Leandro Issa
Encyclopedia
Leandro Issa is a mixed martial artist
from Brazil
. He has a professional MMA record of 8-2. Issa has a black belt
in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has won numerous BJJ competitions and tournaments including the Mundials and the Brazilian national championships. He is a member of the Evolve MMA
fight team and is based in Singapore
.
to join the Evolve MMA
fight team in January 2009. His first fight in Asia was for the Art of War promotion in China. He submitted Chinese fighter Yeong Gwang Choi with a triangle choke in the first round.
In 2011 Issa decided he would drop down to the bantamweight division.
. On July 18 it was announced that Issa would be facing unbeaten Korean Soo Chul Kim
at |ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
on September 3.
This fight was Issa's first as a bantamweight. Although Soo Chul Kil has a perfect record of 4-0, Issa has been described as the toughest opponent he has ever faced. Issa won the fight via unanimous decision.
|align=center|9-2
|Soo Chul Kim
|Decision (unanimous)
|ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Kallang
, Singapore
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|Win
|align=center|8-2
|Guo Qian Liu
||Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|Martial Combat 11
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:08
|Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
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|Win
|align=center|7-2
|Ramsey Dewey
|Submission (kimura)
|Martial Combat 5
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
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|Win
|align=center|6-2
|Jiang Long Yun
|Submission (armbar)
|Martial Combat 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:03
|Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
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|Win
|align=center|5-2
|Yeong Gwang Choi
|Submission (triangle choke)
|Art of War 15
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:27
|Beijing
, China
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4-2
|Ralph Lopez
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|War Gods
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:58
|Salinas, California
, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-2
|Hudson Rocha
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Rio FC 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:45
|Rio De Janeiro
, Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-1
|Tony Marcos
|TKO
|Gladiator Combat Arena
|
|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Rio De Janeiro
, Brazil
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|2-1
|Takafumi Otsuka
|TKO (punches)
|Fury FC 3: Reloaded
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|N/A
|Sao Paulo
, Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Leonardo Porto
|Submission (triangle choke)
|Segundo Muay Thai Festival
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:25
|Brazil
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Eduardo Felipe
|Submission
|Top Fighter MMA 2
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|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Rio De Janeiro
, Brazil
|
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. He has a professional MMA record of 8-2. Issa has a black belt
Black Belt
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in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has won numerous BJJ competitions and tournaments including the Mundials and the Brazilian national championships. He is a member of the Evolve MMA
Evolve MMA
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts is a chain of martial arts academies and home to one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by Chatri Sityodtong in 2008. - Background :...
fight team and is based in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
Fighting in Brazil
Issa made his professional MMA debut in October 2006 submitting Eduardo Felipe in the second round. He was handed the first loss of his MMA career in May 2007 when he was stopped in the third round by Japanese fighter Takafumi Otsuka. In total Issa fought five times in Brazil during this period, winning three fights and losing two.War Gods
Issa's first fight outside of Brazil was at War Gods in California. He defeated Ralph Lopez by rear naked choke in the opening round.Art of War
Issa moved to SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
to join the Evolve MMA
Evolve MMA
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts is a chain of martial arts academies and home to one of the leading teams in mixed martial arts. It was founded by Chatri Sityodtong in 2008. - Background :...
fight team in January 2009. His first fight in Asia was for the Art of War promotion in China. He submitted Chinese fighter Yeong Gwang Choi with a triangle choke in the first round.
Martial Combat
In 2010 Issa signed with Martial Combat and he fought three times for this promotion, winning every single fight by way of first round submission. His win over Gui Quan Lin at Martial Combat 11 was his fifth consecutive first round submission win and he has finished all five fights with a different submission.In 2011 Issa decided he would drop down to the bantamweight division.
ONE Fighting Championship
On July 15, 2011 it was announced that Issa had signed with One Fighting ChampionshipONE Fighting Championship
ONE Fighting Championship is a Singapore-based mixed martial arts event which was officially launched on 14 July 2011.- About ONE Fighting Championship :...
. On July 18 it was announced that Issa would be facing unbeaten Korean Soo Chul Kim
Soo Chul Kim
Soo Chul Kim is a mixed martial artist from Gangwondo province in South Korea.-MMA career:He has a professional MMA record of 4-1. At only 18 years of age, Kim made his professional MMA debut in a featherweight match-up against DEEP and Shooto veteran Yasuhiro Kanayama. He won by first round...
at |ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...
at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...
on September 3.
This fight was Issa's first as a bantamweight. Although Soo Chul Kil has a perfect record of 4-0, Issa has been described as the toughest opponent he has ever faced. Issa won the fight via unanimous decision.
Mixed martial arts record
|Win|align=center|9-2
|Soo Chul Kim
Soo Chul Kim
Soo Chul Kim is a mixed martial artist from Gangwondo province in South Korea.-MMA career:He has a professional MMA record of 4-1. At only 18 years of age, Kim made his professional MMA debut in a featherweight match-up against DEEP and Shooto veteran Yasuhiro Kanayama. He won by first round...
|Decision (unanimous)
|ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Kallang
Kallang
Kallang is an urban planning area and a subdivision located in the southeastern part of Singapore.It is probably best known for being the location of the Singapore Indoor Stadium & the old National Stadium, as well as the new Singapore Sports Hub...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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|Win
|align=center|8-2
|Guo Qian Liu
||Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|Martial Combat 11
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:08
|Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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|Win
|align=center|7-2
|Ramsey Dewey
|Submission (kimura)
|Martial Combat 5
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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|Win
|align=center|6-2
|Jiang Long Yun
|Submission (armbar)
|Martial Combat 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:03
|Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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|Win
|align=center|5-2
|Yeong Gwang Choi
|Submission (triangle choke)
|Art of War 15
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:27
|Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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|Win
|align=center|4-2
|Ralph Lopez
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|War Gods
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:58
|Salinas, California
Salinas, California
Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Loss
|align=center|3-2
|Hudson Rocha
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Rio FC 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:45
|Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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|Win
|align=center|3-1
|Tony Marcos
|TKO
|Gladiator Combat Arena
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|align=center|N/A
|align=center|N/A
|Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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|Loss
|align=center|2-1
|Takafumi Otsuka
|TKO (punches)
|Fury FC 3: Reloaded
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|align=center|3
|align=center|N/A
|Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Leonardo Porto
|Submission (triangle choke)
|Segundo Muay Thai Festival
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:25
|Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Eduardo Felipe
|Submission
|Top Fighter MMA 2
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|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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