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Pico wants the rematch with Murphy
He will fight whoever the UFC gives him. Murphy knocked Pico out with a spinning elbow at 3:21 of the first round at UFC 319, in Pico's UFC debut.
UFC · Featherweight
Lerone Murphy
17–1–1
8 KO · 0 SUB · 9 DEC
- Height
- 5′9″175 cm
- Reach
- 73½″187 cm
- Weight
- 145 lb66 kg
- Age
- 35
- Born
- July 22, 1991
- From
- Manchester, England
- Style
- Kickboxing
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- Manchester Top Team
- Streak
- 0wins
- UFC
- 9–1
- Last
- Movsar EvloevLoss · March 21, 2026
Lerone Murphy fights at featherweight in the UFC.
Manchester, England is his birthplace. He trains at Manchester Top Team, he started training in September 2013, at 22, and he beat Martin Fouda Afana by unanimous decision at 5:00 of the third round on March 12, 2016, in his pro debut.
He earned a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a national diploma in sport, exercise, coaching and fitness. Uncle Oliver coached Muay Thai and boxing, and Murphy’s son is 8.
He stopped Terry Doyle at 0:42 of the first round and Nathan Thompson at 0:48 of the first round. The loss to Movsar Evloev snapped a nine-fight winning streak.
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Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movsar Evloev | Loss | Decision (majority) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy | |
| Aaron Pico | Win | TKO (spinning elbow) | 1 | 3:21 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | |
| Josh Emmett | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy | |
| Dan Ige | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | |
| Edson Barboza | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | |
| Josh Culibao | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | |
| Gabriel Santos | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | |
| Makwan Amirkhani | Win | KO | 2 | 0:14 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | |
| Douglas Silva de Andrade | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny | |
| Ricardo Ramos | Win | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 4:18 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige | |
| Zubaira Tukhugov | Draw | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | |
| Manolo Scianna | Win | TKO | 1 | 2:22 | FCC MMA: Full Contact Contender 23 | |
| Ayton De Paepe | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Celtic Gladiator 22: Manchester | |
| James McErlean | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Evolution Of Combat: Fight Night 2 | |
| Terry Doyle | Win | TKO | 1 | 0:42 | FightStar Championship 14 | |
| Nathan Thompson | Win | TKO | 1 | 0:48 | FCC: Full Contact Contender 19 | |
| Jamie Lee | Win | TKO | 1 | 3:55 | FCC: Full Contact Contender 18 | |
| Tyler John Thomas | Win | TKO | 1 | 1:55 | TFC: Tanko Fighting Championships 3 | |
| Martin Fouda Afana | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | FCC 15: Full Contact Contender 15 |