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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Leonardo Santos
AGE
44
/
Feb 5, 1980
HEIGHT
6'0"
/
182.88 cm
WEIGHT
155 lbs
/
70.31 kg
ASSOCIATION
Nova Uniao
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
18
KO
/
TKO
3
17%
SUBMISSIONS
9
50%
DECISIONS
5
28%
OTHERS
1
6%
Draws
1
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
2
33%
SUBMISSIONS
1
17%
DECISIONS
3
50%
OTHERS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Jared Gordon
UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2
Aug / 20 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Clay Guida
UFC on ESPN 31 - Font vs. Aldo
Dec / 04 / 2021
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:21
loss
Grant Dawson
UFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland
Mar / 20 / 2021
KO (Punches)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
4:59
win
Roman Bogatov
UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal
Jul / 11 / 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Steven Ray
UFC Fight Night 153 - Gustafsson vs. Smith
Jun / 01 / 2019
KO (Punch)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:17
win
Adriano Martins
UFC 204 - Bisping vs. Henderson 2
Oct / 08 / 2016
Decision (Split)
Kevin Sataki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Kevin Lee
UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor
Dec / 12 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:26
win
Anthony Rocco Martin
UFC Fight Night 62 - Maia vs. LaFlare
Mar / 21 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:29
win
Efrain Escudero
UFC Fight Night 51 - Bigfoot vs. Arlovski 2
Sep / 13 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Jerin Valel
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
draw
Norman Parke
UFC Fight Night 38 - Shogun vs. Henderson 2
Mar / 23 / 2014
Draw (Majority)
Wernei Cardoso
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
William Macario
UFC on Fuel TV 10 - Nogueira vs. Werdum
Jun / 08 / 2013
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:43
win
Mark Holst
CWFC - Fight Night 7
Sep / 01 / 2012
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Marc Goddard
1
1:15
win
Gilmar Silva Milhorance
Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 28
Mar / 10 / 2012
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Cacau
1
1:47
win
Jason Ball
BAMMA 6 - Watson vs. Rua
May / 21 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Sotaro Yamada
SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 14
Aug / 22 / 2010
Disqualification (Knees to the Groin)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:56
win
Kiuma Kunioku
SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 12
Mar / 07 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Tomoki Matsumiya
1
3:06
loss
Kazunori Yokota
Sengoku - Eighth Battle
May / 02 / 2009
Decision (Split)
Samio Kimura
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Danilo Noronha
Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 10
Jan / 17 / 2009
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Luis Alves
1
3:20
win
Corey Edwards
Shooto - Brazil 9
Nov / 29 / 2008
KO (Head Kick)
Johnny Eduardo
1
1:21
win
Alan Lopes
Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 8
Aug / 30 / 2008
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Johnny Eduardo
1
2:10
win
Christian Ariel Lopez
Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 7
Jun / 28 / 2008
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
1
0:40
win
Rafael Addario Bastos
MTL - Mo Team League 2
Sep / 29 / 2007
Decision
3
5:00
loss
Jean Silva
SC1 - Super Challenge 1
Oct / 07 / 2006
KO (Punch)
Moritaka Oshiro
1
1:12
win
Gabriel Moraes Moreira
GF - Guarafight 3
Aug / 12 / 2006
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
0:00
loss
Takanori Gomi
Shooto - Treasure Hunt 7
Jun / 29 / 2002
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
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1%
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6%
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3%
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23%
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19%
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