Welterweight

Carlos Leal

“The Lion”

23-7

Age
32
Height
5'11"
Reach
6'2"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Thai Brasil
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C · 56
Finish rate
9%
Win rate
77%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
2
Dec
21

FightMetric

SLpM

8.75

SApM

1.54

Str Acc

50%

Str Def

51%

TD Avg

0.43

TD Acc

11%

TD Def

83%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Volume pressure striker

Fight IQ

56C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 30 career fights for Carlos Leal. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

B

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Striking defense

    Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Fight IQ

    Predictable under stress. When the first look fails, the tape shows the same entry again.

Scouting report

Carlos Leal “The Lion” is a 32-year-old Orthodox welterweight out of Brazil, camped at Thai Brasil. The tape read: volume pressure striker. Career mark 23-7-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 21 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (56).

What works. Durability is the standout at 84 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.43 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 51% / 1.54 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility B (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 83% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (17, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Leal yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

17 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.43 takedowns / 15 at 11% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

73 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 51% striking defense · 1.54 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 7 defeats

Counter punching

23 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 50% accuracy on 8.75 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

64 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 51% · TD def 83% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 1.54 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

69 B

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 8.75 SLpM at 50% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 1.54 SApM

Takedown reaction

64 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 83% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

84 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 7 losses
  • 21 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

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