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Dominic Waters vs Leon Edwards

Dominic Waters is 9-5-0; Leon Edwards is 22-6-0 (1 NC). Dominic Waters is 2 years older than Leon Edwards. Dominic Waters has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Leon Edwards. Leon Edwards is 1" · 3 cm taller than Dominic Waters. They have met once: Dominic Waters 0, Leon Edwards 1.

Dominic Waters
United States
Dominic Waters
“Sho Nuff” · 9-5-0
SUBUDUD
WelterweightMet once
Leon Edwards
United Kingdom
Leon Edwards
“Rocky” · 22-6-0 (1 NC)
TKOSUBUD
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Style & credentials

Dominic Waters

No background on record

Camp · Nor-Cal Fighting Alliance · United States
Leon Edwards
KickboxingBJJ
  • 2022Black belt · BJJThomas Bracher and Victor Estima (Gracie Barra)
  • 2014BAMMA Welterweight ChampionshipBAMMA
Camp · Team Renegade · Longbridge, Birmingham, UK

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

81%
Head
56%
19%
Body
24%
0%
Leg
20%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Dominic Waterslast 3 fights
81%13%
Leon Edwardslast 19 fights
75%14%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Dominic Waters· from fights outside the UFC Leon Edwards· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
0.482.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dominic Waters · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.532.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dominic Waters · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
4.071.25
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dominic Waters · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
53%37%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dominic Waters · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
29%64%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dominic Waters · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dominic Waters · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersLeon Edwards · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

0.48
Strikes landed / min
2.60
2.53
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.44
4.07 / 7.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.25 / 3.4
53%
Takedown accuracy
37%
29%
Takedown defence
64%
4:31
Control time / fight
3:41
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.40

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Dominic Waters2 UFC fights · 3 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%1/11
67%2/2
0%0/2
Clinch
0%0/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Ground
0%0/0
0%0/0
0%0/0
Leon Edwards20 UFC fights · 873 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%353/964
16%139/194
19%170/187
Clinch
6%50/69
7%62/66
1%7/8
Ground
10%87/112
1%5/6
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Dominic Waters and Leon Edwards ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski (Sun, May 8, 2016), where Leon Edwards won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Dominic Waters and Leon Edwards?

Dominic Waters is 9-5-0 and Leon Edwards is 22-6-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Dominic Waters or Leon Edwards?

Dominic Waters has the longer reach: 79" · 201 cm against 74" · 188 cm for Leon Edwards, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Dominic Waters or Leon Edwards?

Leon Edwards is taller at 6'2" · 188 cm; Dominic Waters stands 6'1" · 185 cm.

Who is older, Dominic Waters or Leon Edwards?

Dominic Waters is 37 and Leon Edwards is 35.

Who has more finishes, Dominic Waters or Leon Edwards?

Dominic Waters has 5 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Leon Edwards has 10 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).

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