Leandro Higo
BrazilLeandro Higo, “Pitbull”, is a Featherweight from Brazil with an official record of 23-8. Cage Brothers holds 16 of those bouts: 10 wins and 6 losses, the wins coming 1 by knockout, 5 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Magomed Magomedov at PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli on 2 May 2026, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | Magomed Magomedov | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Marcirley Alves | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | 2025 PFL First Round: Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Mar 22, 2024 | James Gallagher | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator Champions Series Belfast: Anderson vs. Moore |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Nikita Mikhailov | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 2:50 | Bellator 298: Storley vs. Ward |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Danny Sabatello | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen |
| May 21, 2021 | Darrion Caldwell | WIN | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Ricky Bandejas | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:32 | Bellator 249: Cyborg vs. Blencowe |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Shawn Bunch | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 4:34 | Bellator 228: Pitbull vs. Archuleta |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Aaron Pico | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 3:19 | Bellator 206: Mousasi vs. MacDonald |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Darrion CaldwellTitle | LOSS | SUBSubmission | R1 · 2:36 | Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Higo |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Joe Taimanglo | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Eduardo Dantas | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Higo |
| Jan 13, 2017 | Steven PetersonTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | LFA 1: Peterson v. Higo |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Joey MiollaTitle | WIN | SUBTechnical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | R1 | RFA 37: Clark vs. Viana |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Melvin Blumer | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | RFA 32: Blumer vs. Higo |
Wins, losses and draws are Leandro Higo’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 15 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Leandro Higo’s record, in numbers
Leandro Higo’s official record is 23-8. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 16 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 10 wins, 6 losses — because 15 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 10 wins break down as 1 by knockout, 5 by submission and 4 by decision — 6 of 10 inside the distance, a finish rate of 60%. Across all 16 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 59 seconds.
Leandro Higo has been stopped twice in the 16 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 13% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 16 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 3 were for a title and 3 were the main event of the card. Two of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 553 Featherweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Leandro Higo has a finish rate above 40% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 52% of them and a two-year bout count above 74% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Leandro Higo is listed at 5ft 8in with a reach of 70in, fights orthodox and is 37, born 18 January 1989.
These figures are recomputed from Leandro Higo’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.