Leonardo Santos is a veteran fighter from Brazil plying his trade in the UFC’s lightweight division, and here is everything you need to know about him including his net worth, salary, records and endorsements
Leonardo Santos is a retired MMA fighter and he has a 4th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.
Leonardo Santos Net Worth and Payouts
Leonardo Santos has a net worth of approximately $1,000,000. Thanks to his nearly 20-year long MMA career. His net worth includes earnings from UFC and assets. Leonardo Santos has an excellent MMA record, but his payout was not high.
His biggest payday was against Stevie Ray at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Smith. For his KO win against Stevie Ray that night, Santos made an impressive $103,000. Leonardo Santos has earned over $1 million from MMA as earnings.
Leonardo Santos MMA career and UFC record
Leonardo Santos made his MMA debut on the 29th of June, 2002 at Shooto: Treasure Hunt 7. He lost the fight (against Takanori Gomi) due to a majority decision. His first MMA win came against Gabriel Moraes at Guarafight 3, four years later. He lost his next fight against Jean Silva.
Santos then bounced back with 5 straight wins before a split decision loss against Kazunori Yokota halted his progress.
Following that night, Santos never lost a single fight until his most recent bout against Grant Dawson. He joined the UFC on the 8th of June, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs Werdum, against William Macario and eventually won the Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 welterweight tournament.
Santos quickly rose through the ranks and at UFC 194, he became the first and only man to have knocked Kevin Lee out. Since then Santos has won three and lost one.
His MMA record reads 18 wins, 6 loss and 1 draw. His last fight against Jared Gordon was a defeat at UFC 278. After 2022, Leonardo Santos retired from MMA.
Leonardo Santos Family, Personal Life and Endorsements
Leonardo Santos was born on the 5th of February, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro. Not enough information is available about his parents. He has an elder brother who was an MMA fighter – Wagnney Fabiano.
Santos is quite personal when it comes to his private life. He has a son named Pedro. He endorses Sport Block. After retirement, Leonardo Santos ventured into business. He also owns an MMA academy. Leonardo Santos also turned as an analyst in MMA.
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