| Leandro Issa | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1983 |
| Other names | Brodinho,[1] |
| Nationality | Brazil |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Featherweight (145 lb) Bantamweight (135 lb) |
| Fighting out of | Singapore |
| Team | Evolve Mixed Martial Arts |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Leandro Issa (born September 19, 1983) 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.[2] He is a member of the Evolve MMA fight team and is based in Singapore.[3]
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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.[4]
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.[5]
Issa moved to 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 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[6] and he has finished all five fights with a different submission.[7]
In 2011 Issa decided he would drop down to the bantamweight division.
On July 15, 2011 it was announced that Issa had signed with One Fighting Championship.[8] 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.[9]
This fight was Issa's first as a bantamweight. Although Soo Chul Kil has a perfect record of 4-0,[10] Issa has been described as the toughest opponent he has ever faced.[11] Issa won the fight via unanimous decision.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 11 matches | 9 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 9-2 | Soo Chul Kim | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion | September 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 8-2 | Guo Qian Liu | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Martial Combat 11 | October 15, 2010 | 1 | 1:08 | Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore | |
| Win | 7-2 | Ramsey Dewey | Submission (kimura) | Martial Combat 5 | July 14, 2010 | 1 | N/A | Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore | |
| Win | 6-2 | Jiang Long Yun | Submission (armbar) | Martial Combat 1 | May 12, 2010 | 1 | 3:03 | Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore | |
| Win | 5-2 | Yeong Gwang Choi | Submission (triangle choke) | Art of War 15 | November 28, 2009 | 1 | 1:27 | Beijing, China | |
| Win | 4-2 | Ralph Lopez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | War Gods | December 9, 2008 | 1 | 3:58 | Salinas, California, United States | |
| Loss | 3-2 | Hudson Rocha | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rio FC 1 | February 28, 2008 | 1 | 0:45 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 3-1 | Tony Marcos | TKO | Gladiator Combat Arena | September 24, 2007 | N/A | N/A | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Loss | 2-1 | Takafumi Otsuka | TKO (punches) | Fury FC 3: Reloaded | May 19, 2007 | 3 | N/A | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 2-0 | Leonardo Porto | Submission (triangle choke) | Segundo Muay Thai Festival | September 27, 2009 | 1 | 1:25 | Brazil | |
| Win | 1-0 | Eduardo Felipe | Submission | Top Fighter MMA 2 | October 25, 2006 | 2 | N/A | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |