Leon Edwards vs Rafael Dos Anjos
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Leon Edwards vs Rafael Dos Anjos: Matchup Breakdown
Leon Edwards is 14-5 (1 NC) in the Welterweight division with a 70.0% win rate. Rafael Dos Anjos is 21-15 at Lightweight, winning 58.3% of the time. Both are listed as active.
They have met 1 time. Leon Edwards leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards on Jul 20, 2019, won by Leon Edwards by Decision - Unanimous in round 5.
Leon Edwards holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,121 to 1,010. Career peaks are 1,312 for Leon Edwards and 1,248 for Rafael Dos Anjos. Leon Edwards has 3 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 14 victories, a 28.6% finish rate. Rafael Dos Anjos has 4 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins, finishing 42.9% of the time.
Leon Edwards stands 6' 2" with a reach of 74" and fights southpaw. Rafael Dos Anjos is 5' 8" with a reach of 70", southpaw. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Leon Edwards. Leon Edwards is 35, Rafael Dos Anjos is 41.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Leon Edwards has landed 873 significant strikes at 54.4% accuracy with 28 takedowns and 1h 10m of control time. Rafael Dos Anjos has landed 1,822 at 47.1% with 68 takedowns and 2h 16m of control.
Leon Edwards has 4 title fights (3 won) against 3 (2 won) for Rafael Dos Anjos. They share 6 common opponents: Colby Covington, Kamaru Usman, Nate Diaz, Donald Cerrone, Bryan Barberena, Vicente Luque.