1. Martial arts career
    Judo  Jiu Jitsu  MMA 

2. Accomplishments
    Judo  Jiu Jitsu 

3. Mixed martial arts record

4. References

Leonardo "Leo" Leite (born in March 23, 1978, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian judoka, jiu jitsu practitioner, and mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to Bellator MMA.

Martial arts career

Judo

Leite began 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 in 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. Leite also works as a TV commentator for Judo and MMA events.

Jiu Jitsu

Parallel to his judo career, in 1993 he began his career in jiu-jitsu under the supervision of Alexandre Paiva, who coaches him still today. In 1999, Leite competed 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. However, his coach Paiva had other plans for him, and two weeks before the event he promoted him to black belt. Leite won the competition, winning in the final against a legend in the sport, Mario Sperry.

MMA

In 2013, Leite started his MMA career. Competing in his native Brazil, he amassed a record of 4-0 in his first year in the sport.

In 2014, Leite began fighting for Legacy Fighting Championship in the United States. He won the Light Heavyweight and Middleweight titles while with the promotion.

In 2017, Leite entered Bellator MMA with an undefeated 10-0 record. In his first fight for the promotion, he faced Phil Davis on November 3, 2017 at Bellator 186. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. In his second fight for the promotion, Leite faced Chris Honeycutt on July 13, 2018 at Bellator 202. He again lost the fight by unanimous decision.

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
• 4x World Champion
• 2x World Cup Champion
• South American Champion heavy weight and open weight
• 6x Second place on Jiu-Jitsu World Championship

Mixed martial arts record

• Azen, Missouri
• Azerbaijan (airline)
• Azerbaijan Airlines 217
• Azerbaijan Airlines destinations
• Azerbaijan - Albania relations
• Azerbaijan Albania relations
• Azerbaijan-Albania relations
• Azerbaijan and GUAM relations
• Azerbaijan and Organization for Economic Co-operation
• Azerbaijan and the International Monetary Fund
• Azerbaijan and the United Nations
• Azerbaijan Anti-Corruption Academy
• Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University
• Azerbaijan Armed Forces
• Azerbaijan-Armenia border
• Azerbaijan Athletics Federation
• Azerbaijan at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
• Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
• Azerbaijan at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
• Azerbaijan at the 2017 Summer Universiade
• Azerbaijan at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
• Azerbaijan at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics
• Azerbaijan at the 2017 World Games
• Azerbaijan at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
• Azerbaijan at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics