Edwards vs Barberena

Who won Edwards vs Barberena?

Leon Edwards beat Bryan Barberena by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 115, on Saturday 2nd September 2017 at Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Leon Edwards.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Edwards vs Barberena stats

Leon Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Bryan Barberena made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Leon Edwards' UFC record stood at 14-2-0, while Bryan Barberena's came in at 9-10-0.

The stats suggested Barberena had a massive power advantage over Edwards, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Edwards' 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had a slight advantage over Barberena, with a 23% submission rate over Barberena's 15%.

Leon Edwards was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Edwards had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barberena. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Edwards was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 7 months later than Barberena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 77 to Barberena's 73.

Edwards vs Barberena form

Bryan Barberena had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Makhmud Muradov at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had lost to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

He had won against Robbie Lawler at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Edwards' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Barberena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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