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Carlos Leal

Carlos Leal

1017 ELO #856

"The Lion"

MMA 23-7-0 · UFC 2-2-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 153 days ago

Carlos Leal "The Lion" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Carlos Leal has 2 wins in the UFC. Carlos Leal lands an average of 8.75 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.43 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1017), and have not fought Carlos Leal before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Victor Valenzuela 1-0-0 32 1017 0.0 0
Seokhyeon Ko 2-1-0 32 1018 0.0 1
Yaroslav Amosov 2-0-0 32 1053 0.0 36
Jared Gooden 2-5-0 32 974 0.0 43
Daniel Frunza 0-2-0 32 968 0.0 49
Khaos Williams 7-4-0 32 1069 0.0 52

Biggest Win

Alex Morono in 2025
Opponent ELO: 1091

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 11'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
74'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
May 04 1994
Age
32
Peak ELO
1017
ELO Rank
856 of 2708
Strength of Schedule
95-32-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1055.5
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1036.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
8.75
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
47%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
7.78
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
48%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.43
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
11%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Carlos Leal Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-02-21 UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez Chidi Njokuani U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -128
2025-07-26 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder Muslim Salikhov KO/TKO Punch 1 0:42 Loss -
2025-03-08 UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Alex Morono KO/TKO Punches 1 4:16 Win -
2024-10-26 UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway Rinat Fakhretdinov U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

Carlos Leal ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
4 2026-02-21 Chidi Njokuani 1038 Win +18 1017
3 2025-07-26 Muslim Salikhov 1059 Loss -14 999
2 2025-03-08 Alex Morono 1091 Win +26 1013
1 2024-10-26 Rinat Fakhretdinov 1057 Loss -13 987

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