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Carlos Leal
“The Lion”
Brazil
23-7-0W-L-D
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 74"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Thai Brasil
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1763
Scouting Report
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Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Leal is a finisher, with 57% of his wins coming early. His wins by the numbers: 11 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 8 by decision. He puts people to sleep far more often than he taps them.
- Recent Form
- Beat Chidi Njokuani (26-12-0) by unanimous decision. Lost to Muslim Salikhov (22-7-0) by first-round KO/TKO. Beat Alex Morono (24-13-0) by first-round KO/TKO.
- Style
- Orthodox striker who lands 5.8 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy while absorbing 5.15, with 49% striking defense. Rarely shoots takedowns (0.41 per 15 minutes) but stuffs 92% of them. No submission attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 11 KO/TKO (48%)
- 2 Submission (9%)
- 8 Decision (35%)
- 1 Disqualification (4%)
- 1 No method on record (4%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 59%
- Last fought
- 9 months ago
23 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 97-34-1 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1770
- Winvs Chidi Njokuani26-12-0 · Power Index 1760Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 21, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez
Fight stats
Stat Carlos Leal Chidi Njokuani Sig. strikes 115/276 120/205 Takedowns 0/5 0/2 Control time 2:20 0:06 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 60 46 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 22 Round 3 sig. strikes 50 52 - Lossvs Muslim Salikhov22-7-0 · Power Index 1785KO/TKO · R1 · 0:42Jul 26, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder
Fight stats
Stat Carlos Leal Muslim Salikhov Sig. strikes 5/9 3/9 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:00 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 3 - Winvs Alex Morono24-13-0 · Power Index 1747KO/TKO · R1 · 4:16Mar 9, 2025 · UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev
Fight stats
Stat Carlos Leal Alex Morono Sig. strikes 79/120 40/95 Takedowns 0/0 0/1 Control time 0:03 0:20 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 79 40 - Lossvs Rinat Fakhretdinov25-2-1 · Power Index 1788Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 26, 2024 · UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway
Fight stats
Stat Carlos Leal Rinat Fakhretdinov Sig. strikes 107/246 109/222 Takedowns 1/4 2/19 Control time 0:13 3:14 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 28 24 Round 2 sig. strikes 37 33 Round 3 sig. strikes 42 52 - Winvs Manuel MenaTKO · R1 · 3:09Jul 6, 2024 · LFA 187: Brazil vs. Latin America
Career Stats
Based on 9 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.80
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.15
- Striking defense
- 49%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.41
- Takedown accuracy
- 11%
- Takedown defense
- 92%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00