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Welterweight · “The Lion”

Carlos Leal

2-2-0
Keeps It Standing Forward Pressure Relentless Attack Volume Machine
5'11"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
32Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
8:44Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 58.3 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 58.0 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 3.8 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 18.6 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 32.2 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 63.3 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 23.5 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 24.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · February 14, 2026 watch ↗
grappling decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · February 14, 2026 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking decent 1 read
grappling decent 1 read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

Built on 34 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Keeps It Standing stuffs 91% of takedowns and spends 7% of the fight grappling
Forward Pressure 8.8 landed and 7.8 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Relentless Attack 106 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
Volume Machine 8.8 significant strikes landed per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min8.75
Sig. strikes absorbed / min7.78
Striking accuracy47.0%
Striking defense48.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.43
Takedown accuracy11.1%
Takedown defense90.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time7.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-2

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Carlos Leal favored over Chidi Njokuani lean UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · February 14, 2026
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

He picks Leal mainly on durability and the belief he can walk through exchanges and land his own shots, while admitting the fight could break either way.

Leal fights coming forward behind a straight-punch barrage, closing distance with knees when he's not throwing hands, and his takedown defense is arguably his best overall trait. He doesn't lean heavily on his own takedowns, but when he's on top he brings real ground-and-pound volume without getting drawn into anyone's guard. Coming off a knockout loss, his durability is a fair question, but the pick here bets he can absorb what's coming and still get his shots in.

Strengthforward-pressure boxing
Strengthknees to close distance
Strengthstrong takedown defense
Strengthground-and-pound volume without over-committing
Weaknessdurability in question after a recent knockout loss
td defense · good

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
October 26, 2024 vs Rinat Fakhretdinov — 7.13/min (L) Oct '24 March 8, 2025 vs Alex Morono — 18.52/min (W) — only 4.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '25 July 26, 2025 vs Muslim Salikhov — 7.14/min (L) — only 0.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '25 February 21, 2026 vs Chidi Njokuani — 7.67/min (W) Feb '26

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Chidi Njokuani 25-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026
115/276Sig. strikes
120/205Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Muslim Salikhov 21-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:42 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · July 26, 2025
5/9Sig. strikes
3/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alex Morono 24-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:16 — UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · March 8, 2025
79/120Sig. strikes
40/95Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Rinat Fakhretdinov 21-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · October 26, 2024
107/246Sig. strikes
109/222Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
2-2-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 8.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 7.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 47.0% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 48.8% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 11.1% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 90.9% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 7.4% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 54.1%