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

Leon Edwards def. Peter Sobotta (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 4:59
Peter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta
17-7-1
Saturday, March 17, 2018
The O2, London, United Kingdom

Leon Edwards defeated Peter Sobotta by TKO in round 3 (4:59) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov, held Saturday, March 17, 2018 at The O2, London.

Fight stats

Leon Edwards
Peter Sobotta
1
Knockdowns
0
42 of 86
Significant strikes
16 of 43
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
37%
71 of 117
Total strikes
57 of 90
1 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 4
50%
Takedown accuracy
25%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
8:20
Control time
1:04
Significant strikes by target
37 of 78
Head
8 of 34
5 of 6
Body
3 of 4
0 of 2
Leg
5 of 5
16 of 50
Distance
15 of 42
1 of 1
Clinch
1 of 1
25 of 35
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
8 of 19
Sig. str.
6 of 14
19 of 31
Total str.
29 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:53
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 19
Sig. str.
4 of 15
12 of 27
Total str.
21 of 33
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:54
Ctrl
0:13
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
30 of 48
Sig. str.
6 of 14
40 of 59
Total str.
7 of 15
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
2:33
Ctrl
0:51
Referee
Rich Mitchell
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
17-7-1
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
39
6'2"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
75"
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
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Striking Profile

2.60
SLpM
2.14
54%
Str. Acc.
40%
2.44
SApM
2.90
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.25
TD Avg.
1.53
37%
TD Acc.
32%
63%
TD Def.
77%
—
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
    Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Peter Sobotta · 2-3
  • L
    Alex Oliveira
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs TillSun, Jul 26, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs VolkovSat, Mar 17, 2018
    TKO · R3 · 4:59 · Welterweight
  • W
    Ben Saunders
    UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs TeixeiraSun, May 28, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 2:29 · Welterweight
  • W
    Nicolas Dalby
    UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs BarnettSat, Sep 3, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kyle Noke
    UFC 193: Rousey vs HolmSat, Nov 14, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 2:01 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 10 fights
45.6
Avg sig. strikes
25.1
1.56
Avg takedowns
1.20
3:48
Avg control time
3:39
120
Career high strikes
47
4
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Leon Edwards
Strike target
Peter Sobotta
55%
Head
59%
24%
Body
18%
21%
Leg
23%
Leon Edwards
Strike position
Peter Sobotta
76%
Distance
80%
14%
Clinch
6%
11%
Ground
14%