Leonardo "Leo" Leite (born March 23, 1978, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian judoka, jiu jitsu practitioner, and mixed martial artist.

Leite began his career in judo in 1984 at the Federal Club under Omar Brazil.

In 1999, Leite competed in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Jiu Jitsu's most important competition, for the first time.

Leite won the competition, winning in the final against a legend in the sport, Mario Sperry.

[2] After almost 4 years away due to a nearly fatal case of tuberculosis and a leg injury that required a long stay in the hospital,[3] Leite returned for his farewell bout at LFA 132 on May 13, 2022 against Patrick Quadros.