{"id":106124,"date":"2026-06-03T06:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/leonardo-santos\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:54:14","slug":"leonardo-santos","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/leonardo-santos\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo Santos"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Leonardo Santos : le gentleman du sol br\u00e9silien<\/h2>\n<p>Avant m\u00eame de poser le pied dans l&rsquo;octogone, Leonardo Santos avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 tout prouv\u00e9 sur les tatamis. N\u00e9 le 5 f\u00e9vrier 1980 \u00e0 Rio de Janeiro, ce sp\u00e9cialiste de la Nova Uni\u00e3o d\u00e9barque en MMA professionnel en 2002 avec un bagage de grappleur d&rsquo;exception : ceinture noire 4e dan sous Wendell Alexander, quatre fois champion du CBJJO World Cup (2002-2005), m\u00e9daille d&rsquo;argent au Championnat du monde IBJJF 2001 et bronze \u00e0 l&rsquo;ADCC cette m\u00eame ann\u00e9e. Autrement dit, un type qui \u00e9touffe les gens depuis l&rsquo;adolescence.<\/p>\n<h3>TUF Brazil 2 : la rampe de lancement<\/h3>\n<p>C&rsquo;est The Ultimate Fighter Brazil saison 2, en 2013, qui propulse Santos sous les projecteurs de l&rsquo;UFC. Il remporte le tournoi welterweight en finale le 8 juin 2013, soumetant William Mac\u00e1rio au 2e round (UFC on Fuel TV 10). La porte de l&rsquo;octogone s&rsquo;ouvre en grand. \u00c0 33 ans, il d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC avec un record de 11-3.<\/p>\n<h3>Les coups d&rsquo;\u00e9clat qui marquent la carri\u00e8re<\/h3>\n<p>Santos combat essentiellement en lightweight (155 lbs) \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC, et c&rsquo;est dans cette cat\u00e9gorie qu&rsquo;il signe ses performances les plus m\u00e9morables. En octobre 2016 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 194, il croise Kevin Lee, alors prospect montant. Santos r\u00e8gle le probl\u00e8me en 3 minutes et 26 secondes par TKO au premier round \u2014 un r\u00e9sultat que l&rsquo;UFC r\u00e9compense du titre d&rsquo;Upset of the Year 2015 (le combat \u00e9tant comptabilis\u00e9 sur l&rsquo;exercice 2015 selon la nomenclature UFC).<\/p>\n<p>En juin 2019, c&rsquo;est Stevie Ray qui fait les frais de ses poings, \u00e9limin\u00e9 par KO en 2 minutes et 17 secondes au premier round, ce qui vaut \u00e0 Santos un bonus Performance of the Night. Puis en juillet 2020, lors de l&rsquo;UFC 251 \u00e0 Abu Dhabi (l&rsquo;\u00eele de la bulle Covid), il domine par d\u00e9cision Roman Bogatov, alors invaincu en dix combats professionnels. Trois victoires, trois messages clairs.<\/p>\n<h3>Style : le sol d&rsquo;abord, la puissance quand m\u00eame<\/h3>\n<p>L&rsquo;ADN de Santos, c&rsquo;est la soumission. Sur 18 victoires professionnelles, 9 passent par l\u00e0. Mais il n&rsquo;est pas du genre \u00e0 attendre que \u00e7a tombe tout seul : ses deux performances de la nuit montrent qu&rsquo;il peut finir debout aussi. \u00c0 l&rsquo;UFC, il affiche 87 % de d\u00e9fense aux takedowns \u2014 ce qui signifie que personne ne vient le chercher au sol, les adversaires pr\u00e9f\u00e8rent le laisser choisir.<\/p>\n<h3>La fin de parcours<\/h3>\n<p>Les trois derniers combats de Santos illustrent la dure r\u00e9alit\u00e9 du MMA \u00e0 plus de 40 ans. En mars 2021, Grant Dawson le stoppe au 3e round. En d\u00e9cembre 2021 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Vegas 44, Clay Guida renverse le cours d&rsquo;un match mal embarqu\u00e9 pour lui et soumet Santos au 2e round (1:21). Puis en ao\u00fbt 2022 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 278, Jared Gordon l&#8217;emporte aux points sur la distance. Santos annonce sa retraite peu apr\u00e8s, le 8 septembre 2022, avec un bilan de 18-7-1 en carri\u00e8re professionnelle, dont 7-4-1 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Vingt ans de comp\u00e9tition, un titre TUF, deux bonus de performance, et la r\u00e9putation d&rsquo;un technicien du sol qui a su se r\u00e9inventer plusieurs fois. C&rsquo;est pas rien pour un gamin de Rio qui \u00e9tranglait d\u00e9j\u00e0 ses adversaires sur les tatamis au tournant des ann\u00e9es 2000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonardo_Santos_(fighter)\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/leonardo-santos\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/theallstar.io\/ufc-fighter-record\/leonardo-santos\/\">The AllStar<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leonardo Santos, ceinture noire BJJ 4e dan et vainqueur du TUF Brazil 2, a compil\u00e9 un record de 18-7-1 en MMA avec 9 victoires par soumission \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":103260,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69973],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-106124","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-lightweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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