Leandro Higo “Pitbull”

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Age 35
Gender Male
Height 5' 9"
Weight Class Featherweight

Leandro Higo is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 16-6-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 10 months, 1 day
Rounds Fought 52.0
Avg. Fights/Year 1.6
Longest Layoff 1 year, 11 months, 14 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 1 day

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 8 7
Losses 2 1 3
Finish Rate 56.3%
Finished Rate 50.0%
Win by Decision Rate 43.8%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 6.3%
Loss by KO Rate 33.3%
Win by SUB Rate 50.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 16.7%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:42
Fastest KO 02:58
Fastest SUB 02:42
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 11:15
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 13:18
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 03/22/2024 W
(15-6-0) 		James Gallagher
(15-3-0) 		FTW
( 145.1 vs. 145.4 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator Champions Series 1 		3 05:00
OFF 08/11/2023 W
(14-6-0) 		Nikita Mikhailov
(10-3-0) 		BW
( 135.4 vs. 135.4 ) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Bellator MMA 298 		2 02:50
OFF 06/24/2022 L
(14-5-0) 		Danny Sabatello
(14-4-1) 		BW
( 134.8 vs. 134.75 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 282 		5 05:00
OFF 05/21/2021 W
(13-5-0) 		Darrion Caldwell
(14-7-0) 		BW
( 137.5 * vs. 135.6 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Bellator MMA 259 		3 05:00
OFF 10/15/2020 W
(12-5-0) 		Ricky Bandejas
(15-8-0) 		BW
( 139.0 * vs. 136.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Bellator MMA 249 		2 02:32
OFF 09/28/2019 W
(11-5-0) 		Shawn Bunch
(10-7-0) 		BW
( 136.0 vs. 135.0 ) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Bellator MMA 228 		2 04:32
OFF 09/29/2018 L
(11-4-0) 		Aaron Pico
(13-4-0) 		FTW
( 145.1 vs. 145.7 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator MMA 206 		1 03:19
OFF 03/02/2018 L
(11-3-0) 		Darrion Caldwell
(14-7-0) 		BW
( 134.2 vs. 134.7 ) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Bellator MMA 195 		1 02:36
OFF 10/06/2017 W
(10-3-0) 		Joseph Taimanglo
(23-8-1) 		BW
( 135.2 vs. 135.7 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 184 		3 05:00
OFF 04/14/2017 L
(10-2-0) 		Eduardo Dantas
(23-8-0) 		BW
( 139.0 * vs. 134.6 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Bellator MMA 177 		5 05:00
OFF 01/13/2017 W
(9-2-0) 		Steven Peterson
(19-11-0) 		BW
( 134.7 vs. 134.7 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Legacy Fighting Alliance 1 - Pro Fights 		5 05:00
OFF 04/15/2016 W
(8-2-0) 		Joey Miolla
(10-4-0) 		BW
( 135.0 vs. 135.3 ) 		Submission
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 37 (RFA 37) 		1 02:53
OFF 11/06/2015 W
(7-2-0) 		Melvin Blumer
(12-4-0) 		BW
( 135.2 vs. 135.2 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 32 (RFA 32) 		1 02:58
OFF 08/21/2015 W
(6-2-0) 		Terrion Ware
(18-12-0) 		BW
( 135.3 vs. 135.7 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 29 (RFA 29 USA vs Brazil) 		3 04:58
OFF 02/20/2015 L
(6-2-0) 		Bruno Korea
(9-4-0) 		BW
( 135.5 vs. 136.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
The Ultimate Fighter Brasil Season 4 - 02/20/15 * 		1 04:04
OFF 02/02/2015 W
(6-2-0) 		Maycon Silvan
(16-11-0) 		BW
( 135.5 vs. 135.0 ) 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
The Ultimate Fighter Brasil Season 4 * 		1 03:17
NRB 09/06/2013 W
(5-2-0) 		Eduardo de Souza Silva
(16-6-1) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Coliseu Extreme Fight 7 		2 02:33
NRB 01/18/2013 W
(4-2-0) 		Francisco Antonio Araujo Rodrigues
(4-2-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Arena Fight 5 		1 02:42
NRB 11/17/2012 W
(3-2-0) 		Alex Silva
(0-3-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Conquista Kombat Championship 11/17/12 		3 05:00
NRB 07/27/2012 W
(2-2-0) 		Janilson Kevin Pereira Lima
(1-2-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fort MMA Championship 2 		2 04:04
NRB 04/28/2012 L
(2-1-0) 		Ilarde Belo Sabino Santos
(27-15-1) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Jungle Fight 38 		3 05:00
NRB 12/16/2011 W
(1-1-0) 		Erinaldo dos Santos Rodrigues
(1-3-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Win Fight & Entertainment 11 		3 05:00
NRB 09/16/2011 W
(0-1-0) 		Wagner Campos
(10-9-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Win Fight & Entertainment 10 		3 05:00
NRB 05/20/2010 L
(0-0-0) 		Marcos Vinicius Costa Silva
(6-6-1) 		TKO/RSC
Recife Fighting Championship 2 		2 03:58

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class