How tall is Leon Edwards? What is his height difference with Aljamain Sterling?

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling recently posted a picture of himself with welterweight kingpin Leon Edwards during training. In the picture, 'Rocky' looked huge next to the bantamweight. Let's take a look at the heights of the two men.

Aljamain Sterling stands at 5 feet 6 inches in height, while the welterweight champion stands at 6 feet. With a height difference of six inches between them, it's no wonder that Edwards looks huge next to Sterling.

Another interesting statistic is that at 74 inches, 'Rocky' also has a three-inch reach advantage over the bantamweight champion.

Leon Edwards is currently on an 11-fight undefeated streak. In his latest fight at UFC 278, he defeated former pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman to secure his maiden UFC title. He holds a pro record of 20 wins against 3 losses and 1 no-contest.

'Funk Master', on the other hand, is on a 7 fight-win streak. At UFC 273, the American made his first title defense in his rematch against former champion Petr Yan. His pro-MMA record stands at 21-3.

He is scheduled to defend his title for a second time at UFC 280 against current No.2-ranked contender TJ Dillashaw.

Both Sterling and Edwards have found a place in the UFC pound-for-pound charts. 'Funk Master' occupies the 7th position, while Leon Edwards sits at 6th on the pound-for-pound ladder.

Watch: Aljamain Sterling explains Leon Edwards head kick KO over Kamaru Usman

Leon Edwards shocked the world at UFC 278 by dethroning Kamaru Usman with a head kick KO. In a recent video uploaded to Ajamain Sterling's YouTube channel, 'Funk Master' explained how Usman got caught with Edwards' head kick.

The bantamweight champion explained that doing boxing slips and shimmies against someone who knows how to kick can be catastrophic:

"58 seconds on the clock [Edwards] comes out with a straight punch into a same side head kick and you can see early in the fight I think Leon was throwing some body kicks... Usman kind of dipping over to his right and we know with MMA it's a lot different than boxing [where] you can do slip weave and do all this kind of crazy shimmy s**t. But when you get in there with a guy that can kick his a** off, it's a game changer."

Watch Aljamain Sterling explain Leon Edwards' KO on Kamaru Usman below:

According to the official UFC scorecard, Kamaru Usman was winning the title fight until he was floored by the Brit late in the fifth round. The UFC 278 loss marks the former champion's only loss in the UFC.

In an interview with TroopzTV, 'Rocky' stated that the UFC was trying to set up his trilogy fight with Usman next March in the UK.

Watch the full interview below:

Edited by John Cunningham