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Thales Leites

Inactive · age 44 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 78" 198 cm
At a glance
  • 54% of wins by KO or submission
  • 31% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2006
Elo rating
1536
Global Elo 1585 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
13-8-0
KO 2 · Sub 5 · Dec 6
Streak
+1
Δ90d -14 · Δ1y -14
Last fight
Sep 22, 2018
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 24m
Avg fight time
12:34
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
1h 19m
Since last fight
7y 9mo

Honest Elo history

21 fights · tap & drag
Nov 11, 2006 — L vs Martin Kampmann Δ-26Apr 7, 2007 — W vs Pete Sell Δ+28Jun 23, 2007 — W vs Floyd Sword Δ+33Aug 25, 2007 — W vs Ryan Jensen Δ+30Jun 7, 2008 — W vs Nate Marquardt Δ+31Oct 25, 2008 — W vs Drew McFedries Δ+14Apr 18, 2009 — L vs Anderson Silva Δ-13Aug 8, 2009 — L vs Alessio Sakara Δ-21Aug 3, 2013 — W vs Tom Watson Δ+13Nov 16, 2013 — W vs Ed Herman Δ+15Apr 11, 2014 — W vs Trevor Smith Δ+13Aug 23, 2014 — W vs Francis Carmont Δ+18Jan 31, 2015 — W vs Tim Boetsch Δ+15Jul 18, 2015 — L vs Michael Bisping Δ-17Feb 27, 2016 — L vs Gegard Mousasi Δ-19Aug 6, 2016 — W vs Chris Camozzi Δ+14Nov 19, 2016 — L vs Krzysztof Jotko Δ-18Apr 22, 2017 — W vs Sam Alvey Δ+15Oct 7, 2017 — L vs Brad Tavares Δ-17May 12, 2018 — L vs Jack Hermansson Δ-22Sep 22, 2018 — W vs Hector Lombard Δ+13 1350140014501500155016001650 200820102012201420162018 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":345.6,"elo":1410,"date":"2006-11-11","opp":"Martin Kampmann","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":1,"x":114.4,"y":315.4,"elo":1439,"date":"2007-04-07","opp":"Pete Sell","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":2,"x":127.2,"y":280.3,"elo":1472,"date":"2007-06-23","opp":"Floyd Sword","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":137.7,"y":248.5,"elo":1501,"date":"2007-08-25","opp":"Ryan Jensen","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":4,"x":185.4,"y":215.7,"elo":1532,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Nate Marquardt","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":5,"x":208.6,"y":201.1,"elo":1546,"date":"2008-10-25","opp":"Drew McFedries","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":237.7,"y":214.8,"elo":1533,"date":"2009-04-18","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":7,"x":256.3,"y":236.9,"elo":1512,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"Alessio Sakara","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":8,"x":498.3,"y":222.8,"elo":1526,"date":"2013-08-03","opp":"Tom Watson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":515.7,"y":206.5,"elo":1541,"date":"2013-11-16","opp":"Ed Herman","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":540,"y":192.3,"elo":1554,"date":"2014-04-11","opp":"Trevor Smith","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":11,"x":562.2,"y":173.2,"elo":1572,"date":"2014-08-23","opp":"Francis Carmont","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":12,"x":589,"y":157.2,"elo":1587,"date":"2015-01-31","opp":"Tim Boetsch","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":13,"x":616.9,"y":175.4,"elo":1570,"date":"2015-07-18","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":14,"x":654.1,"y":196.1,"elo":1551,"date":"2016-02-27","opp":"Gegard Mousasi","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":15,"x":680.9,"y":180.8,"elo":1565,"date":"2016-08-06","opp":"Chris Camozzi","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":16,"x":698.3,"y":199.8,"elo":1547,"date":"2016-11-19","opp":"Krzysztof Jotko","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":17,"x":723.9,"y":183.4,"elo":1562,"date":"2017-04-22","opp":"Sam Alvey","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":18,"x":751.8,"y":201.5,"elo":1546,"date":"2017-10-07","opp":"Brad Tavares","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":19,"x":787.9,"y":225.6,"elo":1523,"date":"2018-05-12","opp":"Jack Hermansson","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":20,"x":810,"y":212,"elo":1536,"date":"2018-09-22","opp":"Hector Lombard","result":"W","delta":13}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 22, 2018 Hector Lombard W +13
May 12, 2018 Jack Hermansson L -22
Oct 7, 2017 Brad Tavares L -17
Apr 22, 2017 Sam Alvey W +15
Nov 19, 2016 Krzysztof Jotko L -18

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
54%
7 / 13
Finish rate
KO
2
15% of wins
SUB
5
38% of wins
DEC
6
46% of wins
KO: 2 (15%) 2 Sub: 5 (38%) 5 Dec: 6 (46%) 6
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
4 57%
R2
2 29%
R3
1 14%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 562 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
69% Head
  • Head 69%
  • Body 10%
  • Leg 21%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
68% Distance
  • Distance 68%
  • Clinch 11%
  • Ground 21%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
13%
of losses by finish
1 of 8
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 7 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1567
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 13 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Francis Carmont
Elo 1609 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
11.5
+1.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 21 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1533
1513
Notable wins
Francis Carmont 1609

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Thales Leites on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.