Victoria Leonardo Mason (born February 16, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Born in the Pomona section of Galloway Township, New Jersey, Leonardo moved with her family to Shreveport, Louisiana when she was four years old. Studying Italian in high school helped Leonardo discover her love for foreign languages, but she switched to Spanish for her field of study in college. She was one of the last students out of Louisiana State University in Shreveport to major in a foreign language before the program was discontinued. With her degree, she teaches Spanish at Calvary Baptist Academy.
After starting her career in 2018 winning both her fights for Legacy Fighting Alliance, Victoria made her Invicta Fighting Championships debut against Miranda Maverick on September 1, 2018 at . She lost via a submission.
She picked up three straight submission wins, against Monica Medina at Gulf Coast MMA 2, against Jamie Milanowski at , and against Malin Hermansson at Bellator 218.
On August 9, 2019, Leonardo faced Stephanie Geltmacher at . She won the fight via unanimous decision.
On February 7, 2020, Leonardo faced Erin Blanchfield at . In the second round Leonardo got dropped with a head kick, getting stopped by stoppage.
Victoria faced Liz Tracy at on September 17, 2020. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Leonardo competed at Dana White's Contender Series 36 where she fought and won against Chelsea Hackett on November 17, 2020 for an UFC contract.
Victoria was scheduled to face fellow newcomer Natália Silva on January 20, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 20. Silva pulled out due to a fractured ulna and was replaced by fellow newcomer Manon Fiorot. She lost the fight via TKO in round two.
Leonardo faced Melissa Gatto on August 7, 2021 at UFC 265. She lost the fight via technical knockout in round two after the doctor stopped the fight between rounds two and three due to an arm injury.
Leonardo faced Mandy Böhm on July 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Leonardo faced Natália Silva on May 20, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 223. She lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
Leonardo faced Cong Wang on August 24, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 62. She lost the fight by knockout in the first round.
On October 8, 2024, it was reported that Leonardo was removed from the UFC roster.
Leonardo made her return to Invicta in the co-main event of against Amanda Torres on November 6, 2024. She would win the fight via submission in the third round with an armbar.
In her next fight, Leonardo would face Rayla Nascimento at on February 7, 2025. She would lose the fight via unanimous decision.
|- |Loss |align=center|10âÂÂ7 |Rayla Nascimento |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |- |Win |align=center|10âÂÂ6 |Amanda Torres |Submission (armbar) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:36 |Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|9âÂÂ6 |Wang Cong |KO (punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:02 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|9âÂÂ5 |Natália Silva |TKO (punches and head kick) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:58 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|9âÂÂ4 |Mandy Böhm |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |London, England | |- |Loss |align=center|8âÂÂ4 |Melissa Gatto |TKO (doctor stoppage) |UFC 265 | |align=center|2 |align=center|5:00 |Houston, Texas, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|8âÂÂ3 |Manon Fiorot |TKO (head kick and punches) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|4:08 |Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |- | Win | align=center|8âÂÂ2 | Chelsea Hackett | TKO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 36 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:41 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | Win | align=center|7âÂÂ2 | Liz Tracy |Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 4 | align=center| 1:20 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |- | Loss | align=center|6âÂÂ2 | Erin Blanchfield | KO (head kick and punches) | | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:06 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 6âÂÂ1 | Stephanie Geltmacher |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5âÂÂ1 | Malin Hermansson | Submission (armbar) | Bellator 218 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:49 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 4âÂÂ1 | Jamie Milanowski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:45 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 3âÂÂ1 | Monica Medina | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Gulf Coast MMA 2 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 2:14 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 2âÂÂ1 | Miranda Maverick | Submission (armbar) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:26 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 2âÂÂ0 | Salina Rowland | Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Newport News, Virginia, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1âÂÂ0 | Hailey Cowan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:27 | Dallas, Texas, United States |