Thales Leites

MMA · Retired

28-9RECORD

4KO / TKO WINS

15SUBMISSION WINS

9DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Thales Leites Lourenço
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	6 Sep 1981
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Niterói, Brazil
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Middleweight
Team	Nova União
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	198 cm (78″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	2003–2018
Status	Retired
Pro debut	23 Nov 2003
Last fight	Win vs Hector Lombard, 22 Sep 2018

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Titles and honours

Former Superior Challenge Middleweight Champion
UFC Middleweight Championship challenger (2009)
Performance of the Night (x2)
Fight of the Night (x1)
Submission of the Night (x1)

Background

Brazilian middleweight and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Niterói who challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2009. He trained with Nova União and retired from MMA in 2018.

Fight history

37 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Hector Lombard	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders	22 Sep 2018	Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Loss	Jack Hermansson	TKO (punches)	3	2:10	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington	12 May 2018	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Brad Tavares	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee	7 Oct 2017	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Sam Alvey	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov	22 Apr 2017	Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Loss	Krzysztof Jotko	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira	19 Nov 2016	Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win	Chris Camozzi	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:58	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres	6 Aug 2016	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Loss	Gegard Mousasi	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping	27 Feb 2016	London, England, United Kingdom
Loss	Michael Bisping	Decision (split)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites	18 Jul 2015	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win	Tim Boetsch	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	3:45	UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz	31 Jan 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Technical submission; Performance of the Night; Fight of the Night
Win	Francis Carmont	KO (punches)	2	0:20	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos	23 Aug 2014	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Performance of the Night
Win	Trevor Smith	TKO (punches)	1	0:45	UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson	11 Apr 2014	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	Ed Herman	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks	16 Nov 2013	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Tom Watson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung	3 Aug 2013	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Matt Horwich	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	4:39	Amazon Forest Combat 2	31 Mar 2012	Manaus, Brazil	Catchweight (194 lb)
Win	Jeremy Horn	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Superior Challenge 7	30 Apr 2011	Stockholm, Sweden	Won the Superior Challenge Middleweight Championship
Win	Tor Troéng	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:33	Superior Challenge 6	29 Oct 2010	Stockholm, Sweden
Loss	Matt Horwich	Submission (rear-naked choke)	4	0:44	Powerhouse World Promotions: War on the Mainland	14 Aug 2010	Irvine, California, USA	For the PWP Middleweight Championship
Win	Jesse Taylor	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:27	MFC 25	7 May 2010	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	Rico Washington	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:40	Bitetti Combat MMA 6	25 Feb 2010	Brasília, Brazil
Win	Dean Lister	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	MFC 23	4 Dec 2009	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss	Alessio Sakara	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 101: Declaration	8 Aug 2009	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Loss	Anderson Silva	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 97: Redemption	18 Apr 2009	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	For the UFC Middleweight Championship
Win	Drew McFedries	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:18	UFC 90: Silva vs Cote	25 Oct 2008	Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Win	Nate Marquardt	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 85: Bedlam	7 Jun 2008	London, England, United Kingdom	Marquardt deducted two points
Win	Ryan Jensen	Submission (armbar)	1	3:47	UFC 74: Respect	25 Aug 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Submission of the Night
Win	Floyd Sword	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:50	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale	23 Jun 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Pete Sell	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 69: Shootout	7 Apr 2007	Houston, Texas, USA
Loss	Martin Kampmann	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale	11 Nov 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	José Landi-Jons	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:40	Jungle Fight 6	29 Apr 2006	Manaus, Brazil	Technical submission
Win	Osami Shibuya	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	MARS	4 Feb 2006	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Jason Guida	Submission (armbar)	1	1:38	Ultimate Warriors Combat 1	10 Dec 2005	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Ronald Jhun	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	0:32	ROTR: Qualifiers	17 Sep 2005	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Gustavo Machado	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3		Storm Samurai 8	2 Jul 2005	Brasília, Brazil
Win	Adam Roland	Submission (armbar)	1	0:49	Rumble on the Rock 7	7 May 2005	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Flavio Luiz Moura	Submission (arm-triangle choke)			Vitoria Extreme Fighting 1	29 May 2004	Vitória, Brazil
Win	Lucio Linhares	TKO (corner stoppage)	1		Vitoria Extreme Fighting 1	29 May 2004	Vitória, Brazil
Win	Felipe Arinelli	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2		Shooto Brazil: Welcome to Hell	23 Nov 2003	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Pro debut