Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy
Featherweight5 rounds scheduled
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
“Junior”
24-14-0
RESULT

Lerone Murphy def. Edson Barboza (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
WIN
Lerone Murphy
Lerone Murphy
“The Miracle”
17-1-1
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Lerone Murphy defeated Edson Barboza by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy, held Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Edson Barboza
Lerone Murphy
0
Knockdowns
0
79 of 242
Significant strikes
220 of 364
33%
Sig. strike accuracy
60%
79 of 242
Total strikes
259 of 410
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 6
—
Takedown accuracy
67%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:17
Control time
5:19
Significant strikes by target
38 of 189
Head
172 of 308
15 of 21
Body
27 of 34
26 of 32
Leg
21 of 22
77 of 239
Distance
205 of 344
2 of 3
Clinch
13 of 17
0 of 0
Ground
2 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
25 of 53
Sig. str.
34 of 62
25 of 53
Total str.
38 of 66
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:14
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
17 of 44
Sig. str.
41 of 75
17 of 44
Total str.
56 of 93
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:26
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
11 of 42
Sig. str.
48 of 79
11 of 42
Total str.
52 of 86
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:17
Ctrl
1:25
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
15 of 56
Sig. str.
59 of 93
15 of 56
Total str.
65 of 99
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:25
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
11 of 47
Sig. str.
38 of 55
11 of 47
Total str.
48 of 66
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:49
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

24-14-0
Record
17-1-1
0
Win Streak
0
40
Age
34
5'11"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
73"
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.14
SLpM
4.34
44%
Str. Acc.
51%
4.68
SApM
2.65
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.43
TD Avg.
1.20
50%
TD Acc.
54%
73%
TD Def.
44%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Edson Barboza · 2-3
  • L
    Jalin Turner
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 2:24 · Lightweight
  • L
    Drakkar Klose
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Lerone Murphy
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs MurphySat, May 18, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Sodiq Yusuff
    UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs BarbozaSat, Oct 14, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Billy Quarantillo
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs AllenSat, Apr 15, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:37 · Featherweight
Lerone Murphy · 4-1
  • L
    Movsar Evloev
    UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs MurphySat, Mar 21, 2026
    Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Aaron Pico
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:21 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphySat, Apr 5, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Dan Ige
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Edson Barboza
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs MurphySat, May 18, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 32 fights · 11 fights
49.6
Avg sig. strikes
64.3
0.34
Avg takedowns
1.18
0:46
Avg control time
1:56
164
Career high strikes
220
3
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Edson Barboza
Strike target
Lerone Murphy
44%
Head
64%
32%
Body
21%
25%
Leg
15%
Edson Barboza
Strike position
Lerone Murphy
91%
Distance
82%
5%
Clinch
10%
4%
Ground
9%