Quick Facts
Biography
Leonardo "Leo" Leite (born in March 1978, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), initiated his career in judo in 1984 at the Federal Club under Omar Brazil. In 1988, at age 10, he transferred to the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo and began to participate on official competitions of the Judo Federation of Rio de Janeiro and the Brazilian Judo Confederation. In 1997 he achieved a place in the Brazilian junior national team, and in 1998 the first call for leading the Brazilian judo team, which he continued until 2012. Parallel to his judo career, in 1993 he began his career in jiu-jitsu under Alexandre Paiva supervision, who coaches him still today. In 1999 Leite decided to compete in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Jiu Jitsu’s most important competition, for the first time. He was a brown belt then and was expecting to compete in that division, but his coach “Gigi” Paiva had other plans for him, and two weeks before the event he promoted him to black belt. Leonardo Leite won the competition, winning in the final against a legend in the sport, Mario Sperry. In 2013, he started his MMA career (Record 3-0-0). Leite also works as a TV commentator for Judo and MMA events.
Accomplishments
JUDO
Brazilian Olympic Team - Pekin 2008 and London 2012
3x Pan American Champion
2x South American Champion
Three medals on the World Judo Championships Team competition
2x Second place on the Judo World Cup Championship
1x Third place on Judo World Cup Championship
JIU - JITSU
8x Brazilian Champion
4x World Champion
2x World Cup Champion
South American Champion heavy weight and open weight
6x Second place on Jiu-Jitsu World Championship
MMA
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 7 matches | 7 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 7-0 | Ryan Spann | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy Fighting Championship 48 | November 13, 2015 | 5 | 5:00 | Lake Charles, Louisiana USA | Defended the Legacy FC Middleweight Championship |
| Win | 6-0 | Larry Crowe | TKO (knee & punches) | Legacy Fighting Championship 39 | February 27, 2015 | 2 | 2:19 | Houston, Texas USA | Won the Legacy FC Middleweight Championship |
| Win | 5-0 | Myron Dennis | Submission (rear naked choke) | Legacy Fighting Championship 35 | September 26, 2014 | 4 | 4:50 | Tulsa, Oklahoma USA | Won the Legacy FC Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | 4-0 | Elias Mendonca | Submission (rear naked choke) | BC - Bitetti Combat 20 | June 7, 2014 | 1 | 1:07 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 3-0 | Fabio Marongiu | Decision (unanimous) | WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 31 | November 1, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 2-0 | Diosman Nery de Jesus | Decision (unanimous) | BC - Bitetti Combat 17 | September 6, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 1-0 | Alessandro Macedo | Submission (rear naked choke) | Fight Against Crack | June 23, 2013 | 1 | 3:25 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |