Leona Pettas

Leona Pettas
BornReona Kato (玲於奈 加藤)
(1992-04-29) April 29, 1992
Iruma, Japan
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
DivisionBantamweight
StyleKyokushin Karate, kickboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofTagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
TeamBungelingBay Gym (2012-2017)
THE SPIRIT GYM TEAM TOP ZEROS (2018-present)
TrainerHidetoshi Hanzawa
Nicholas Pettas
Years active2012 - present
Kickboxing record
Total42
Wins33
By knockout15
Losses8
By knockout2
Draws1
Other information
Notable relativesKona Kato (brother)

Leona Pettas (Japanese: レオナ・ペタス, Leona Pettas; born April 29, 1992) is a Japanese kickboxer, currently competing in the super featherweight division of K-1, where he is the former Super Featherweight champion. He took the family name of his first trainer Karateka Nicholas Pettas. Pettas is the 2022 K-1 Super Featherweight World Grand Prix winner, the former Krush Super Featherweight champion and a one-time K-1 super featherweight title challenger.

He was ranked as a top ten bantamweight by Combat Press between September 2020 and July 2022, peaking at #2. Combat Press ranked him the #4 Flyweight in May and June 2019, and #3 Flyweight between July 2019 and August 2020.