Welterweight

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Last fought: Aug 2025

RECORD

Pro

25-10-1

UFC

11-6-1

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:35
Fight Completion Rate	77.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.32
% Fights Inside the Distance	44.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	72-35 (67.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	20-11 (64.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	49-24 (67.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	69.7%
% Time in Control	14.4%
% Time Controlled	15.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	47.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.34
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.94
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.41
Distance Strike Accuracy	36.9%
Distance Strike Defense	60.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.32
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.29
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.82
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.41
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.99
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.61

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	20.8%
Takedown Defense	67.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:09
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	36.4%
Submission % of Wins	9.1%
Decision % of Wins	54.5%
Avg Fight Time	11:35
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:38

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Neil Magny

UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park • Aug 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:39

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos20/4248%TD 1/5Ctrl 4:40

Neil Magny42/6763%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	18/36	50%	0/4	2:03	—
	Neil Magny	17/36	47%	0/1	0:16	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	2/6	33%	1/1	2:37	—
	Neil Magny	25/31	81%	2/2	1:03	—

LOSS

vs. Chidi Njokuani

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 • Mar 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 2:19

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos17/4935%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:14

Chidi Njokuani46/8753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	9/25	36%	1/4	1:14	—
	Chidi Njokuani	23/45	51%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	8/24	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Chidi Njokuani	23/42	55%	0/0	0:08	1

WIN

vs. Zachary Scroggin

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates • Nov 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:15

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos11/3531%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

Zachary Scroggin3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	11/35	31%	0/0	0:20	—
	Zachary Scroggin	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Randy Brown

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier • Jun 2024Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos26/7634%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:33

Randy Brown67/14148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	9/34	26%	0/1	0:07	—
	Randy Brown	34/71	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	3/7	43%	3/5	3:52	—
	Randy Brown	8/18	44%	0/0	0:32	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	14/35	40%	1/1	1:34	—
	Randy Brown	25/52	48%	0/0	0:10	—

vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis • Nov 2023Welterweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos75/15249%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:24

Rinat Fakhretdinov87/18647%TD 1/9Ctrl 4:25KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	10/34	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rinat Fakhretdinov	37/61	61%	0/0	2:43	1

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	22/50	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rinat Fakhretdinov	27/73	37%	1/4	1:13	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	43/68	63%	0/1	1:24	—
	Rinat Fakhretdinov	23/52	44%	0/5	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov

UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi • Jun 2023Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos42/11337%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:15

Abubakar Nurmagomedov29/5454%TD 1/8Ctrl 6:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	10/34	29%	0/1	0:00	—
	Abubakar Nurmagomedov	12/16	75%	0/1	2:39	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	14/32	44%	0/0	0:06	—
	Abubakar Nurmagomedov	5/16	31%	1/1	2:20	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	18/47	38%	0/1	0:09	—
	Abubakar Nurmagomedov	12/22	55%	0/6	1:17	—

WIN

vs. Benoit Saint Denis

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos149/25958%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:00

Benoit Saint Denis67/14845%TD 2/14Ctrl 1:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	30/53	57%	0/3	0:18	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	19/45	42%	1/4	0:58	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	94/160	59%	0/1	0:27	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	28/67	42%	1/5	0:25	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	25/46	54%	0/0	1:15	—
	Benoit Saint Denis	20/36	56%	0/5	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Muslim Salikhov

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos46/13833%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:53

Muslim Salikhov40/8845%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	20/50	40%	0/1	0:10	—
	Muslim Salikhov	14/23	61%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	9/41	22%	0/3	0:43	—
	Muslim Salikhov	13/27	48%	0/2	0:02	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	17/47	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Muslim Salikhov	13/38	34%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Aleksei Kunchenko

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos62/15640%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:31

Aleksei Kunchenko57/11251%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	17/53	32%	1/1	1:02	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	11/21	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	26/56	46%	0/2	0:55	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	25/49	51%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	19/47	40%	1/1	0:34	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	21/42	50%	0/0	0:18	—

LOSS

vs. Li Jingliang

UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang • Aug 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:51

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos54/16034%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:24

Li Jingliang59/12846%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:22KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	11/39	28%	0/0	0:14	—
	Li Jingliang	12/23	52%	1/1	0:09	1

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	25/64	39%	0/0	0:02	—
	Li Jingliang	24/56	43%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	18/57	32%	0/1	0:08	—
	Li Jingliang	23/49	47%	1/1	0:13	2

WIN

vs. Curtis Millender

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:35

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos6/967%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:08

Curtis Millender0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	6/9	67%	1/1	2:08	—
	Curtis Millender	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luigi Vendramini

UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders • Sep 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 2, 1:20

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos15/3247%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Luigi Vendramini4/1724%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	8/17	47%	0/0	0:06	—
	Luigi Vendramini	1/8	12%	0/4	2:41	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	7/15	47%	0/0	0:02	1
	Luigi Vendramini	3/9	33%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sean Strickland

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:40

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos15/5826%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Sean Strickland14/3639%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	15/58	26%	0/1	0:07	1
	Sean Strickland	14/36	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Max Griffin

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos84/17648%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:33

Max Griffin51/13338%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:09KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	41/84	49%	0/1	0:33	—
	Max Griffin	19/53	36%	0/1	0:39	1

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	15/37	41%	0/3	0:31	—
	Max Griffin	20/43	47%	0/0	0:28	1

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	28/55	51%	0/1	1:29	—
	Max Griffin	12/37	32%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Lyman Good

UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum • Jul 2017Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos83/21938%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:11

Lyman Good75/16545%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	23/59	39%	1/3	0:50	—
	Lyman Good	21/44	48%	1/1	0:34	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	26/70	37%	0/3	0:07	—
	Lyman Good	31/61	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	34/90	38%	0/1	0:14	—
	Lyman Good	23/60	38%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Keita Nakamura

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson • Oct 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos34/12028%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:16

Keita Nakamura24/5841%TD 5/6Ctrl 7:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Keita Nakamura	7/14	50%	2/2	4:28	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	17/65	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Keita Nakamura	11/28	39%	1/1	1:48	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	9/33	27%	1/1	1:16	—
	Keita Nakamura	6/16	38%	2/3	1:25	—

WIN

vs. Omari Akhmedov

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 3:03

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos72/14649%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:52

Omari Akhmedov36/10534%TD 3/7Ctrl 1:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	7/26	27%	0/1	0:56	—
	Omari Akhmedov	6/31	19%	1/1	0:26	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	14/37	38%	0/2	0:59	—
	Omari Akhmedov	15/37	41%	2/3	0:52	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	51/83	61%	0/0	0:57	—
	Omari Akhmedov	15/37	41%	0/3	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nicolas Dalby

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves • May 2015Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos57/13144%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:36

Nicolas Dalby41/13929%TD 6/10Ctrl 4:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nicolas Dalby	14/32	44%	3/3	1:45	—

R2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	23/56	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Nicolas Dalby	15/61	25%	2/5	1:13	—

R3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	23/41	56%	0/1	0:36	—
	Nicolas Dalby	12/46	26%	1/2	1:17	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com