Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 101: DECLARATION
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Alessio Sakara
ItalyAlessio Sakara
“Legionarius”
19-11-0 (2 NC)
RESULT

Alessio Sakara def. Thales Leites (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Thales Leites
BrazilThales Leites
28-9-0
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Wachovia Center

Alessio Sakara defeated Thales Leites by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 101: DECLARATION, held Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Wachovia Center. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 27-30, Alessio Sakara won the decision.

Fight stats

Alessio Sakara
Thales Leites
0
Knockdowns
0
24 of 83
Significant strikes
22 of 102
29%
Sig. strike accuracy
22%
25 of 84
Total strikes
35 of 120
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 12
-
Takedown accuracy
33%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
0:34
Control time
2:41
Significant strikes by target
18 of 75
Head
15 of 95
6 of 8
Body
1 of 1
0 of 0
Leg
6 of 6
22 of 78
Distance
14 of 81
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 2
2 of 5
Ground
8 of 19

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 28
Sig. str.
2 of 24
6 of 28
Total str.
2 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:09
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 31
Sig. str.
14 of 47
13 of 32
Total str.
27 of 65
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:24
Ctrl
2:13
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
6 of 24
Sig. str.
6 of 31
6 of 24
Total str.
6 of 31
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:08
Ctrl
0:19

Judges' Scorecards

Jeff Blatnick
#SakaraLeites
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Nelson Hamilton
#SakaraLeites
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Cardo Urso
#SakaraLeites
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Sakara
1
Draw
1
Leites
●29-29 Draw●29-28 Leites
All 2 media scorecards▾
  • MMAJunkie.com29-29Draw
  • Sherdog.com29-28Leites

Fan Scorecards

33%
Sakara
67%
Leites
3 fan scorecards submitted
●30-27 Leites33.3%●29-28 Leites33.3%●29-28 Sakara33.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
67%
Sakara
R2
100%
Leites
R3
67%
Leites

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Alessio Sakara vs Thales Leites?

Alessio Sakara defeated Thales Leites by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 101: DECLARATION, held Saturday, August 8, 2009 at Wachovia Center. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 27-30, Alessio Sakara won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Alessio Sakara vs Thales Leites?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 27-30, Alessio Sakara won the decision.

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Alessio Sakara 24%76% Thales Leites

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

Alessio Sakara
Knockout Artist
5 edges
Thales Leites
Grappling Specialist
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

76Power66
74Speed65
71Precision64
79Durability87
64Engine93
94Wrestling97
74Ground96

Biggest edge Thales Leites, Submissions +47

Attribute by attribute

Alessio Sakara is on the left of every row, Thales Leites on the right.
97Punch power63
55Kick power69
95Punch speed58
52Kick speed72
71Accuracy64
94Takedowns97
98Ground striking95
50Submissions97
65Chin95
92Body strength79
64Cardio93

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

19-11-0 (2 NC)
Record
28-9-0
1615
Power Index rating
1813
0
Win Streak
1
44
Age
44
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Italy
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

3.96
SLpM
2.13
47%
Str. Acc.
40%
2.80
SApM
2.99
59%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

2.18
TD Avg.
2.10
78%
TD Acc.
27%
62%
TD Def.
30%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
1.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Alessio Sakara · 4-1
  • W
    Chris Camozzi
    BKFC 83: Camozzi vs. Sakara · Oct 25, 2025
    Split Decision
  • W
    Erick Lozano
    BKFC Fight Night · Jul 25, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:48 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Prince McLean
    Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA · Nov 15, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 5:00
  • W
    Canaan Grigsby
    Bellator 230 · Oct 12, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 0:23 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Kent Kauppinen
    Bellator 211 · Dec 1, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 1:10 · Light Heavyweight
Thales Leites · 2-3
  • W
    Hector Lombard
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders · Sep 23, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jack Hermansson
    UFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington · May 13, 2018
    TKO · R3 · 2:10 · Middleweight
  • L
    Brad Tavares
    UFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee · Oct 7, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Sam Alvey
    UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov · Apr 23, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Krzysztof Jotko
    UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2 · Nov 19, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 21 fights
18.1
Avg sig. strikes
26.8
0.79
Avg takedowns
1.76
1:10
Avg control time
3:46
70
Career high strikes
79
9
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Alessio Sakara
Strike target
Thales Leites
78%
Head
69%
19%
Body
10%
4%
Leg
21%
Alessio Sakara
Strike position
Thales Leites
49%
Distance
68%
21%
Clinch
11%
30%
Ground
21%