Leo Sylvest
UFC DebutNickname“Lethal”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- C-4 MMA
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Leo Sylvest makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
525-323-11
.619 win rate
Winning-record opponents
22 of 31
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
36
31 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 36 bouts · 31 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 2 sub · 1 decHOOKnSHOOT · ECC · ACC 1 · LOF 32 · LOF 18 +26
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Byron Sutton | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | LOF 32 | Jun 5, 2009 |
| L | Jeremy Norton14-6 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 3:29 | LOF 18 | May 25, 2007 |
| W | Jeremy Norton14-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LOF 14 | Mar 23, 2007 |
| L | Joe Baize11-8 | Submission | Foot Lock | R0 | — | HOOKnSHOOT | Nov 18, 2006 |
| L | Sean Sallee10-20 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:24 | LOF 10 | Nov 3, 2006 |
| L | Tommy Sauer25-12 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 0:13 | CFC 2 | Sep 23, 2006 |
| L | Joe Baize11-8 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:00 | HOOKnSHOOT | Sep 9, 2006 |
| L | Eric Esch15-10-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:35 | FF 2 | Apr 14, 2006 |
| L | Edwin Dewees38-17 | Submission | — | R1 | — | LOF 3 | Dec 16, 2005 |
| W | Sam Toole6-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | LOF 2 | Oct 21, 2005 |
| L | John LeBlanc | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | IFC 3 | Jun 21, 2005 |
| W | Wade Hamilton13-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | IFC 2 | Mar 15, 2005 |
| L | Wade Hamilton13-14 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:12 | ECC | Oct 30, 2004 |
| L | Tom Jones19-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | KOTC | Oct 23, 2004 |
| L | Jason Guida19-28 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:55 | XFO | Oct 2, 2004 |
| W | Jeremy Morrison10-14-2 | N/A | — | R2 | 0:00 | TMAC 2 | Aug 28, 2004 |
| L | Dave Vitkay18-13-1 | Submission | Rib Injury | R2 | 1:11 | FFC 10 | Jul 24, 2004 |
| L | Rich Franklin29-7 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:13 | SB 35 | Apr 16, 2004 |
| L | Dave Menne45-17-2 | Submission | Toe Hold | R1 | 2:06 | EC 56 | Mar 26, 2004 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:24 | ICE 7 | Jan 16, 2004 | |
| L | Antony Rea41-15 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:20 | WEF | Dec 20, 2003 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:55 | EC 55 | Dec 5, 2003 | |
| W | Joe Baize11-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:37 | RSF | Oct 3, 2003 |
| L | Scott Henze21-10-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | — | HOOKnSHOOT | Sep 13, 2003 |
| L | German Reyes3-7 | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 2:57 | QP | Aug 9, 2003 |
| L | Mark Hughes6-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:49 | EC 51 | Aug 2, 2003 |
| L | Forrest Petz26-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:14 | ACC 1 | Jul 19, 2003 |
| W | Matt Markowicz | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:15 | ACC 1 | Jul 19, 2003 |
| W | Dan Hart9-9 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | FCC 11 | Jun 28, 2003 |
| W | Guy Hinton2-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:12 | ECC | May 31, 2003 |
| L | Emyr Bussade11-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:40 | USMMA 3 | May 3, 2003 |
| L | Tyrone Roberts44-12-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:23 | IC 9 | Apr 5, 2003 |
| L | Aaron Raftery | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | FCC 10 | Mar 22, 2003 |
| L | Keith Rockel12-4-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:05 | HOOKnSHOOT | Mar 8, 2003 |
| L | Brendan Seguin23-19-1 | Submission | Neck Crank | R2 | 0:46 | EC 49 | Feb 8, 2003 |
| W | Chad Sweeney | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 1:10 | UW | Oct 19, 2002 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsECC · ICE 9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ron Fields30-33-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:46 | ICE 9 | May 7, 2004 |
| W | Rick Hoaks0-1 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 0:49 | ECC | Apr 12, 2003 |
| W | John Linder1-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | ECC | Apr 12, 2003 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.