Alfonso Leyva | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Guadalajara, Mexico [1] | 6 January 1993||||||||||||||
Other names | Sniper | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Mexican | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) | ||||||||||||||
Division |
Welterweight (2022–present) Middleweight Light Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
Team | Entram Gym (2020–present) [2] | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Raúl Arvizu [3] | ||||||||||||||
Wrestling | Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling [4] | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2006–2020 (wrestling) 2020–present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
Total | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alfonso Antonio Leyva Yepez (born January 6, 1993) is a Mexican Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist.
He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 85 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Robert Kobliashvili. [5] [6]
After claiming second place in 2019 Pan American Games, Leyva competed in the men's Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the round of 16, Leyva was eliminated from the tournament against Aleksandr Chekhirkin. [7]
After retiring from wrestling after the 2020 Summer Olympics due to lack of support, he announced transition to mixed martial arts. [2] Skipping the amateur career, he went professional and has racked a 5–0 record in the Mexican regional circuit. [2]
Leyva made his stateside debut against Daniel Reis at LFA 135 on July 8, 2022. He won the fight via second-round technical knockout. [8]
7 matches | 6 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 6 | 1 |
By submission | 0 | 0 |
By decision | 0 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 6–1 | Chris Brown | KO (body kick) | LFA 148 | December 9, 2022 | 1 | 3:02 | Commerce, California, United States | For the vacant LFA Welterweight Championship. |
Win | 6–0 | Daniel Reis | TKO (elbows) | LFA 135 | July 8, 2022 | 2 | 1:10 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Welterweight debut. |
Win | 5-0 | Alberto Galera | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 30 | November 26, 2021 | 2 | 4:19 | Tijuana, Mexico | Catchweight (175 lb) bout. |
Win | 4–0 | Hiram Furukawa | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 29 | October 1, 2021 | 2 | 1:54 | Tijuana, Mexico | Catchweight (180 lb) bout. |
Win | 3–0 | Fernando Oliva | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 25 | February 26, 2021 | 2 | 4:20 | Tijuana, Mexico | Catchweight (180 lb) bout. |
Win | 2–0 | Luis Guzman | KO | UWC Mexico 24 | November 13, 2020 | 1 | 1:48 | Tijuana, Mexico | Light Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 1–0 | Yasser Guzman | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 23 | September 4, 2020 | 1 | 0:35 | Tijuana, Mexico | Middleweight bout. |
Alfonso Leyva | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Guadalajara, Mexico [1] | 6 January 1993||||||||||||||
Other names | Sniper | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Mexican | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) | ||||||||||||||
Division |
Welterweight (2022–present) Middleweight Light Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
Team | Entram Gym (2020–present) [2] | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Raúl Arvizu [3] | ||||||||||||||
Wrestling | Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling [4] | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2006–2020 (wrestling) 2020–present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
Total | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alfonso Antonio Leyva Yepez (born January 6, 1993) is a Mexican Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist.
He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 85 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Robert Kobliashvili. [5] [6]
After claiming second place in 2019 Pan American Games, Leyva competed in the men's Greco-Roman 77 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the round of 16, Leyva was eliminated from the tournament against Aleksandr Chekhirkin. [7]
After retiring from wrestling after the 2020 Summer Olympics due to lack of support, he announced transition to mixed martial arts. [2] Skipping the amateur career, he went professional and has racked a 5–0 record in the Mexican regional circuit. [2]
Leyva made his stateside debut against Daniel Reis at LFA 135 on July 8, 2022. He won the fight via second-round technical knockout. [8]
7 matches | 6 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 6 | 1 |
By submission | 0 | 0 |
By decision | 0 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 6–1 | Chris Brown | KO (body kick) | LFA 148 | December 9, 2022 | 1 | 3:02 | Commerce, California, United States | For the vacant LFA Welterweight Championship. |
Win | 6–0 | Daniel Reis | TKO (elbows) | LFA 135 | July 8, 2022 | 2 | 1:10 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Welterweight debut. |
Win | 5-0 | Alberto Galera | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 30 | November 26, 2021 | 2 | 4:19 | Tijuana, Mexico | Catchweight (175 lb) bout. |
Win | 4–0 | Hiram Furukawa | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 29 | October 1, 2021 | 2 | 1:54 | Tijuana, Mexico | Catchweight (180 lb) bout. |
Win | 3–0 | Fernando Oliva | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 25 | February 26, 2021 | 2 | 4:20 | Tijuana, Mexico | Catchweight (180 lb) bout. |
Win | 2–0 | Luis Guzman | KO | UWC Mexico 24 | November 13, 2020 | 1 | 1:48 | Tijuana, Mexico | Light Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 1–0 | Yasser Guzman | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 23 | September 4, 2020 | 1 | 0:35 | Tijuana, Mexico | Middleweight bout. |