Leonardo Leite

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
2x World Champion
2x World Cup Champion
South American Champion heavy weight and open weight
4x Second place on Jiu-Jitsu World Championship

Mixed martial arts record

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

References

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