Middleweight
Thales Leites
13-8-0
6'1"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1981-09-06Born
2KO wins
5Sub wins
53.8%Finish rate
12:34Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.13
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.99
Striking accuracy40.5%
Striking defense53.0%
Takedowns / 15 min2.1
Takedown accuracy27.4%
Takedown defense30.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.14
Control time29.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-7
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
21 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Hector Lombard 3-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders · 2018-09-22
54/117Sig. strikes
46/80Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jack Hermansson 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:10 — UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · 2018-05-12
11/17Sig. strikes
35/56Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
7:41Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Brad Tavares 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · 2017-10-07
46/132Sig. strikes
70/136Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
2:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sam Alvey 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · 2017-04-22
38/68Sig. strikes
27/89Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
1:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Krzysztof Jotko 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · 2016-11-19
4/14Sig. strikes
42/83Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
2:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Chris Camozzi 9-7 walk-in Submission · R3 2:58 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres · 2016-08-06
36/53Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
5/11Takedowns
11:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Gegard Mousasi 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · 2016-02-27
17/70Sig. strikes
81/171Absorbed
0/10Takedowns
1:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Michael Bisping 16-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · 2015-07-18
79/194Sig. strikes
115/277Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tim Boetsch 9-6 walk-in Submission · R2 3:45 — UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz · 2015-01-31
20/61Sig. strikes
26/65Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:02Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Francis Carmont 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:20 — UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos · 2014-08-23
18/43Sig. strikes
18/51Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:51Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Trevor Smith 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:45 — UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson · 2014-04-11
5/8Sig. strikes
3/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ed Herman 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · 2013-11-16
20/35Sig. strikes
14/37Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
11:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tom Watson 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung · 2013-08-03
51/91Sig. strikes
33/67Absorbed
5/9Takedowns
10:05Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Alessio Sakara 4-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 101: Declaration · 2009-08-08
22/102Sig. strikes
24/83Absorbed
4/12Takedowns
2:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anderson Silva 8-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 97: Redemption · 2009-04-18
10/54Sig. strikes
94/139Absorbed
1/14Takedowns
2:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Drew McFedries 3-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:18 — UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · 2008-10-25
0/0Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Nate Marquardt 5-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 85: Bedlam · 2008-06-07
13/45Sig. strikes
35/72Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:53Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Ryan Jensen 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:47 — UFC 74: Respect · 2007-08-25
10/18Sig. strikes
11/26Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
1:13Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Floyd Sword 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:50 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · 2007-06-23
6/10Sig. strikes
3/7Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:31Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Pete Sell 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 69: Shootout · 2007-04-07
56/84Sig. strikes
3/14Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
10:54Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
L Martin Kampmann 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · 2006-11-11
46/171Sig. strikes
101/200Absorbed
1/12Takedowns
2:30Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
5
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
7
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
21
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
Measured against the division.
Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.