Take a fighter with an unbeaten UFC record that includes stoppages over names like Kevin Lee and Anthony Rocco Martin and they very well could be ranked among the best in two different weight classes today — but that’s not the case with Leonardo Santos.
Santos signed with the UFC after winning the second season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil and currently holds a 5-0-1 record in the UFC, with two of those wins being a first-round knockout of Lee and a second-round submission of Martin. Yet, injuries have kept him away for the spotlight since a decision win over Adriano Martins in Oct.