Alfonso Leyva

Alfonso Antonio Leyva Yepez (born January 6, 1993) is a Mexican Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist.

Wrestling career

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.

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.

Mixed martial arts career

After retiring from wrestling after the 2020 Summer Olympics due to lack of support, he announced transition to mixed martial arts. Skipping the amateur career, he went professional and has racked a 5–0 record in the Mexican promotion Ultimate Warrior Challenge Mexico.

Leyva made his stateside debut against Daniel Reis at on July 8, 2022. He won the fight via second-round technical knockout.

Mixed martial arts record

|- |Loss |align=center|8–3 |Thales Adriel |Submission (heel hook) |Supreme Fight Night 9 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:26 |Guadalajara, Mexico | |- |Win |align=center|8–2 |Ricardo Chávez Villaseñor |Decision (unanimous) |UWC Mexico 56 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Tijuana, Mexico | |- | Loss | align=center| 7–2 | Shamidkhan Magomedov | KO (punches) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:17 | Niagara Falls, New York, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 7–1 | Sarek Shields | KO (flying knee) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:51 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 6–1 | Chris Brown | KO (body kick) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:02 | Commerce, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 6–0 | Daniel Reis | TKO (elbows) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:10 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5-0 | Alberto Galera | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 30 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:19 | Tijuana, Mexico | |- | Win | align=center| 4–0 | Hiram Furukawa | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 29 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:54 | Tijuana, Mexico | |- | Win | align=center| 3–0 | Fernando Oliva | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 25 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:20 | Tijuana, Mexico | |- | Win | align=center| 2–0 | Luis Guzman | KO (punches) | UWC Mexico 24 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:48 | Tijuana, Mexico | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Yasser Guzman | TKO (punches) | UWC Mexico 23 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:35 | Tijuana, Mexico | |-

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