Edwards vs Lee

When is Edwards vs Lee?

Leon Edwards could potentially square off against Kevin Lee, in Late 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Edwards vs Lee stats

Leon Edwards would step 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.

Kevin Lee would make his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

The stats suggest Edwards would have an advantage in power over Lee, with a 32% knock out percentage over Lee's 16%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Lee would have a large advantage over Edwards, boasting a 42% submission rate over Edwards' 14%.

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

Edwards has a height advantage of 5 inches over Lee. Despite this, Lee has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Edwards' experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Lee's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 months earlier than Lee, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 15 more professional rounds, 82 to Lee's 67.

Edwards vs Lee form

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

In his last fight, he 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.

Kevin Lee has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

Before that, he had won against Gregor Gillespie at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had been beaten by Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Leon Edwards has been fighting more than Kevin Lee.

Leon Edwards last fought 1 month and 8 days ago, while Kevin Lee's last outing was 1 year, 2 months and 3 days ago.

Edwards' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5 rounds on average.

Lee's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Edwards vs Lee?

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