Leandro Higo

"Pitbull"

AGE	36 / Jan 19, 1989
HEIGHT	5'8" / 172.72 cm
WEIGHT	135 lbs / 61.23 kg

ASSOCIATION
Pitbull Brothers

CLASS
Bantamweight

Wins 23

KO / TKO

13%

SUBMISSIONS

57%

DECISIONS

30%

Losses 7

KO / TKO

29%

SUBMISSIONS

14%

DECISIONS

57%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Marcirley Alves	Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 2: First Round Apr / 11 / 2025	Decision (Split) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	James Gallagher	Bellator Champions Series Belfast - Anderson vs. Moore Mar / 22 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Kevin MacDonald VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Nikita Mikhailov	Bellator 298 - Storley vs. Ward Aug / 11 / 2023	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Bobby Wombacher VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	2:50
loss	Danny Sabatello	Bellator 282 - Mousasi vs. Eblen Jun / 24 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Darrion Caldwell	Bellator 259 - Cyborg vs. Smith 2 May / 21 / 2021	Decision (Split) Todd Anderson	3	5:00
win	Ricky Bandejas	Bellator 249 - Cyborg vs. Blencowe Oct / 15 / 2020	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kevin MacDonald	2	2:32
win	Shawn Bunch	Bellator 228 - Pitbull vs. Archuleta Sep / 28 / 2019	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Blake Grice VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:34
loss	Aaron Pico	Bellator 206 - Mousasi vs. MacDonald Sep / 29 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:19
loss	Darrion Caldwell	Bellator 195 - Caldwell vs. Higo Mar / 02 / 2018	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:36
win	Joe Taimanglo	Bellator 184 - Dantas vs. Caldwell Oct / 06 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Rob Hinds VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Eduardo Dantas	Bellator 177 - Dantas vs. Higo Apr / 14 / 2017	Decision (Split) John McCarthy	3	5:00
win	Steven Peterson	LFA 1 - Peterson vs. Higo Jan / 13 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Aladin Martinez	5	5:00
win	Joey Miolla	RFA 37 - Viana vs. Clark Apr / 15 / 2016	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Bobby Wombacher	1	2:07
win	Melvin Blumer	RFA 32 - Blumer vs. Higo Nov / 06 / 2015	TKO (Punches)	1	2:58
win	Terrion Ware	RFA 29 - USA vs. Brazil Aug / 21 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	4:58
win	Eduardo de Souza Silva	CEF 7 - Coliseu Extreme Fight 7 Sep / 06 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Flavio Almendra	2	2:33
win	Francisco Antonio Araujo Rodrigues	Arena Fight 5 - Higo vs. Pedreira Jan / 18 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Fernando Moura	1	2:42
win	Alex Silva	CKC - Conquista Kombat Championship Nov / 17 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Janailson Kevin	Fort MMA 2 - Higo vs. Kevin Jul / 27 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Fernando Moura	2	4:04
loss	Iliarde Santos	Jungle Fight 38 - Para Apr / 28 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Paulo Borracha	3	5:00
win	Erinaldo dos Santos Rodrigues	WFE 11 - Platinum Dec / 16 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Wagner Campos	WFE 10 - Platinum Sep / 16 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Alexandre Heman	3	5:00
loss	Marcos Vinicius Costa Silva	RFC - Recife Fighting Championship 2 May / 20 / 2010	TKO (Retirement)	2	3:58
win	Dudu Dudu	NF - Nocaute Fight Mar / 24 / 2010	KO (Punch)	1	3:05
win	Gleidson Alves Martins	Guamare - Fight 1 Mar / 10 / 2009	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	1	1:45
win	Arivaldo Batista da Silva	NFVT - Nordeste Fight Vale Tudo 4 Jul / 05 / 2008	KO (Punch)	1	4:12
win	Diego Tubarao	NFVT - Nordeste Fight Vale Tudo 4 Jul / 05 / 2008	Submission (Armbar)	1	2:50
win	Jose Maria Tome	Arena Fight - Limoeiro 4 Jan / 09 / 2008	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:39
win	Rodrigo Barbosa	MZI - Fight 3 Jun / 21 / 2007	Submission (Triangle Choke)	2	1:49
win	Gilson Gilson	NMFVT - Nordeste Mega Fight Vale Tudo 2 May / 04 / 2006	Submission (Armbar)	2	1:50

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO EXHIBITION

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Bruno Mesquita	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 4 Quarterfinals, Day 5 Feb / 20 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) John McCarthy	1	4:04
win	Maycon Silvan	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 4 Elimination Fights Feb / 02 / 2015	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Mark Smith	1	3:17

PICTURES

LEANDRO HIGO RELATED NEWS

Claim: Former Bellator Prospect Canceled Fight Due to Dislike of ‘Warm-Up Area’ It appears that the career trajectory of former Bellator MMA featherweight contender James Gallagher has taken a bizarre turn.

Mike Pendleton

Oct 23, 2025

Deiveson Figueiredo Expects Bounceback Performance at UFC Rio After suffering losses to Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen, Deiveson Figueiredo returns to the Octagon at UFC Rio on Saturday to face his first...

UFC

Marcelo Alonso

Oct 07, 2025

Marcirley Alves Won PFL Tournament with Torn Ligaments in Both Knees In a span of four months, Marcirley Alves went from a virtual unknown to a Professional Fighters League world champion with a $500,000 prize.

Professional Fighters League

Marcelo Alonso

Aug 20, 2025

Bracketology: PFL 2025 Bantamweight, Lightweight & Women’s Flyweight World Tournament Finals The 2025 Professional Fighters League World Tournament saw three more champions crowned on Friday night. From fighters who got their tournament opportunity on short notice to a seasoned veteran adding another belt to her collection,...

Professional Fighters League

Mike Pendleton

Aug 15, 2025

Marcirley Alves a Most Unlikely Professional Fighters League Finalist Marcirley Alves was little more than a blip on the radar when the Professional Fighters League season set sail in April. Much has changed in the...

Professional Fighters League

Christian Stein

Aug 14, 2025

Leandro Higo

"Pitbull"

EVENTS / FIGHTS

FIGHT FINDER

FIGHTER OF THE WEEK

TOP TRENDING FIGHTERS

MORE FIGHTERS...

Leandro Higo

"Pitbull"

Subscribe to our Newsletter

EVENTS / FIGHTS

FIGHT FINDER

FIGHTER OF THE WEEK

TOP TRENDING FIGHTERS

MORE FIGHTERS...