Carlos Leal

"The Lion"

AGE	32 / May 4, 1994
HEIGHT	5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
Thai Brasil

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 23

KO / TKO

48%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

35%

OTHERS

Losses 7

KO / TKO

14%

SUBMISSIONS

14%

DECISIONS

71%

OTHERS

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Chidi Njokuani	UFC Fight Night 267 - Strickland vs. Hernandez Feb / 21 / 2026	Decision (Unanimous) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Muslim Salikhov	UFC on ABC 9 - Whittaker vs. de Ridder Jul / 26 / 2025	KO (Punch) Daniel Movahedi VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:42
win	Alex Morono	UFC 313 - Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar / 08 / 2025	TKO (Punches) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:16
loss	Rinat Fakhretdinov	UFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway Oct / 26 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Vitor Ribeiro VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Manuel Mena	LFA 187 - Brazil vs. Latin America Jul / 06 / 2024	TKO (Punches) Fernando Portella	1	3:09
win	Marcio Breno Rodrigues Braga	UAE Warriors 48 - Silva vs. Vargas Mar / 03 / 2024	TKO (Punches) Joao Claudio Soares	1	4:10
loss	Sadibou Sy	Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2023 Playoffs Aug / 23 / 2023	Decision (Split) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Dilano Taylor	Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2023 Regular Season Jun / 23 / 2023	KO (Punches) Bryan Miner VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:13
win	David Zawada	Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2023 Regular Season Apr / 14 / 2023	TKO (Punches) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:25
loss	Sadibou Sy	Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2022 Playoffs Aug / 13 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Gary Copeland VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Ray Cooper III	Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season May / 06 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Chris Brown	Professional Fighters League - PFL Challenger Series 8 Apr / 08 / 2022	Decision (Split) Andrew Glenn	3	5:00
win	Korey Kuppe	Professional Fighters League - PFL Challenger Series 2 Feb / 25 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Andrew Glenn	1	0:56
win	Uyran Carlos	LFA 112 - Welterweight Grand Prix Jul / 18 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Fernando Portella	3	5:00
win	Diego Dias	LFA 112 - Welterweight Grand Prix Jul / 18 / 2021	KO (Punch) Joao Claudio Soares	1	1:39
win	Dhouglas Ribeiro	Sicario MMA - Sicario 06 Dec / 06 / 2019	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Andre Ricardo	3	4:15
win	Mihail Nica	Bellator 190 - Carvalho vs. Sakara Dec / 09 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
win	Francivaldo Soares da Rocha	Katana Fight - Gold Edition Mar / 25 / 2017	Decision (Split) Guilherme Vieira Doni	3	5:00
win	Francisco Cylderlan Lima da Silva	Samurai FC / PFE 13 - Bushido Jun / 11 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Roberto Picinini	1	3:46
win	Antonuce Conceicao	Samurai FC 12 - Hearts on Fire Oct / 10 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Roberto Piccinini	2	4:20
win	Edmilson Sidnei Inhoatto	AFC MMA - Americas Fighting Championship 5 Aug / 08 / 2015	TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Marco Romagna	1	5:00
loss	Eduardo Garvon	THF - The Hill Fighters 4 Sep / 28 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Urubatan Bueno	3	5:00
loss	Tim Ruberg	IMMAF - Imbituba MMA Fight 2014 Jul / 19 / 2014	Submission (Choke)	1	4:30
win	Andre Ricardo	Talent MMA Circuit 9 - Sao Jose dos Pinhais 2014 May / 10 / 2014	Decision (Majority) Roberto Thomaz	3	5:00
win	Ricardo Kogus	Talent MMA Circuit 6 - Curitiba 2014 Feb / 22 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Roberto Thomaz	1	0:29
loss	Leandro Silva	Talent MMA Circuit 5 - Campinas 2013 Nov / 23 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Roberto Thomaz	3	5:00
win	Bruno Padilha	GCF - Gladiator Combat Fight 2 Jul / 06 / 2013	KO	1	1:49
win	Daniel Snaider	Fight Planet - Rota de Colisao Dec / 15 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Eneas Goncalves	3	5:00
win	Fernando Ghuetoman	BC - Beltrao Combat 2 Nov / 10 / 2012		1	0:00
win	Pedro Cabelo	Fight Planet Juquia - Nocauteando as Drogas Oct / 06 / 2012	DQ (Illegal Strike) Eneas Goncalves	1	0:10

FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Diego Rafael	SHC - Striker's House Cup 16 Jun / 30 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

PICTURES

CARLOS LEAL RELATED NEWS

Carlos Leal fought through broken hand to secure new contract at UFC Houston When he entered the Octagon this past Saturday to face Chidi Njokuani on the last fight of his UFC contract, Carlos Leal knew there was only one...

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Feb 25, 2026

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Feb 21, 2026

UFC Houston ‘Strickland vs. Hernandez’ Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring Sherdog's live UFC Houston coverage will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 267.

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Tristen Critchfield

Feb 21, 2026

UFC Houston prelims: Hyperactive Carlos Leal downs Chidi Njokuani in Space City Carlos Leal brings a different kind of ferocity to the table in the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight division.

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Brian Knapp

Feb 21, 2026

UFC Houston weigh-in results: All fighters make weight Former middleweight champion Sean Strickland's Octagon return is now official following the UFC Houston weigh-ins.

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Tyler Treese

Feb 20, 2026

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