Welterweight · “Capoeira”
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
25-10-1 UFC 11-6-1
5'11"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1986-12-11Born
4KO wins
1Sub wins
45.5%Finish rate
11:35Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
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
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
18 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Neil Magny 22-12 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:39 — UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park · 2025-08-02
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 · 2025-03-15
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 · 2024-11-09
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 · 2024-06-01
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 · 2023-11-04
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 · 2023-06-03
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 · 2021-10-30
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 · 2020-07-11
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 · 2020-03-14
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 · 2019-08-31
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 · 2019-03-09
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 · 2018-09-22
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 · 2018-05-12
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 · 2017-10-28
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 · 2017-07-22
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 · 2016-10-01
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 · 2016-04-16
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 · 2015-05-30
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
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
2026-06-06 |
Liga Monstro Combate | 1 | 1:24 |
| L | Neil Magny | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park
2025-08-02 |
UFC | 2 | 4:39 |
| L | Chidi Njokuani | TKO (knee and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2025-03-15 |
UFC | 2 | 2:19 |
| W | Zach Scroggin | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
2024-11-09 |
UFC | 1 | 1:15 |
| L | Randy Brown | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 302
2024-06-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Rinat Fakhretdinov | Draw (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
2023-11-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
2023-06-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Benoît Saint Denis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267
2021-10-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Muslim Salikhov | Decision (split) | UFC 251
2020-07-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexey Kunchenko | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
2020-03-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Li Jingliang | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
2019-08-31 |
UFC | 3 | 4:51 |
| W | Curtis Millender | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos
2019-03-09 |
UFC | 1 | 2:35 |
| W | Luigi Vendramini | KO (flying knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders
2018-09-22 |
UFC | 2 | 1:20 |
| W | Sean Strickland | KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | UFC 224
2018-05-12 |
UFC | 1 | 3:40 |
| W | Max Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-10-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Lyman Good | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-07-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
2016-10-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Omari Akhmedov | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans
2016-04-16 |
UFC | 3 | 3:03 |
| L | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves
2015-05-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Eduardo Ramon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 75
2014-12-18 |
Jungle Fight | 2 | 2:07 |
| W | Itamar Rosa | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 71
2014-07-19 |
Jungle Fight | 1 | 1:59 |
| W | Rodrigo Souza | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 65
2014-02-02 |
Jungle Fight | 2 | 2:57 |
| W | Josenildo Ramalho | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 59
2013-10-12 |
Jungle Fight | 1 | 2:42 |
| L | Guilherme Vasconcelos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 54
2013-06-29 |
Jungle Fight | 2 | 2:20 |
| W | Ricardo Silva | KO (punches) | SMASH Fight 1
2013-05-03 |
SMASH Fight | 1 | 1:16 |
| L | Franklin Jensen | Decision (unanimous) | Sparta MMA 1
2012-09-29 |
Sparta MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Misael Chamorro | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Beltrão Combat 1
2012-05-19 |
Beltrão Combat | 2 | 1:35 |
| L | Viscardi Andrade | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Max Fight 11
2012-03-17 |
Max Fight | 2 | 1:27 |
| L | José de Ribamar | Decision (split) | Amazon Fight 10
2011-12-07 |
Amazon Fight | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jackson Pontes | TKO (punches) | Max Fight 10
2011-11-10 |
Max Fight | 1 | 2:42 |
| W | João Paulo Prado | TKO (retirement) | Vale FC 1
2011-08-06 |
Vale FC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Misael Chamorro | TKO (punches) | Big Bold's Night 1
2010-11-13 |
Big Bold's Night | 1 | — |
| W | Dyego Roberto | TKO (body kick) | Samurai Fight Combat 3
2010-04-25 |
Samurai Fight Combat | 3 | 4:16 |
| W | Christian Tide Squeti | Decision (split) | Londrina Fight Show 1
2009-12-13 |
Londrina Fight Show | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wellington Morgenstern | KO (punches) | B33 Fight 8
2009-11-15 |
B33 Fight | 1 | — |
| W | Douglas Jandozo | KO (punches) | G1 Open Fight 7
2009-11-08 |
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.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.