Leonardo Santos (18-6-1, 10) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 5, 1980. At the age of 22 years on June 29, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Takanori Gomi, losing the fight via 3-round majority decision.
On June 8, 2013, 33-year old Leonardo Santos made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum against a 21-year old William Macário, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Santos' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Jared Gordon at UFC 278 at age 42 on August 20, 2022. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Leonardo Santos' best fights have been against William Macário, Kevin Lee, Stevie Ray, Anthony Rocco Martin, Roman Bogatov, Efrain Escudero and Adriano Martins.
Santos has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Aug 20, 2022 42 years, 6 months 18-6-1 (10) | 33 years, 11 months 18-5 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Dec 4, 2021 41 years, 9 months 18-5-1 (10) | 39 years, 11 months 36-21 (20) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
23  | Mar 20, 2021 41 years, 1 months 18-4-1 (10) | 27 years, 1 months 16-1 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches |
22 | Jul 12, 2020 40 years, 5 months 18-3-1 (10) | Roman Bogatov | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jun 1, 2019 39 years, 3 months 17-3-1 (10) | 29 years, 2 months 22-8 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
20  | Oct 8, 2016 36 years, 8 months 16-3-1 (9) | 34 years, 3 months 28-7 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
19  | Dec 12, 2015 35 years, 10 months 15-3-1 (9) | 23 years, 3 months 11-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Mar 21, 2015 35 years, 1 months 14-3-1 (8) | 25 years, 3 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | Sep 13, 2014 34 years, 7 months 13-3-1 (7) | 28 years, 7 months 22-8 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Mar 23, 2014 34 years, 1 months 12-3-1 (7) | 27 years, 3 months 19-2 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
15  | Jun 8, 2013 33 years, 4 months 12-3 (7) | 21 years, 11 months 6-0 (6) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
14 | Sep 1, 2012 32 years, 6 months 11-3 (6) | Mark Holst | CW | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
13 | Mar 10, 2012 32 years, 1 months 10-3 (6) | Gilmar da Silva | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
12 | May 21, 2011 31 years, 3 months 9-3 (6) | Jason Ball | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Aug 22, 2010 30 years, 6 months 8-3 (6) | Sotaro Yamada | LT | 1 | DQ | WIN Knees to the groin | |
10  | Mar 7, 2010 30 years, 1 months 7-3 (6) | 33 years, 3 months 34-22-9 (15) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9  | May 2, 2009 29 years, 2 months 6-3 (5) | 31 years 9-2-3 (2) | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
8 | Jan 17, 2009 28 years, 11 months 6-2 (5) | Danilo Noronha | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
7 | Nov 28, 2008 28 years, 9 months 5-2 (4) | Corey Edwards | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
6 | Aug 30, 2008 28 years, 6 months 4-2 (3) | Alan Lopes | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
5 | Jun 28, 2008 28 years, 4 months 3-2 (2) | Christian Lopez | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
4 | Jul 29, 2007 27 years, 5 months 2-2 (1) | Rafael Bastos | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Oct 7, 2006 26 years, 8 months 1-2 (1) | Jean Silva | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
2 | Aug 12, 2006 26 years, 6 months 1-1 (1) | Gabriel Moraes | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1  | Jun 29, 2002 22 years, 4 months 0-1 (0) | 23 years, 9 months 10-0 (3) | LT | 3 | MD | LOSS |
