Rivalry · 8 recorded meetings
Leandro Lo vs Renato Cardoso
Head-to-head record
8
Leandro
0
Renato
Did you know?
- Lo and Cardoso met 8 times on record, and Lo won every one of them.
- 7 of the 8 meetings were decided on points. The only submission finish was a Toe Hold by Lo at the 2016 IBJJF Pan Championship.
- Cardoso finished 47% of his recorded wins by submission compared to 21% for Lo, but that finishing rate never converted against Lo.
- Three of their eight meetings came at a single event, the 2015 IBJJF World Championship.
- Against common opponent Erberth Santos, Lo went 5-0 while Cardoso went 0-4, and against Andre Galvao Lo went 3-1 while Cardoso went 0-4.
The rivalry
On record, Leandro Lo and Renato Cardoso met 8 times, and Lo won all 8. This is a rivalry in scheduling more than in results. Most of these meetings landed at the semi-final stage of major tournaments, which tells you both men were reliably deep in the same brackets, but only one of them was walking out. Six of the eight came at events like the 2015 IBJJF World Championship, the 2016 IBJJF Pan Championship, and the 2017 and 2018 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
The styles read differently in the numbers. Lo built his career on positional control and points, with a submission rate of 21% of his wins and a favorite finish in the Cross Collar Choke. Cardoso finishes at a much higher clip, with 47% of his wins by submission. Against Lo, though, that finishing threat rarely showed up. 7 of the 8 meetings were decided on points, and the one exception went the other way, with Lo catching a Toe Hold at the 2016 Pan.
The common-opponent picture backs up the gap. Against shared names like Erberth Santos and Andre Galvao, Lo went 5-0 and 3-1 while Cardoso went 0-4 and 0-4. Both men had trouble with Bernardo Faria, where Lo was 0-5 and Cardoso 0-2, so the matchup was less about a single hole in either game and more about Lo consistently operating a level up.
Career stats
| Stat | Leandro | Renato |
|---|---|---|
| Recorded matches | 342 | 173 |
| Record (W-L-D) | 283-54-5 | 108-64-1 |
| Win rate | 83% | 62% |
| Submission rate (of wins) | 21% | 47% |
| Favorite finish | Cross Collar Choke (15) | unknown (19) |
Their matches
Leandro Lo def Renato Cardoso
by Points · 2018 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship · May 2018
Leandro Lo def Renato Cardoso
by Points · 2017 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship · May 2017
Leandro Lo def Renato Cardoso
by Points · 2016 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship · Apr 2016
Leandro Lo def Renato Cardoso
by Toe Hold · 2016 IBJJF Pan Championship · Mar 2016
Leandro Lo def Renato Cardoso
by Points · 2015 IBJJF World Championship · May 2015
Leandro Lo def Renato Cardoso
by Points · 2015 IBJJF World Championship · May 2015
Leandro Lo def Renato Cardoso
by Points · 2015 IBJJF World Championship · May 2015
Leandro Lo def Renato Cardoso
by Points · 2013 CBJJE Pan American Championships · Oct 2013
