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Carlos Leal

“The Lion”
WelterweightBrazil BrazilUFC
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Next: vs Randy Brown · UFC Fight Night · Main card Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM ET
23WINS
7LOSSES
0DRAWS
11KO/TKO
2SUB
10DEC
Pro MMA recordSource: UFC.com athlete profile (official)Checked 2026-10-22

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Main card Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM ET · Welterweight · Meta APEX, Las Vegas, United States
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Tale of the tape

Age
32 · born May 4, 1994 UFC.com
Height
5′11″ 180 cm UFC.com
Reach
74″ 188 cm UFC.com
Leg reach
40″ 102 cm UFC.com
Stance
Orthodox UFCStats
Weight class
Welterweight UFC.com
Fighting style
Striker UFC.com
Team / gym
Thai Brasil UFC.com
Born
Curitiba, Brazil UFC.com
Fights out of / flag
Brazil Brazil UFC.com
UFC debut
Oct. 26, 2024 UFC.com
1st-round finishes
10 UFC.com
UFC.com: UFC.com athlete profile (official) · checked 2026-10-22 · UFCStats: UFCStats.com fighter page (data via the public ufcstats.com mirror, snapshot 2026-10-18)

UFC career stats

47%Striking accuracy306 of 651 landed
11%Takedown accuracy1 of 9 landed
8.75Sig. strikes landedper min
7.78Sig. strikes absorbedper min
49%Striking defense
0.43Takedownsper 15 min
91%Takedown defense
0Submission attemptsper 15 min
0Knockdownsper 15 min
08:45Average fight time

Sig. strikes by position

Standing265 87%
Clinch41 13%
Ground0 0%

Sig. strikes by target

Head197 64%
Body73 24%
Leg36 12%
Source: UFC.com athlete profile (official) (UFC stats are for UFC bouts only) · checked 2026-10-22

UFC fight history 4 bouts

ResOpponentMethodRdTimeEventDate
WChidi NjokuaniDecision - Unanimous35:00UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. HernandezFeb 21, 2026↗
LMuslim SalikhovKO/TKO10:42UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De RidderJul 26, 2025↗
WAlex MoronoKO/TKO14:16UFC 313: Pereira vs. AnkalaevMar 8, 2025↗
LRinat FakhretdinovDecision - Unanimous35:00UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayOct 26, 2024↗
UFC bouts only. Source: UFCStats.com bout pages (via the public mirror, snapshot 2026-10-18) · checked 2026-10-22. Bouts outside the UFC aren’t listed because we only republish history we can trace to an official source.