Thales Leites
Middleweight · ORCA rating 54/100 · peak 63 · Grappler · 13–8 in 21 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Thales Leites finished with an ORCA rating of 54 (peak 63); without a recent bout, Thales Leites sits off the current Middleweight board. The profile peaks in striking defence: 74 (significant strikes absorbed per minute 85). The weak side is striking offence, which grades 19, with total strikes landed per minute grading 5. The 13 UFC wins split 2 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission and 6 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Middleweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 19 | — | Significant strikes landed per minute 6 |
| Striking defence | 74 | — | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 85 |
| Grappling offence | 67 | — | Submission attempts per 15 minutes 93 |
| Grappling defence | 45 | — | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 93 |
Strongest sub-grade: Submission attempts per 15 minutes 93. Weakest: Total strikes landed per minute 5.
Profile
- Division
- Middleweight
- ORCA rating
- 54 (peak 63)
- UFC record
- 13–8
- Pro record
- 27–9
- Graded UFC bouts
- 21
- Style
- Grappler
- Age
- 45
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Reach
- 78″ (198 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Nova Uniao - Rio de Janeiro
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 2.13
- Significant strike accuracy: 41%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 2.99
- Significant strike defence: 53%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 2.1
- Takedown accuracy: 28%
- Takedown defence: 31%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 1.14
Fight history
- 2018-09-22 · W vs Hector Lombard · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders
- 2018-05-12 · L vs Jack Hermansson · KO/TKO · UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
- 2017-10-07 · L vs Brad Tavares · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
- 2017-04-22 · W vs Sam Alvey · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
- 2016-11-19 · L vs Krzysztof Jotko · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira
- 2016-08-06 · W vs Chris Camozzi · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
- 2016-02-27 · L vs Gegard Mousasi · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
- 2015-07-18 · L vs Michael Bisping · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites
- 2015-01-31 · W vs Tim Boetsch · Submission · UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz
- 2014-08-23 · W vs Francis Carmont · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
- 2014-04-11 · W vs Trevor Smith · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson
- 2013-11-16 · W vs Ed Herman · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks
- 2013-08-03 · W vs Tom Watson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung
- 2009-08-08 · L vs Alessio Sakara · Decision - Split · UFC 101: Declaration
- 2009-04-18 · L vs Anderson Silva · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 97: Redemption
- 2008-10-25 · W vs Drew McFedries · Submission · UFC 90: Silva vs Cote
- 2008-06-07 · W vs Nate Marquardt · Decision - Split · UFC 85: Bedlam
- 2007-08-25 · W vs Ryan Jensen · Submission · UFC 74: Respect
- 2007-06-23 · W vs Floyd Sword · Submission · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale
- 2007-04-07 · W vs Pete Sell · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 69: Shootout
- 2006-11-11 · L vs Martin Kampmann · Decision - Unanimous · The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale
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