Leandro Higo (23-7, 15) was born in Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil on January 19, 1989. At the age of 17 years on May 4, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Gilson Gilson, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
Higo's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Marcirley Alves at PFL 2 at age 36 on April 11, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Leandro Higo's best fights have been against Shawn Bunch, Joe Taimanglo, Darrion Caldwell, Ricky Bandejas, Nikita Mikhailov, James Gallagher and Terrion Ware.
Higo has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | Apr 11, 2025 36 years, 2 months 23-7 (15) | 25 years, 8 months 12-4 (11) | PFL | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
29 | Mar 22, 2024 35 years, 2 months 23-6 (15) | James Gallagher | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
28 | Aug 11, 2023 34 years, 6 months 22-6 (15) | Nikita Mikhailov | Bellator | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
27  | Jun 24, 2022 33 years, 5 months 21-6 (14) | 29 years, 2 months 12-1 (7) | Bellator | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
26  | May 21, 2021 32 years, 4 months 21-5 (14) | 33 years, 5 months 15-4 (7) | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
25 | Oct 15, 2020 31 years, 8 months 20-5 (14) | Ricky Bandejas | Bellator | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
24  | Sep 28, 2019 30 years, 8 months 19-5 (13) | 36 years, 6 months 9-3 (3) | Bellator | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
23  | Sep 29, 2018 29 years, 8 months 18-5 (12) | 22 years 3-1 (3) | Bellator | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbow and punches |
22 | Mar 2, 2018 29 years, 1 months 18-4 (12) | 30 years, 2 months 11-1 (4) | Bellator | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For Bellator World bantamweight title |
21  | Oct 6, 2017 28 years, 8 months 18-3 (12) | 33 years, 3 months 23-7-1 (17) | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Apr 14, 2017 28 years, 2 months 17-3 (12) | 28 years, 2 months 19-4 (9) | Bellator | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
19 | Jan 13, 2017 27 years, 11 months 17-2 (12) | Steven Peterson | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won LFA bantamweight title | |
18 | Apr 15, 2016 27 years, 2 months 16-2 (12) | Joey Miolla | BT | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke Won RFA bantamweight title | |
17 | Nov 6, 2015 26 years, 9 months 15-2 (12) | Melvin Blumer | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
16  | Aug 21, 2015 26 years, 7 months 14-2 (11) | 29 years, 4 months 13-4 (8) | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
15 | Sep 6, 2013 24 years, 7 months 13-2 (10) | Eduardo de Souza Silva | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
14 | Jan 18, 2013 23 years, 11 months 12-2 (9) | Francisco Antonio Araujo Rodrigues | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
13 | Nov 17, 2012 23 years, 9 months 11-2 (8) | Alex Silva | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
12 | Apr 12, 2013 24 years, 2 months 10-2 (8) | Janailson Kevin Pereira Lima | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
11  | Apr 28, 2012 23 years, 3 months 9-2 (7) | 31 years, 7 months 24-6-1 (17) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
10 | Dec 16, 2011 22 years, 10 months 9-1 (7) | Erinaldo dos Santos Rodrigues | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
9 | Sep 16, 2011 22 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | Wagner Campos | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
8 | May 20, 2010 21 years, 4 months 7-1 (7) | Marcos Vinicius Costa Silva | 2 | TKO | LOSS Retirement | ||
7 | Sep 16, 2011 22 years, 7 months 7-0 (7) | Dudu Dudu | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
6 | Mar 10, 2009 20 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | Gleidson Alves Martins | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar | ||
5 | Jul 5, 2008 19 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Arivaldo Batista da Silva | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
4 | Jul 5, 2008 19 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Diego Tubarao | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | Jan 9, 2008 18 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Jose Mario Tome | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Jun 21, 2007 18 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Rodrigo Barbosa | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
1 | May 4, 2006 17 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Gilson Gilson | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
