Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“The Lion”

Carlos Leal

23-74 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

5'11"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·32age

Last fightWChidi Njokuani·U-DEC·R3·2mo ago

Fighter Context

2–2UFC·

1KO

0Sub

1Dec

8.7min/fight

35UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–2(4 fights)

50%finish rate

+2.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.97

Positive

73%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.016

Passive

13%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

27%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking

Leal

Blitzer

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min8.75

Str. Accuracy47%

306UFC landed/651attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+4.1 vs avg7.78

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

64%

Body

24%

Leg

12%

By Position

Distance87%

Clinch13%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 14 rounds	Round 22 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	43	21	46
Avg. Absorbed	28	28	52
Avg. Net	+15	-6	-6

Grappling

Leal

Non-Factor

·39s ctrlPassive Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.43

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.86

TD Accuracy11%

1UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense90%

20UFC defended/22opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

div avg 53%

How They Lose

2UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision1 / 2

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision1 / 2

Loss Pattern

1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

4 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=2

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

11.5

4.2

9.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

7.5

5.5

10.4

Diff

+3.9

-1.3

-1.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 4 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-20%L3

Last 4 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Leal — 4 UFC Fights

Result

Method

4 fights

Chidi Njokuani

U-DEC R3Feb '26

-5

·115 SS (42%)·120 abs·0/5 td·140s ctrl

Muslim SalikhovVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 0:42Jul '25

·5 SS (56%)·3 abs·1 kd taken

Alex MoronoVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 4:16Mar '25

+39

·79 SS (66%)·40 abs

Rinat Fakhretdinov

U-DEC R3Oct '24

-2

·107 SS (43%)·109 abs·1/4 td·2 td taken·13s ctrl

All Fighters

Welterweight

“The Lion”

Carlos Leal

23-74 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·32age

Last fightWChidi Njokuani·U-DEC·2mo ago

Fighter Context

2–2UFC·

1KO

0Sub

1Dec

8.7min/fight

35UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.97

73%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.016

13%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

27%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking

Leal

Welterweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min8.75

Str. Accuracy47%

306UFC landed/651attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+4.1 vs avg7.78

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.25

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

64%

Body

24%

Leg

12%

By Position

Dist87%

Clinch13%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=4	R2 n=2	R3 n=2
Landed	43	21	46
Absorbed	28	28	52
Net	+15	-6	-6

Grappling

Leal

Welterweight avg

Non-Factor

39s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.43

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.86

TD Accuracy11%

1UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense90%

20UFC defended/22opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

50%

Average

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=2

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

11.5

4.2

9.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

7.5

5.5

10.4

Diff

+3.9

-1.3

-1.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Leal — UFC Fight Log

Chidi Njokuani

U-DEC·R3·Feb '26

115 SS (42%)·120 abs·0/5 td·140s ctrl

Muslim SalikhovVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '25

5 SS (56%)·3 abs·1 kd taken

Alex MoronoVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '25

79 SS (66%)·40 abs

Rinat Fakhretdinov

U-DEC·R3·Oct '24

107 SS (43%)·109 abs·1/4 td·2 td taken·13s ctrl

Round 14 rounds

Round 22 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+15

-6

n=4

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+15

-6