Lightweight

Leonardo Santos

Last fought: Aug 2022

RECORD

Pro

18-7-1

UFC

7-3-1

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:50
Fight Completion Rate	72.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.17
% Fights Inside the Distance	54.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	47-30 (61.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	18-11 (62.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	26-19 (57.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	57.4%
% Time in Control	12.7%
% Time Controlled	29.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	29.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.46
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.29
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.83
Distance Strike Accuracy	40.3%
Distance Strike Defense	59.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.33
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.34
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.97
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.36
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.98
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.56

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Leonardo Santos League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Leonardo Santos
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	-0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	25.9%
Takedown Defense	87.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	1:54
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	28.6%
Submission % of Wins	28.6%
Decision % of Wins	42.9%
Avg Fight Time	10:50
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Takedown Accuracy	28.6%
Takedown Defense	87.1%
Control Time/Fight	0:58

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jared Gordon

UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards • Aug 2022Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Leonardo Santos36/8144%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:54

Jared Gordon116/17467%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Gordon	37/60	62%	0/0	0:49	—

R2	Leonardo Santos	13/24	54%	0/2	0:29	—
	Jared Gordon	29/43	67%	0/0	1:54	—

R3	Leonardo Santos	13/35	37%	0/1	0:25	—
	Jared Gordon	50/71	70%	0/0	1:12	—

LOSS

vs. Clay Guida

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo • Dec 2021Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:21

Leonardo Santos41/6068%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:01KD 1

Clay Guida18/5036%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	39/58	67%	0/0	1:01	1
	Clay Guida	8/30	27%	1/4	1:11	—

R2	Leonardo Santos	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	10/20	50%	1/3	0:58	—

LOSS

vs. Grant Dawson

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland • Mar 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:59

Leonardo Santos30/6745%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:21

Grant Dawson46/8455%TD 1/13Ctrl 8:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	10/19	53%	1/2	0:42	—
	Grant Dawson	12/23	52%	0/5	2:24	—

R2	Leonardo Santos	16/39	41%	0/0	0:30	—
	Grant Dawson	23/42	55%	0/4	1:44	—

R3	Leonardo Santos	4/9	44%	0/0	0:09	—
	Grant Dawson	11/19	58%	1/4	4:10	—

WIN

vs. Roman Bogatov

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Leonardo Santos66/11955%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:34

Roman Bogatov50/11743%TD 1/11Ctrl 6:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	20/47	43%	1/1	0:37	—
	Roman Bogatov	19/50	38%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Leonardo Santos	43/61	70%	0/0	0:57	—
	Roman Bogatov	13/30	43%	0/2	2:38	—

R3	Leonardo Santos	3/11	27%	0/1	0:00	—
	Roman Bogatov	18/37	49%	1/7	3:29	—

WIN

vs. Stevie Ray

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith • Jun 2019Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:17

Leonardo Santos12/1675%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Stevie Ray2/1118%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	12/16	75%	0/0	0:01	1
	Stevie Ray	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Adriano Martins

UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson • Oct 2016Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Leonardo Santos23/7033%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Adriano Martins34/8341%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	4/22	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Adriano Martins	3/18	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Leonardo Santos	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Adriano Martins	12/26	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Leonardo Santos	10/20	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Adriano Martins	19/39	49%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Lee

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:26

Leonardo Santos32/4867%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:30KD 1

Kevin Lee10/4622%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	32/48	67%	1/1	0:30	1
	Kevin Lee	10/46	22%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Rocco Martin

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare • Mar 2015Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:29

Leonardo Santos12/3931%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:27

Anthony Rocco Martin14/3639%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	5/23	22%	0/1	0:20	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	9/25	36%	0/2	1:48	—

R2	Leonardo Santos	7/16	44%	1/1	1:07	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	5/11	45%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Efrain Escudero

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski • Sep 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Leonardo Santos36/9837%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:55

Efrain Escudero43/10143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	13/22	59%	1/1	3:49	—
	Efrain Escudero	8/17	47%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Leonardo Santos	8/34	24%	0/2	0:02	—
	Efrain Escudero	30/62	48%	0/0	0:46	1

R3	Leonardo Santos	15/42	36%	1/1	3:04	—
	Efrain Escudero	5/22	23%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Norman Parke

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 • Mar 2014Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Leonardo Santos26/7336%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:05

Norman Parke37/12430%TD 0/8Ctrl 8:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	11/27	41%	0/2	0:00	—
	Norman Parke	13/44	30%	0/2	1:37	—

R2	Leonardo Santos	7/25	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Norman Parke	13/42	31%	0/4	3:02	—

R3	Leonardo Santos	8/21	38%	0/2	0:05	—
	Norman Parke	11/38	29%	0/2	3:51	—

WIN

vs. William Macario

UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum • Jun 2013WelterweightTITLE

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 4:43

Leonardo Santos22/4648%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:20

William Macario35/5761%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Leonardo Santos	3/11	27%	0/3	0:00	—
	William Macario	21/34	62%	1/3	2:45	—

R2	Leonardo Santos	19/35	54%	1/4	1:20	—
	William Macario	14/23	61%	1/1	1:18	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com