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UFCUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Leon Edwards
Leon Edwards
“Rocky”
22-6-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Leon Edwards def. Dominic Waters (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Dominic Waters
Dominic Waters
“Sho Nuff”
9-5-0
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Ahoy Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Leon Edwards defeated Dominic Waters by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski, held Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Ahoy Rotterdam, Rotterdam.

Fight stats

Leon Edwards
Dominic Waters
0
Knockdowns
0
24 of 35
Significant strikes
3 of 16
69%
Sig. strike accuracy
19%
55 of 69
Total strikes
39 of 54
2 of 3
Takedowns
4 of 12
67%
Takedown accuracy
33%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:10
Control time
7:16
Significant strikes by target
17 of 28
Head
1 of 12
7 of 7
Body
2 of 2
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 2
8 of 17
Distance
3 of 15
1 of 1
Clinch
0 of 1
15 of 17
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 6
Sig. str.
0 of 3
15 of 17
Total str.
0 of 3
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
0:11
Ctrl
4:02
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 9
Sig. str.
0 of 6
21 of 24
Total str.
22 of 28
1 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 6
0
Sub. att
0
1:10
Ctrl
2:17
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
13 of 20
Sig. str.
3 of 7
19 of 28
Total str.
17 of 23
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
1:49
Ctrl
0:57

Judges' Scorecards

Mark Collett
#EdwardsWaters
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Peter Lavery
#EdwardsWaters
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Paul Sutherland
#EdwardsWaters
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

15
Edwards
–
0
Waters
●30–27 Edwards×13●29–28 Edwards×2
All 15 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Edwards
0%
Waters
17 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Edwards88.2%●29–28 Edwards5.9%●30–26 Edwards5.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Edwards
R2
94%
Edwards
R3
100%
Edwards

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Lukasz Bosacki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
9-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
37
6'2"
188 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
79"
201 cm
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

2.60
SLpM
0.48
54%
Str. Acc.
23%
2.44
SApM
2.53
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.25
TD Avg.
4.07
37%
TD Acc.
52%
63%
TD Def.
28%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Leon Edwards · 2-3
  • L
    Carlos Prates
    VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs MakhachevSat, Nov 15, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 1:28 · Welterweight
  • L
    Sean Brady
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs BradySat, Mar 22, 2025
    Submission · R4 · 1:39 · Welterweight
  • L
    Belal Muhammad
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Colby Covington
    UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Dominic Waters · 0-3
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs ArlovskiSun, May 8, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Dong Hyun Kim
    UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs MasvidalSat, Nov 28, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 3:11 · Welterweight
  • L
    George Sullivan
    The Ultimate Fighter Finale: American Top Team vs. BlackziliansSun, Jul 12, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 3 fights
45.6
Avg sig. strikes
5.3
1.56
Avg takedowns
3.00
3:48
Avg control time
4:31
120
Career high strikes
13
4
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Leon Edwards
Strike target
Dominic Waters
55%
Head
81%
24%
Body
19%
21%
Leg
0%
Leon Edwards
Strike position
Dominic Waters
76%
Distance
81%
14%
Clinch
6%
11%
Ground
13%