Welterweight · “Capoeira”
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
25-10-1 UFC 11-6-1
5'11"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
4KO wins
1Sub wins
45.5%Finish rate
11:35Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.16
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.56
Striking accuracy41.9%
Striking defense55.6%
Takedowns / 15 min0.79
Takedown accuracy20.8%
Takedown defense67.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.43
Control time14.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-5
Striking trend
Fight history
L Neil Magny 22-12 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:39 — UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park · August 2, 2025
20/42Sig. strikes
42/67Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
4:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chidi Njokuani 4-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:19 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 · March 15, 2025
17/49Sig. strikes
46/87Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Zachary Scroggin 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:15 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates · November 9, 2024
11/35Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Randy Brown 12-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · June 1, 2024
26/76Sig. strikes
67/141Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
5:33Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
D Rinat Fakhretdinov 3-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis · November 4, 2023
75/152Sig. strikes
87/186Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Abubakar Nurmagomedov 2-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · June 3, 2023
42/113Sig. strikes
29/54Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Benoit Saint Denis 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · October 30, 2021
149/259Sig. strikes
67/148Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Muslim Salikhov 3-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · July 11, 2020
46/138Sig. strikes
40/88Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aleksei Kunchenko 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · March 14, 2020
62/156Sig. strikes
57/112Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Li Jingliang 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:51 — UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang · August 31, 2019
54/160Sig. strikes
59/128Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Curtis Millender 3-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:35 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · March 9, 2019
6/9Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:08Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Luigi Vendramini 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:20 — UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders · September 22, 2018
15/32Sig. strikes
4/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sean Strickland 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:40 — UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 12, 2018
15/58Sig. strikes
14/36Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Max Griffin 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida · October 28, 2017
84/176Sig. strikes
51/133Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Lyman Good 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · July 22, 2017
83/219Sig. strikes
75/165Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
1:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Keita Nakamura 2-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · October 1, 2016
34/120Sig. strikes
24/58Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:16Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Omari Akhmedov 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:03 — UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans · April 16, 2016
72/146Sig. strikes
36/105Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:52Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Nicolas Dalby 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · May 30, 2015
57/131Sig. strikes
41/139Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
15
Submission
3
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
2
Decision
5
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
18
Jungle Fight
5
Max Fight
2
Liga Monstro Combate
1
SMASH Fight
1
Sparta MMA
1
Beltrão Combat
1
Amazon Fight
1
+ 6 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 36 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jesse Taylor | TKO (punches) | Liga Monstro Combate 1
June 6, 2026 |
Liga Monstro Combate | 1 | 1:24 |
| L | Neil Magny | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park
August 2, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 4:39 |
| L | Chidi Njokuani | TKO (knee and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
March 15, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 2:19 |
| W | Zach Scroggin | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
November 9, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 1:15 |
| L | Randy Brown | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 302
June 1, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Rinat Fakhretdinov | Draw (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
November 4, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
June 3, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Benoît Saint Denis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267
October 30, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Muslim Salikhov | Decision (split) | UFC 251
July 12, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexey Kunchenko | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
March 14, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Li Jingliang | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
August 31, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 4:51 |
| W | Curtis Millender | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
March 9, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 2:35 |
| W | Luigi Vendramini | KO (flying knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders
September 22, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 1:20 |
| W | Sean Strickland | KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | UFC 224
May 12, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 3:40 |
| W | Max Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
October 28, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Lyman Good | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
July 22, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
October 1, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Omari Akhmedov | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans
April 16, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 3:03 |
| L | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves
May 30, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Eduardo Ramon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 75
December 18, 2014 |
Jungle Fight | 2 | 2:07 |
| W | Itamar Rosa | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 71
July 19, 2014 |
Jungle Fight | 1 | 1:59 |
| W | Rodrigo Souza | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 65
February 2, 2014 |
Jungle Fight | 2 | 2:57 |
| W | Josenildo Ramalho | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 59
October 12, 2013 |
Jungle Fight | 1 | 2:42 |
| L | Guilherme Vasconcelos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 54
June 29, 2013 |
Jungle Fight | 2 | 2:20 |
| W | Ricardo Silva | KO (punches) | SMASH Fight 1
May 3, 2013 |
SMASH Fight | 1 | 1:16 |
| L | Franklin Jensen | Decision (unanimous) | Sparta MMA 1
September 29, 2012 |
Sparta MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Misael Chamorro | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Beltrão Combat 1
May 19, 2012 |
Beltrão Combat | 2 | 1:35 |
| L | Viscardi Andrade | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Max Fight 11
March 17, 2012 |
Max Fight | 2 | 1:27 |
| L | José de Ribamar | Decision (split) | Amazon Fight 10
December 7, 2011 |
Amazon Fight | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jackson Pontes | TKO (punches) | Max Fight 10
November 10, 2011 |
Max Fight | 1 | 2:42 |
| W | João Paulo Prado | TKO (retirement) | Vale FC 1
August 6, 2011 |
Vale FC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Misael Chamorro | TKO (punches) | Big Bold's Night 1
November 13, 2010 |
Big Bold's Night | 1 | — |
| W | Dyego Roberto | TKO (body kick) | Samurai Fight Combat 3
April 25, 2010 |
Samurai Fight Combat | 3 | 4:16 |
| W | Christian Tide Squeti | Decision (split) | Londrina Fight Show 1
December 13, 2009 |
Londrina Fight Show | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wellington Morgenstern | KO (punches) | B33 Fight 8
November 15, 2009 |
B33 Fight | 1 | — |
| W | Douglas Jandozo | KO (punches) | G1 Open Fight 7
November 8, 2009 |
G1 Open Fight | 1 | 3:03 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.