Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
“Capoeira”
Age: 38 | Nov 12, 1986
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Welterweight
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 73.0"
Professional Record
| 35 fights | 25 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 15 | 2 |
| Submissions | 3 | 2 |
| Decisions | 7 | 5 |
| Draws | 1 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 25 - 9 - 1 | Chidi Njokuani | UFC Fight Night 254 - Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | March 15, 2025 | TKO (Knee and Elbows) | Mark Smith | 2 | 2:19 |
| WIN | 25 - 8 - 1 | Zach Scroggin | UFC Fight Night 247 - Magny vs. Prates | November 09, 2024 | TKO (Punches) | Chris Tognoni | 1 | 1:15 |
| LOSS | 24 - 8 - 1 | Randy Brown | UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier | June 01, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | Gasper Oliver | 3 | 5:00 |
| DRAW | 24 - 7 - 1 | Rinat Fakhretdinov | UFC Fight Night 231 - Almeida vs. Lewis | November 04, 2023 | Draw (Majority) | Fernando Portella | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 24 - 7 - 0 | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | UFC on ESPN 46 - Kara-France vs. Albazi | June 03, 2023 | Decision (Split) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 23 - 7 - 0 | Benoit St. Denis | UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | October 30, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Vyacheslav Kiselev | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 22 - 7 - 0 | Muslim Salikhov | UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal | July 11, 2020 | Decision (Split) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 22 - 6 - 0 | Alexey Kunchenko | UFC Fight Night 170 - Lee vs. Oliveira | March 14, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Osiris Maia | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 21 - 6 - 0 | Jingliang Li | UFC Fight Night 157 - Andrade vs. Zhang | August 31, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | John Sharp | 3 | 4:51 |
| WIN | 21 - 5 - 0 | Curtis Millender | UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos | March 09, 2019 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Rob Hinds | 1 | 2:35 |
| WIN | 20 - 5 - 0 | Luigi Vendramini | UFC Fight Night 137 - Santos vs. Anders | September 22, 2018 | KO (Flying Knee and Punches) | Fernando Portella | 2 | 1:20 |
| WIN | 19 - 5 - 0 | Sean Strickland | UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington | May 12, 2018 | KO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches) | Fernando Portella | 1 | 3:40 |
| WIN | 18 - 5 - 0 | Max Griffin | UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida | October 28, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jerin Valel | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 17 - 5 - 0 | Lyman Good | UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum | July 22, 2017 | Decision (Split) | Todd Anderson | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 16 - 5 - 0 | Keita Nakamura | UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson | October 01, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dave Hagen | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 15 - 5 - 0 | Omari Akhmedov | UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans | April 16, 2016 | TKO (Knees and Punches) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 3:03 |
| LOSS | 14 - 5 - 0 | Nicolas Dalby | UFC Fight Night 67 - Condit vs. Alves | May 30, 2015 | Decision (Split) | Fernando Yamasaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 14 - 4 - 0 | Eduardo Ramon | JF - Jungle Fight 75 | December 19, 2014 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:07 | |
| WIN | 13 - 4 - 0 | Itamar Rosa | JF - Jungle Fight 71 | July 19, 2014 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| WIN | 12 - 4 - 0 | Rodrigo Souza | JF - Jungle Fight 65 | February 02, 2014 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:57 | |
| WIN | 11 - 4 - 0 | Josenildo Ramalho | JF - Jungle Fight 59 | October 13, 2013 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| LOSS | 10 - 4 - 0 | Guilherme Vasconcelos | JF - Jungle Fight 54 | June 29, 2013 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:20 | |
| WIN | 10 - 3 - 0 | Gilmar Dutra Lima | Smash - Smash Fight | May 03, 2013 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:27 | |
| WIN | 9 - 3 - 0 | Ricardo Silva | Smash - Smash Fight | May 03, 2013 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:16 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 3 - 0 | Franklin Jensen | Sparta - MMA | September 29, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 8 - 2 - 0 | Misael Chamorro | BC - Beltrao Combat | May 19, 2012 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:35 | |
| LOSS | 7 - 2 - 0 | Viscardi Andrade | MF - Max Fight 11 | March 17, 2012 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:27 | |
| LOSS | 7 - 1 - 0 | Jose de Ribamar Machado Gomes | AF - Amazon Fight 10 | December 07, 2011 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 7 - 0 - 0 | Jackson Pontes | MF - Max Fight 10 | November 10, 2011 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| WIN | 6 - 0 - 0 | Joao Paulo Prado | VFC - Vale Fighting Championship | August 06, 2011 | TKO (Retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 - 0 | Misael Chamorro | BBN - Big Bold's Night | November 13, 2010 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | N/A | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Dyego Roberto | Samurai FC - Samurai Fight Combat 3 | April 25, 2010 | TKO (Kick to the Body) | 3 | 4:16 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Christian Tide Squeti | LFS - Londrina Fight Show 1 | December 13, 2009 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Wellington Bruno Morgenstern | B33F - B33 Fight 8 | November 15, 2009 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Douglas Jandozo | G1 - Open Fight 7 | November 08, 2009 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:03 |
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