Middleweight

Thales Leites

Last fought: Sep 2018

RECORD

Pro

28-9-0

UFC

13-8-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

78"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:33
Fight Completion Rate	78.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.51
% Fights Inside the Distance	38.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	103-58 (64.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	52-37 (58.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	51-21 (70.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	56.6%
% Time in Control	29.9%
% Time Controlled	13.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	69.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.57
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.91
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.34
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.5%
Distance Strike Defense	58.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.23
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.64
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.46
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.44
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.80
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.20

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 Middleweight field

Thales Leites 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	Thales Leites
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	-0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	27.4%
Takedown Defense	30.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.1
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	4:29
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	15.4%
Submission % of Wins	38.5%
Decision % of Wins	46.2%
Avg Fight Time	12:33
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Takedown Accuracy	20.6%
Takedown Defense	20.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:04

Fight History

WIN

vs. Hector Lombard

UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders • Sep 2018Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites54/11746%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:20

Hector Lombard46/8057%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	5/20	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Hector Lombard	15/24	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thales Leites	19/57	33%	1/1	0:07	—
	Hector Lombard	15/31	48%	0/0	0:32	—

R3	Thales Leites	30/40	75%	1/2	0:13	—
	Hector Lombard	16/25	64%	0/0	1:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jack Hermansson

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:10

Thales Leites11/1765%TD 3/9Ctrl 7:41

Jack Hermansson35/5662%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	5/7	71%	1/7	2:27	—
	Jack Hermansson	16/31	52%	3/3	1:32	—

R2	Thales Leites	6/10	60%	1/1	4:43	—
	Jack Hermansson	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thales Leites	0/0	—	1/1	0:31	—
	Jack Hermansson	17/20	85%	0/0	0:34	—

LOSS

vs. Brad Tavares

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee • Oct 2017Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites46/13235%TD 0/7Ctrl 2:57

Brad Tavares70/13651%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:23KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	12/30	40%	0/2	1:21	—
	Brad Tavares	20/47	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thales Leites	20/53	38%	0/2	0:30	—
	Brad Tavares	22/45	49%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Thales Leites	14/49	29%	0/3	1:06	—
	Brad Tavares	28/44	64%	0/0	1:10	1

WIN

vs. Sam Alvey

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov • Apr 2017Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites38/6856%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:37

Sam Alvey27/8930%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	14/25	56%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sam Alvey	8/32	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thales Leites	12/20	60%	1/3	1:20	—
	Sam Alvey	11/25	44%	0/0	0:21	—

R3	Thales Leites	12/23	52%	0/3	0:17	—
	Sam Alvey	8/32	25%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Krzysztof Jotko

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira • Nov 2016Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites4/1429%TD 1/8Ctrl 2:49

Krzysztof Jotko42/8351%TD 1/2Ctrl 8:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	2/5	40%	1/2	1:56	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	6/20	30%	0/0	1:39	—

R2	Thales Leites	0/4	0%	0/4	0:35	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	19/35	54%	1/1	2:56	—

R3	Thales Leites	2/5	40%	0/2	0:18	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	17/28	61%	0/1	3:29	—

WIN

vs. Chris Camozzi

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres • Aug 2016Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:58

Thales Leites36/5368%TD 5/11Ctrl 11:18

Chris Camozzi8/1553%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	14/21	67%	2/7	4:19	—
	Chris Camozzi	0/1	0%	0/0	0:19	—

R2	Thales Leites	18/25	72%	2/3	4:33	—
	Chris Camozzi	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thales Leites	4/7	57%	1/1	2:26	—
	Chris Camozzi	5/8	62%	0/0	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Gegard Mousasi

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping • Feb 2016Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites17/7024%TD 0/10Ctrl 1:31

Gegard Mousasi81/17147%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	4/13	31%	0/3	1:31	—
	Gegard Mousasi	22/49	45%	0/0	0:21	—

R2	Thales Leites	7/34	21%	0/4	0:00	—
	Gegard Mousasi	38/82	46%	0/0	0:31	—

R3	Thales Leites	6/23	26%	0/3	0:00	—
	Gegard Mousasi	21/40	52%	0/0	2:50	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Bisping

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites • Jul 2015Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Thales Leites79/19441%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:58

Michael Bisping115/27742%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	10/20	50%	0/1	0:35	—
	Michael Bisping	13/49	27%	0/0	0:31	—

R2	Thales Leites	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Bisping	24/50	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thales Leites	21/42	50%	1/2	0:22	—
	Michael Bisping	21/54	39%	0/0	0:04	—

R4	Thales Leites	11/34	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Michael Bisping	29/59	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Thales Leites	22/66	33%	0/0	0:01	—
	Michael Bisping	28/65	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim Boetsch

UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz • Jan 2015Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:45

Thales Leites20/6133%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:02

Tim Boetsch26/6540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	12/36	33%	0/1	0:19	—
	Tim Boetsch	17/42	40%	0/0	0:28	1

R2	Thales Leites	8/25	32%	1/1	1:43	—
	Tim Boetsch	9/23	39%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Francis Carmont

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos • Aug 2014Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:20

Thales Leites18/4342%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:51KD 1

Francis Carmont18/5135%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	10/26	38%	0/1	0:48	—
	Francis Carmont	17/46	37%	0/1	0:27	—

R2	Thales Leites	8/17	47%	0/0	0:03	1
	Francis Carmont	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Trevor Smith

UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson • Apr 2014Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:45

Thales Leites5/862%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Trevor Smith3/1030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	5/8	62%	0/0	0:04	1
	Trevor Smith	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ed Herman

UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks • Nov 2013Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites20/3557%TD 3/8Ctrl 11:26

Ed Herman14/3738%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	8/16	50%	1/2	4:33	—
	Ed Herman	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thales Leites	5/10	50%	1/3	3:57	—
	Ed Herman	4/10	40%	0/0	0:36	—

R3	Thales Leites	7/9	78%	1/3	2:56	—
	Ed Herman	7/22	32%	0/0	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Tom Watson

UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung • Aug 2013Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites51/9156%TD 5/9Ctrl 10:05

Tom Watson33/6749%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	18/29	62%	1/2	3:46	—
	Tom Watson	10/19	53%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Thales Leites	26/50	52%	2/3	1:48	—
	Tom Watson	19/40	48%	0/0	1:06	—

R3	Thales Leites	7/12	58%	2/4	4:31	—
	Tom Watson	4/8	50%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Alessio Sakara

UFC 101: Declaration • Aug 2009Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites22/10222%TD 4/12Ctrl 2:41

Alessio Sakara24/8329%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	2/24	8%	0/4	0:09	—
	Alessio Sakara	6/28	21%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Thales Leites	14/47	30%	3/5	2:13	—
	Alessio Sakara	12/31	39%	0/0	0:24	—

R3	Thales Leites	6/31	19%	1/3	0:19	—
	Alessio Sakara	6/24	25%	0/0	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 97: Redemption • Apr 2009MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Thales Leites10/5419%TD 1/14Ctrl 2:38

Anderson Silva94/13968%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	1/8	12%	0/3	0:31	—
	Anderson Silva	8/16	50%	0/0	0:11	—

R2	Thales Leites	1/8	12%	1/1	2:07	—
	Anderson Silva	8/14	57%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Thales Leites	4/13	31%	0/3	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	28/43	65%	0/0	1:07	—

R4	Thales Leites	3/12	25%	0/2	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	28/36	78%	0/0	0:18	—

R5	Thales Leites	1/13	8%	0/5	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	22/30	73%	0/0	1:02	—

WIN

vs. Drew McFedries

UFC 90: Silva vs Cote • Oct 2008Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:18

Thales Leites0/0—TD 1/2Ctrl 1:02

Drew McFedries1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	0/0	—	1/2	1:02	—
	Drew McFedries	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nate Marquardt

UFC 85: Bedlam • Jun 2008Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites13/4529%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:53KD 1

Nate Marquardt35/7249%TD 5/7Ctrl 7:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	8/24	33%	0/0	1:28	1
	Nate Marquardt	9/26	35%	0/0	0:32	—

R2	Thales Leites	1/6	17%	0/1	0:25	—
	Nate Marquardt	14/25	56%	2/4	3:39	—

R3	Thales Leites	4/15	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nate Marquardt	12/21	57%	3/3	2:53	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Jensen

UFC 74: Respect • Aug 2007Middleweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:47

Thales Leites10/1856%TD 3/4Ctrl 1:13

Ryan Jensen11/2642%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	10/18	56%	3/4	1:13	—
	Ryan Jensen	11/26	42%	0/0	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Floyd Sword

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale • Jun 2007Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 3:50

Thales Leites6/1060%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:31

Floyd Sword3/743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	6/10	60%	2/3	2:31	—
	Floyd Sword	3/7	43%	0/0	0:38	—

WIN

vs. Pete Sell

UFC 69: Shootout • Apr 2007Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites56/8467%TD 3/8Ctrl 10:54

Pete Sell3/1421%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	6/14	43%	1/2	4:19	—
	Pete Sell	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Thales Leites	34/48	71%	1/3	3:50	—
	Pete Sell	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Thales Leites	16/22	73%	1/3	2:45	—
	Pete Sell	2/6	33%	0/0	0:35	—

LOSS

vs. Martin Kampmann

The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale • Nov 2006Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Thales Leites46/17127%TD 1/12Ctrl 2:30KD 1

Martin Kampmann101/20050%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:40KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Thales Leites	14/29	48%	1/4	2:08	1
	Martin Kampmann	8/25	32%	0/0	0:50	—

R2	Thales Leites	18/72	25%	0/3	0:00	—
	Martin Kampmann	37/76	49%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Thales Leites	14/70	20%	0/5	0:22	—
	Martin Kampmann	56/99	57%	0/0	0:41	1

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com