Thales Leites
28 - 9 - 0
Height
6'1"
Reach
78.0"
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Height
6'1"
Reach
78.0"
Born
1981-06-09
Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fighting Out Of
Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team(s)
Nova União
Overall Record
28 - 9 - 0
Winning Method
32.1%
Dec.
Decision
9 / 28
53.6%
Sub.
Submission
15 / 28
14.3%
KO
KO
4 / 28
Losing Method
77.8%
Dec.
Decision
7 / 9
11.1%
Sub.
Submission
1 / 9
11.1%
KO
KO
1 / 9
Past Fights
22 September 2018
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders
Héctor Lombard
Win (28–9)Decision (unanimous)
12 May 2018
UFC 224
Jack Hermansson
Loss (27–9)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (2:10)
7 October 2017
UFC 216
Brad Tavares
Loss (27–8)Decision (unanimous)
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22 September 2018
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders
Héctor Lombard
Win (28–9)Decision (unanimous)
12 May 2018
UFC 224
Jack Hermansson
Loss (27–9)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (2:10)
7 October 2017
UFC 216
Brad Tavares
Loss (27–8)Decision (unanimous)
22 April 2017
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
Sam Alvey
Win (27–7)Decision (unanimous)
19 November 2016
UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2
Krzysztof Jotko
Loss (26–7)Decision (unanimous)
6 August 2016
UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres
Chris Camozzi
Win (26–6)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 3 (2:58)
27 February 2016
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
Gegard Mousasi
Loss (25–6)Decision (unanimous)
18 July 2015
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
Michael Bisping
Loss (25–5)Decision (split)
31 January 2015
UFC 183
Tim Boetsch
Win (25–4)Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 2 (3:45)
23 August 2014
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos
Francis Carmont
Win (24–4)KO (punches) • Round 2 (0:20)
11 April 2014
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson
Trevor Smith
Win (23–4)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:45)
16 November 2013
UFC 167
Ed Herman
Win (22–4)Decision (unanimous)
3 August 2013
UFC 163
Tom Watson
Win (21–4)Decision (unanimous)
31 March 2012
Amazon Forest Combat 2
Matt Horwich
Win (20–4)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 2 (4:39)
30 April 2011
Superior Challenge 7
Jeremy Horn
Win (19–4)Decision (split)
29 October 2010
Superior Challenge 6
Tor Troéng
Win (18–4)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 2 (3:33)
14 August 2010
Powerhouse World Promotions: War on the Mainland
Matt Horwich
Loss (17–4)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 4 (0:44)
7 May 2010
MFC 25
Jesse Taylor
Win (17–3)Submission (triangle choke) • Round 1 (2:27)
25 February 2010
Bitetti Combat MMA 6
Rico Washington
Win (16–3)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 1 (2:40)
4 December 2009
MFC 23
Dean Lister
Win (15–3)Decision (unanimous)
8 August 2009
UFC 101
Alessio Sakara
Loss (14–3)Decision (split)
18 April 2009
UFC 97
Anderson Silva
Loss (14–2)Decision (unanimous)
25 October 2008
UFC 90
Drew McFedries
Win (14–1)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (1:18)
7 June 2008
UFC 85
Nate Marquardt
Win (13–1)Decision (split)
25 August 2007
UFC 74
Ryan Jensen
Win (12–1)Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (3:47)
23 June 2007
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
Floyd Sword
Win (11–1)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 1 (3:50)
7 April 2007
UFC 69
Pete Sell
Win (10–1)Decision (unanimous)
11 November 2006
The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
Martin Kampmann
Loss (9–1)Decision (unanimous)
29 April 2006
Jungle Fight 6
José Landi-Jons
Win (9–0)Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 1 (2:40)
4 February 2006
MARS
Osami Shibuya
Win (8–0)Decision (unanimous)
10 December 2005
Ultimate Warriors Combat 1
Jason Guida
Win (7–0)Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (1:38)
17 September 2005
ROTR: Qualifiers
Ronald Jhun
Win (6–0)TKO (doctor stoppage) • Round 3 (0:32)
2 July 2005
Storm Samurai 8
Gustavo Machado
Win (5–0)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 3 (N/A)
7 May 2005
Rumble on the Rock 7
Adam Roland
Win (4–0)Submission (armbar) • Round 1 (0:49)
29 May 2004
Vitoria Extreme Fighting 1
Flavio Luiz Moura
Win (3–0)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round N/A (N/A)
29 May 2004
Vitoria Extreme Fighting 1
Lucio Linhares
Win (2–0)TKO (corner stoppage) • Round 1 (N/A)
23 November 2003
Shooto Brazil: Welcome to Hell
Felipe Arinelli
Win (1–0)Submission (arm-triangle choke) • Round 2 (N/A)
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