Dominic Waters vs. Leon Edwards Result

Leon Edwards def. Dominic Waters

Unanimous decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs ArlovskiMay 8, 2016Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Leon Edwards defeated Dominic Waters by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski on May 8, 2016 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. The referee was Lukasz Bosacki. Judges' scores: 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.

Dominic Waters vs. Leon Edwards — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski (May 8, 2016)

Result: Leon Edwards won
Method: DECUnanimous decision
Round & time: R3 · 5:00
Referee: Lukasz Bosacki
Division: Welterweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
Location: Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Judges' scorecards

Mark Collett
30–27
For Leon Edwards
Peter Lavery
30–27
For Leon Edwards
Paul Sutherland
30–27
For Leon Edwards

Fight stats

Dominic WatersLeon Edwards

0Knockdowns0
33/16 · 19%Significant strikes24/35 · 69%24
3939/54 · 72%Total strikes55/69 · 80%55
44/12 · 33%Takedowns2/3 · 67%2
0Submission attempts1
0Reversals0
7:15Control time3:11

Significant strikes by target

Dominic WatersHead 1 · Body 2 · Legs 0

Leon EdwardsHead 17 · Body 7 · Legs 0

Significant strikes by position

Dominic WatersDistance 3 · Clinch 0 · Ground 0

Leon EdwardsDistance 8 · Clinch 1 · Ground 15

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Dominic Waters	0/3	0/3	1/2	0	4:01
	Leon Edwards	5/6	15/17	1/1	1	0:12
2	Dominic Waters	0/6	22/28	2/6	0	2:17
	Leon Edwards	6/9	21/24	1/1	0	1:10
3	Dominic Waters	3/7	17/23	1/4	0	0:57
	Leon Edwards	13/20	19/28	0/1	0	1:49

Where it sat in their careers

Dominic Waters

UFC record before: 0-2
UFC record after: 0-3
Streak coming in: 2 losses in a row
Age at the fight: 27

Last UFC bouts before this one

LDong Hyun KimNov 28, 2015
LGeorge SullivanJul 12, 2015

Leon Edwards

UFC record before: 2-2
UFC record after: 3-2
Age at the fight: 24

Last UFC bouts before this one

LKamaru UsmanDec 19, 2015
WPawel PawlakJul 18, 2015
WSeth BaczynskiApr 11, 2015

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