Lerone Murphy

The Miracle

England

Shines in biggest fight to date
FeatherweightUFC
May 18, 2024
Murphy defeated Edson Barboza via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Easy work. Murphy entered as a -160 favorite, which in retrospect, was the steal of the century. His striking was on point, as he picked Barboza apart with his jab throughout the fight. He landed massive power shots when the opportunity presented itself and mixed in a couple takedowns for good measure. Lerone had landed north of 180 significant strikes through just 20 minutes, more than twice the amount Barboza connected with. Murphy is going to be 33 years of age in late-July and has just 15 professional fights under his belt, but he has an excellent all-around game, and his cardio more than held up in what was by far the biggest fight of his career. He may not be a true title contender at 145 pounds (yet), but he's pretty clearly a top-10 guy at this point, with the potential for more. In the meantime, he'll also walk away with a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus for his efforts here.
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Scheduled against Barboza
FeatherweightUFC
March 25, 2024
Murphy (undisclosed) is scheduled to compete against Lerone Edson Barboza in a featherweight fight at the UFC Apex's May 18 event, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Murphy will have another opportunity to climb the UFC's featherweight rankings, this time with a win over longtime veteran in Barboza, currently ranked three spots over the undefeated Englishman. Both featherweights went 2-0 during 2023. Murphy won his multiple fights via decision, while Barboza knocked out Billy Quarantillo and outlasted Sodiq Yusuff for five rounds.
Drops off card
FeatherweightUFC
January 19, 2024
Murphy will no longer fight Dan Ige at the UFC's Feb. 10 event in Las Vegas after suffering an undisclosed injury, Nolan King of USA Todayreports.
ANALYSIS
Ige will instead face Andre Fili at the event. The specifics of Murphy's injury aren't known, so it's unclear when he'll return to the Octagon.
Matched up with Ige
FeatherweightUFC
December 6, 2023
Murphy will fight Dan Ige at UFC Vegas 86 on Feb. 10, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
After opening his UFC career with a draw, Murphy has won five straight fights to remain unbeaten in his professional career. His opponent has been trending in the wrong direction as of late, but Ige will still serve as a test for Murphy.
Runs winning streak to five
FeatherweightUFC
July 22, 2023
Murphy defeated Josh Culibao via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
What began as a competitive fight, turned into a Murphy rout. When all was said and done, Lerone finished with an 87-40 edge in total strikes landed, connected on 3-of-5 takedowns for 7:38 worth of control time and scored a knockdown. Virtually all that damage came in Round 3 following a Murphy body kick which did all sorts of damage despite the fact it appeared to barely graze Culibao's stomach. Murphy has now won five in a row and remains undefeated as a professional. He's going to get a name opponent his next time out, and he deserves it.
Gets a friendly London date
FeatherweightUFC
May 10, 2023
Murphy will take on Josh Culibao in a featherweight matchup at UFC London on July 22, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Murphy picked up his fourth consecutive UFC win in March, when he managed to take a split decision from Gabriel Santos despite struggling with takedown defense. He now faces a fighter in Culibao who has a three-fight winning streak of his own, but also has yet to record a takedown i five UFC fights. Both men measure up similarly from a physical standpoint, while Murphy has a slight striking volume edge. The home crowd will be behind Murphy, of course.