Thales Leites (28-9, 17) was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 6, 1981. At the age of 22 years on November 23, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Felipe Arinelli, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On April 7, 2007, 25-year old Thales Leites made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 69 against a 24-year old Pete Sell, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Leites' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Héctor Lombard at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders at age 37 on September 22, 2018. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 19 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Thales Leites' best fights have been against Trevor Smith, Ryan Jensen, Drew McFedries, Francis Carmont, Tim Boetsch, Chris Camozzi and Jesse Taylor.
Leites has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37  | Sep 22, 2018 37 years 28-9 (17) | 40 years, 7 months 34-9-1 (26) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | May 12, 2018 36 years, 8 months 27-9 (17) | 29 years, 11 months 16-4 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
35  | Oct 7, 2017 36 years, 1 months 27-8 (17) | 29 years, 9 months 15-4 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
34  | Apr 22, 2017 35 years, 7 months 27-7 (17) | 30 years, 11 months 30-8 (21) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
33  | Nov 19, 2016 35 years, 2 months 26-7 (17) | 27 years, 3 months 18-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Aug 6, 2016 34 years, 11 months 26-6 (17) | 29 years, 8 months 24-10 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
31  | Feb 27, 2016 34 years, 5 months 25-6 (16) | 30 years, 6 months 37-6-2 (32) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Jul 18, 2015 33 years, 10 months 25-5 (16) | 36 years, 4 months 26-7 (19) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | LOSS |
29  | Jan 31, 2015 33 years, 4 months 25-4 (16) | 34 years 18-7 (12) | UFC | MD | 2 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
28  | Aug 23, 2014 32 years, 11 months 24-4 (16) | 32 years, 10 months 22-9 (16) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
27  | Apr 11, 2014 32 years, 7 months 23-4 (15) | 33 years, 3 months 11-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
26  | Nov 16, 2013 32 years, 2 months 22-4 (14) | 33 years, 1 months 21-9 (18) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Aug 3, 2013 31 years, 10 months 21-4 (14) | 31 years 16-5 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Mar 31, 2012 30 years, 6 months 20-4 (14) | 34 years, 1 months 26-20-1 (23) | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
23  | Apr 30, 2011 29 years, 7 months 19-4 (13) | 35 years, 8 months 87-20-5 (73) | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
22  | Oct 29, 2010 29 years, 1 months 18-4 (13) | 27 years, 9 months 11-3-1 (9) | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
21 | Aug 14, 2010 28 years, 11 months 17-4 (12) | 32 years, 6 months 24-16-1 (21) | MD | 4 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
20  | May 7, 2010 28 years, 8 months 17-3 (12) | 27 years, 4 months 14-5 (11) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
19 | Feb 25, 2010 28 years, 5 months 16-3 (11) | Rico Washington | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
18  | Dec 4, 2009 28 years, 2 months 15-3 (10) | 33 years, 9 months 11-6 (9) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17  | Aug 8, 2009 27 years, 11 months 14-3 (10) | 27 years, 11 months 14-7 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
16  | Apr 18, 2009 27 years, 7 months 14-2 (10) | 34 years 25-4 (20) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC middleweight title |
15  | Oct 25, 2008 27 years, 1 months 14-1 (10) | 30 years, 2 months 7-4 (6) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
14  | Jun 7, 2008 26 years, 9 months 13-1 (9) | 29 years, 1 months 26-7-2 (18) | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
13  | Aug 25, 2007 25 years, 11 months 12-1 (9) | 29 years, 11 months 11-1 (11) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
12 | Jun 23, 2007 25 years, 9 months 11-1 (8) | Floyd Sword | TUF | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
11  | Apr 7, 2007 25 years, 7 months 10-1 (7) | 24 years, 8 months 7-2 (3) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10  | Nov 11, 2006 25 years, 2 months 9-1 (7) | 24 years, 6 months 10-1 (9) | TUF | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | Apr 29, 2006 24 years, 7 months 9-0 (7) | José Landi-Jons | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
8 | Feb 4, 2006 24 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Osami Shibuya | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7  | Dec 10, 2005 24 years, 3 months 7-0 (7) | 28 years, 4 months 10-10 (8) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
6  | Sep 17, 2005 24 years 6-0 (6) | 34 years, 11 months 22-14-2 (16) | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
5  | Jul 2, 2005 23 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | 30 years, 1 months 10-2-1 (4) | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
4 | May 7, 2005 23 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Adam Roland | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | May 29, 2004 22 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Flavio Luiz Moura | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
2 | May 29, 2004 22 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Lucio Linhares | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
1 | Nov 23, 2003 22 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Felipe Arinelli | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
