Leonardo Santos, a seasoned mixed martial artist, has competed with an impressive record of 18 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw. He competes in the UFC's lightweight division, weighing 155 lbs., standing at 6'0" tall with a reach of 75". In orthodox stance, Santos demonstrated a significant strikes per minute average of 2.82 during his UFC career, landing strikes accurately 46% of the time while absorbing an average of 3.4 strikes per minute. His striking defense stands at 54%, and he averages 0.88 takedowns every 15 minutes with a takedown accuracy of 25%. Santos has attempted an average of 0.2 submissions every 15 minutes in the UFC. One of his most notable victories was against Adriano Martins, who also held an ELO rating of 1051. In recent years, Santos demonstrated a mix of dominant performances and close decisions. He won against Stevie Ray via KO/TKO punch in June 2019, Roman Bogatov via unanimous decision in July 2020, but suffered losses to Grant Dawson via KO/TKO punches in March 2021 and Clay Guida via rear naked choke in December 2021. His most recent fight was a close unanimous decision loss against Jared Gordon in August 2022.