UFC Fight Night 171: Woodley vs. Edwards is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 21, 2020, in London, England, United Kingdom. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley will take on Leon “Rocky” Edwards in the Welterweight bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 171 card.
In this post, we will break down Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 42-year-old, Tyron Woodley is coming in with a 19-4-1 record. Woodley will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Kamaru Usman at UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith in March.
Edwards, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Rafael Dos Anjos on March 2, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards and holds a 18-3-0 record.
| Tyron Woodley | vs. | Leon Edwards |
| 42 |
Age |
33 |
| 5′ 9″ |
Height |
6′ 2″ |
| 170 lbs. |
Weight |
170 lbs. |
| 74″ |
Reach |
74″ |
| 19-4-1 |
Record |
18-3-0 |
| Orthodox |
Stance |
Southpaw |
Tyron Woodley has an orthodox fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 33-year-old, Leon Edwards is an southpaw fighter with a 74″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
Woodley comes in with 49% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 2.50 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Edwards fires at 47% accuracy, landing about 2.53 significant strikes per minute. Tyron Woodley also has a 41% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.21 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Edwards’s 1.39 takedowns and 70% takedown accuracy.
Leon spent on average 15:16 minutes in the Octagon and Tyron has an average fight time of 12:00 minutes.
This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 171 is live in , who do you think will win, Tyron or Leon? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC Fight Night 171: Woodley vs. Edwards |
Date |
March 21, 2020 |
Location |
London, England, United Kingdom |
Matchup |
Tyron Woodley vs. Leon Edwards |
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