Saturday, July 18, 2015The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Leon Edwards defeated Pawel Pawlak by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites, held Saturday, July 18, 2015 at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Leon Edwards won the decision.
Leon Edwards vs Pawel Pawlak
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Leon EdwardsPawel Pawlak
1
Knockdowns0
36 / 71
Significant strikes24 / 78
51%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
73 / 110
Total strikes65 / 120
0 / 4
Takedowns0 / 4
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
7:04
Control time0:21
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Leon EdwardsPawel Pawlak
2878%1042%
Head
617%1250%
Body
26%28%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Leon Edwards
64%28%
Pawel Pawlak
83%17%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Leon Edwards36 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1515/43
66/9
22/2
Clinch
33/5
0
0
Ground
1010/12
0
0
Pawel Pawlak24 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1010/54
88/13
22/2
Clinch
00/3
44/5
0
Ground
00/1
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Leon EdwardsPawel Pawlak
R1
10
9
10-910-910-9
R2
10
9
10-910-910-9
R3
16
6
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Leon Edwards
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 23
Significant strikes9 / 24
43%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
17 / 31
Total strikes30 / 46
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 3
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
2:15
Control time0:10
Round 2Judges: Leon Edwards
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 25
Significant strikes9 / 29
40%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
21 / 36
Total strikes24 / 44
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
2:02
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Leon Edwards
1
Knockdowns0
16 / 23
Significant strikes6 / 25
70%
Sig. strike accuracy24%
35 / 43
Total strikes11 / 30
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
2:47
Control time0:11
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
14
Leon Edwards
0
Pawel Pawlak
●30-27 Edwards×13●29-28 Edwards
All 14 media scorecards
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com30-27Edwards
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Edwards
- MMABrasil.com.br30-27Edwards
- PunditArena.com30-27Edwards
- Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com30-27Edwards
- John Pollock · Fight Network30-27Edwards
- MMAJunkie.com30-27Edwards
- Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com30-27Edwards
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com30-27Edwards
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com30-27Edwards
- MMAMania.com30-27Edwards
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Edwards
- Nate Wilcox · BloodyElbow.com30-27Edwards
- Nathan McCarter · BleacherReport.com29-28Edwards
Fan Scorecards
14 fan scorecards submitted
93%
Leon Edwards
7%
Pawel Pawlak
●30-27 Edwards78.6%●29-28 Edwards7.1%●30-26 Edwards7.1%●29-28 Pawlak7.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
93%
Edwards
R2
86%
Edwards
R3
93%
Edwards
Betting Odds
Leon Edwards
-416
81% implied win probability
Open: -245Best: -388
Pawel Pawlak
+289
26% implied win probability
Open: +229Best: +336
Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Leon Edwards | Pawel Pawlak | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -411 | +335 | |
| Bovada | -450 | +195 | |
| Pinnacle | -388 | +336 | |
| sports-interaction | -420 | +290 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Pawel Pawlak spends 75% of fight time at distance.
- Leon Edwards's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Leon Edwards
KickboxingBJJ
- 2022Black belt · BJJThomas Bracher and Victor Estima (Gracie Barra)
- 2014BAMMA Welterweight ChampionshipBAMMA
Pawel Pawlak
No background on record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
56%61%
Head
24%25%
Body
20%14%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Leon Edwardslast 6 fights
55%17%28%
Pawel Pawlaklast 5 fights
75%10%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Leon Edwards Pawel Pawlak· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.603.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersPawel Pawlak · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.441.63
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersPawel Pawlak · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.250.93
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersPawel Pawlak · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
37%37%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersPawel Pawlak · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%70%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersPawel Pawlak · Good · better than 65% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Leon Edwards · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersPawel Pawlak · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.60
Strikes landed / min3.54
2.44
Strikes taken / minfewer is better1.63
1.25 / 3.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.93 / 2.5
37%
Takedown accuracy37%
63%
Takedown defence70%
3:41
Control time / fight3:28
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
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
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
Pawel Pawlak8 fights · by range and by target
Range
42%Distance · 343
33%Clinch · 266
26%Ground · 209
Target
61%Head · 348
25%Body · 144
14%Leg · 80
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Leon Edwards14 of 28 ended early · 50%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Pawel Pawlak16 of 31 ended early · 52%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Leon Edwards2-3
- LVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025TKO · R2 · 1:28 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 296: Edwards vs Covington · Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- NC
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · Jul 20, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Edwards · Jun 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve · Sep 2, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs Anderson · Mar 18, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · Jul 18, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- WShaun TaylorBAMMA 16: Daley vs. da Rocha · Sep 13, 2014TKO · R3 · 3:30 · Welterweight
- WWayne MurrieBAMMA 15: Thompson vs. Selmani · Apr 5, 2014Submission · R1 · 3:13 · Welterweight
- WWendle LewisBAMMA 14: Daley vs. da Silva · Dec 14, 2013TKO · R1 · 1:20 · Welterweight
- WAdam BoussifBAMMA 13: Jones vs. Nunes · Sep 14, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:10 · Welterweight
- WJohnny BiltonBAMMA 11 · Dec 1, 2012TKO · R2 · 1:11 · Welterweight
- WCraig WhiteUnited Kingdom Regional · Nov 3, 2012
- LDelroy McDowellFight UK 6 · Feb 25, 2012DQ · R3 · 2:40 · Welterweight
- WPawel ZwiefkaFight UK 5 · Nov 19, 2011Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WDamian ZlotnickiFight UK 4 · Jun 5, 2011TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Welterweight
Pawel Pawlak5-0
- W
- W
- WKSW 96 - Pawlak vs. Janikowski · Jul 20, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WKSW 89 - Bartosinski vs. Parnasse · Dec 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Full record · 31 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WKSW 63 - Crime Of The Century · Sep 4, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WSergey GuzevBabilon MMA 21 · Apr 30, 2021Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WAdrian BłeszyńskiBabilon MMA 18 · Nov 27, 2020Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WFilip TomczakBabilon MMA 14 · Jun 26, 2020TKO · R3 · 1:18 · Middleweight
- DAdrian BłeszyńskiBabilon MMA 12 · Feb 7, 2020DEC · Middleweight
- W
- L
- WRafal LewonBabilon MMA 5 · Aug 18, 2018TKO · R3 · 1:26 · Welterweight
- W
- WIreneusz SzydlowskiFight Exclusive Night 16 · Mar 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- LIgor FernandesFight Exclusive Night 12 · May 20, 2016Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · Jul 18, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · Apr 11, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WLászló SoltészGala Sportów Walki w Międzychodzie 4 · Oct 12, 2013TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- WSzymon NadobnyArMMAgedon 1 · Sep 7, 2013Submission · R2 · 4:03 · Catchweight
- WArtur PiotrowskiPLMMA 17: Warmia Heroes · May 18, 2013TKO · R2 · 2:24 · Welterweight
- WPaweł LatałoFighters Arena 5 · Jan 26, 2013TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Welterweight
- WShamil IlyasovFighters Arena 3 · Sep 29, 2012TKO · R2 · 1:32 · Welterweight
- WAdam GolonkiewiczXcage · May 19, 2012Submission
- WMatas StebuliauskasFighters Arena · Mar 25, 2011TKO
- WLaszlo AcsFighters Arena · Sep 3, 2010DEC
- WTBAPoland Regional · May 28, 2010Submission
Frequently asked questions
Who won Leon Edwards vs Pawel Pawlak?
Leon Edwards defeated Pawel Pawlak by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites, held Saturday, July 18, 2015 at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Leon Edwards won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Leon Edwards vs Pawel Pawlak?
The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Leon Edwards won the decision.
Was Leon Edwards vs Pawel Pawlak a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 14 media scores picked Leon Edwards.