submission rate over Cerrone's 0%.

Leon Edwards was the younger man by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cerrone. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 3 months later than Cerrone, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 33 less professional rounds, 82 to Cerrone's 115.

Edwards vs Cerrone form

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

In his last fight before 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.

Activity check

Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Cerrone's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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