Nicolas Leblond Record, stats and next fight

Analysis

Nicolas Leblond became, on December 7, 2025, the new Cage Warriors flyweight champion. Riding a run of seven straight wins, the Frenchman built his rise step by step until inheriting the belt left vacant by Morgan Charrière’s departure for the UFC, in a division where the British organization has a habit of unveiling future top-level talent.

Background

Trained in judo and then luta livre, a discipline in which he earned a black belt, Nicolas Leblond built a well-rounded grappler’s profile before committing fully to MMA. His amateur run and early professional fights in France let him round out his striking, a necessary condition to go the distance against opponents competing at international level. Largely out of the media spotlight for a long time, he progressed fight after fight on the European circuit before catching the attention of an organization able to offer him international visibility.

Career in the Main League

Leblond joined Cage Warriors, a British organization recognized as a regular springboard to the UFC, and has strung together wins there without tasting defeat since his arrival. His progress, fight after fight, first earned him the fans’ respect before landing him a title contendership at flyweight, in a division where the organization has already launched several future UFC fighters. On December 7, 2025, at Cage Warriors 199, he faced Shajidul Haque for the vacant belt and won in the fifth and final round by rear-naked choke, becoming Morgan Charrière’s successor at the top of the division after Charrière left the organization to join the UFC. That coronation confirmed momentum built well before that night, since he arrived on a seven-fight winning streak, and made him one of the most prominent French champions on the European regional circuit.

Fighting Style

A grappler by training, Leblond draws most of his finishes from submissions, which account for nearly half of his wins, ahead of decision and KO or TKO. That technical edge on the ground, paired with a judo base that eases his takedowns, makes him a fighter capable of finishing a fight at any point, including in its final moments, as shown by his title win earned in the fifth and last round against Shajidul Haque. His endurance and his ability to maintain pressure through the entirety of a fight, including a hard-fought fifth round for a title, are rare assets at this level of the division. His profile echoes that of other flyweight champions or contenders who came through regional circuits before confirming themselves at the highest level, such as Brandon Moreno or Kai Kara-France.

Record

• Professional record: 13 wins, 4 losses
• Wins by KO or TKO: 3
• Wins by submission: 6
• Wins by decision: 4
• Current streak: 7 consecutive wins
• Cage Warriors flyweight champion (since December 2025)
• Title win earned in the fifth and final round against Shajidul Haque

Fighter Profile

• Full name: Nicolas Leblond
• Nationality: French
• Height: 5’6″ (168 cm)
• Reach: 5’6″ (168 cm)
• Division: Flyweight
• League: Cage Warriors
• Base: Luta livre (black belt), judo, ground grappling

Sources

• www.tapology.com
• www.sofascore.com
• lasueur.com