Carlos Leal Miranda

“The Lion”

Carlos Leal Miranda (23-7) is a welterweight fighting out of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. Carlos Leal Miranda's last fight was a win over Chidi Njokuani by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez in February 2026.

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
W	Chidi Njokuani	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez	Feb 21, 2026	View
L	Muslim Salikhov	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Counter Right Hook)	R1 · 0:42	UFC Fight Night	Jul 26, 2025
W	Alex Morono	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:16	UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev	Mar 8, 2025
L	Rinat Fakhretdinov	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway	Oct 26, 2024
W	Manuel Mena	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:09	LFA 187: Brazil vs. Latin America	Jul 6, 2024
W	Márcio Breno	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:10	UAE Warriors 48	Mar 3, 2024
L	Sadibou Sy	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	PFL 9: 2023 Playoffs	Aug 23, 2023
W	Dilano Taylor	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 1:13	PFL 6: Regular Season	Jun 23, 2023
W	David Zawada	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:25	PFL 3: 2023 Regular Season	Apr 14, 2023
L	Sadibou Sy	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	PFL 8: 2022 Playoffs	Aug 13, 2022
W	Ray Cooper III	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season	May 6, 2022
W	Chris Brown	Welterweight	Decision (Split)	R3	PFL Challenger Series 2022	Apr 8, 2022
W	Korey Kuppe	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:56	PFL Challenger Series 2022	Feb 25, 2022
W	Uyran Carlos	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	LFA 112: Welterweight Grand Prix	Jul 18, 2021
W	Diego Dias	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Cross)	R1 · 1:39	LFA 112: Welterweight Grand Prix	Jul 18, 2021
W	Dhouglas Ribeiro	Middleweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R3 · 4:15	Sicario MMA 6	Dec 6, 2019
W	Mihail Nica	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Bellator 190	Dec 9, 2017
W	Francivaldo Trinaldo	Lightweight	Decision (Split)	R3	Katana Fight 2	Mar 25, 2017
W	Francisco Cylderlan	Featherweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 3:46	Bushido	Jun 11, 2016
W	Antonuce Conceição	Lightweight	Submission	R2 · 4:20	Samurai FC 12	Oct 10, 2015
W	Edemilson Sidnei	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	R1 · 5:00	Americas FC 4	Aug 8, 2015
L	Eduardo Garvon	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	The Hill Fighters 4	Sep 28, 2014
L	Tim Ruberg	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Jul 19, 2014
W	André Ricardo	Lightweight	Decision (Majority)	R3	Circuito Talent de MMA 9	May 10, 2014
W	Ricardo Kogus	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 0:29	Circuito Talent de MMA 6	Feb 22, 2014
L	Leandro Silva	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Circuito Talent de MMA 5	Nov 23, 2013
W	Bruno Padilha	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Jul 6, 2013
W	Daniel Snaider	—	Decision	—	Unknown Event	Dec 15, 2012
W	Fernando Ghuetoman	—	—	—	Unknown Event	Nov 10, 2012
W	Pedro Cabelo	—	DQ	—	Unknown Event	Oct 6, 2012

• WChidi Njokuani

  Feb 21, 2026
  UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez·Welterweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
• LMuslim Salikhov

  Jul 26, 2025
  UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Counter Right Hook)·R1 · 0:42
• WAlex Morono

  Mar 8, 2025
  UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:16
• LRinat Fakhretdinov

  Oct 26, 2024
  UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway·Welterweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WManuel Mena

  Jul 6, 2024
  LFA 187: Brazil vs. Latin America·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:09
• WMárcio Breno

  Mar 3, 2024
  UAE Warriors 48·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:10
• LSadibou Sy

  Aug 23, 2023
  PFL 9: 2023 Playoffs·Welterweight
  Decision (Split)·R3
• WDilano Taylor

  Jun 23, 2023
  PFL 6: Regular Season·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 1:13
• WDavid Zawada

  Apr 14, 2023
  PFL 3: 2023 Regular Season·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:25
• LSadibou Sy

  Aug 13, 2022
  PFL 8: 2022 Playoffs·Welterweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WRay Cooper III

  May 6, 2022
  PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season·Welterweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WChris Brown

  Apr 8, 2022
  PFL Challenger Series 2022·Welterweight
  Decision (Split)·R3
• WKorey Kuppe

  Feb 25, 2022
  PFL Challenger Series 2022·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:56
• WUyran Carlos

  Jul 18, 2021
  LFA 112: Welterweight Grand Prix·Welterweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WDiego Dias

  Jul 18, 2021
  LFA 112: Welterweight Grand Prix·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Cross)·R1 · 1:39
• WDhouglas Ribeiro

  Dec 6, 2019
  Sicario MMA 6·Middleweight
  Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R3 · 4:15
• WMihail Nica

  Dec 9, 2017
  Bellator 190·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WFrancivaldo Trinaldo

  Mar 25, 2017
  Katana Fight 2·Lightweight
  Decision (Split)·R3
• WFrancisco Cylderlan

  Jun 11, 2016
  Bushido·Featherweight
  KO/TKO·R1 · 3:46
• WAntonuce Conceição

  Oct 10, 2015
  Samurai FC 12·Lightweight
  Submission·R2 · 4:20
• WEdemilson Sidnei

  Aug 8, 2015
  Americas FC 4·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Doctor Stoppage)·R1 · 5:00
• LEduardo Garvon

  Sep 28, 2014
  The Hill Fighters 4·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• LTim Ruberg

  Jul 19, 2014
  Unknown Event
  Submission
• WAndré Ricardo

  May 10, 2014
  Circuito Talent de MMA 9·Lightweight
  Decision (Majority)·R3
• WRicardo Kogus

  Feb 22, 2014
  Circuito Talent de MMA 6·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 0:29
• LLeandro Silva

  Nov 23, 2013
  Circuito Talent de MMA 5·Lightweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WBruno Padilha

  Jul 6, 2013
  Unknown Event
  KO/TKO
• WDaniel Snaider

  Dec 15, 2012
  Unknown Event
  Decision
• WFernando Ghuetoman

  Nov 10, 2012
  Unknown Event
• WPedro Cabelo

  Oct 6, 2012
  Unknown Event
  DQ