Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: record, fights and statistics
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (“Capoeira”) is a welterweight fighter from Brazil with a published career record of 25-10-1. StatsNext stores 18 UFC bouts for Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (11-6-1). In the 2 fights stored since Mar 15, 2025, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is 0-2.
Profile
| Height | 5'11" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 73" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Born | 1986 |
What are Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos's fighting stats?
Across 18 stored UFC bouts with statistics (209 minutes) through August 2, 2025, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos lands 4.13 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.55, with 41.8% striking accuracy and 55.6% striking defense. Grappling: 0.72 takedowns per 15 minutes at 19.2% accuracy, 67.1% takedown defense, 0.36 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 11-6-1 in 18 stored UFC bouts, 5 of 11 wins inside the distance.
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 4.13 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 3.55 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 41.8% |
| Significant striking defense | 55.6% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.14 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 0.72 |
| Takedown accuracy | 19.2% |
| Takedown defense | 67.1% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.36 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 2.27 |
| Share of fight time in control | 15.1% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 18 (208.9) |
Significant strikes landed: 57.4% head, 22.9% body, 19.7% legs; 72.9% at distance, 19.8% in the clinch, 7.3% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 4 | 3 |
| Submission | 1 | 0 |
| Decision | 6 | 3 |
11-6-1 in the 18 stored UFC bouts since May 30, 2015, averaging 11.6 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since Mar 15, 2025
- 2 losses: 2 by ko/tko
Striking and grappling totals since Mar 15, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 37 of 91 (40.7%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 88 of 154 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 2 of 10 |
| Opponent takedowns | 2 of 3 (33.3% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 5:54 |
Totals over 2 of 2 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2025 | Neil Magny (22-12) | Loss | KO/TKO | R2 4:39 | 9.7 | Welterweight | 20 of 42 (42) | 1 of 5 | 4:40 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Chidi Njokuani (4-3) | Loss | KO/TKO | R2 2:19 | 7.3 | Welterweight | 17 of 49 (46) | 1 of 5 | 1:14 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Zach Scroggin (0-0) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 1:15 | 1.3 | Welterweight | 11 of 35 (3) | 0 of 0 | 0:20 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Randy Brown (12-5) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 26 of 76 (67) | 4 of 7 | 5:33 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Rinat Fakhretdinov (3-0) | Draw | Draw | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 75 of 152 (87) | 0 of 1 | 1:24 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Abubakar Nurmagomedov (2-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 42 of 113 (29) | 0 of 2 | 0:15 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Benoît Saint Denis (0-0) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 149 of 259 (67) | 0 of 4 | 2:00 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Muslim Salikhov (3-1) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 46 of 138 (40) | 0 of 4 | 0:50 |
| Mar 14, 2020 | Aleksei Kunchenko (2-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 62 of 156 (57) | 2 of 4 | 2:23 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Li Jingliang (7-3) | Loss | KO/TKO | R3 4:51 | 14.9 | Welterweight | 54 of 160 (59) | 0 of 1 | 0:24 |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Curtis Millender (3-0) | Win | Submission | R1 2:35 | 2.6 | Welterweight | 0 of 0 (0) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Sep 23, 2018 | Luigi Vendramini (0-0) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 1:20 | 6.3 | Welterweight | 15 of 32 (4) | 0 of 0 | |
| May 13, 2018 | Sean Strickland (6-2) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 3:40 | 3.7 | Welterweight | 15 of 58 (14) | 0 of 1 | |
| Oct 29, 2017 | Max Griffin (1-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 84 of 176 (51) | 0 of 5 | |
| Jul 23, 2017 | Lyman Good (1-0) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Welterweight | 83 of 219 (75) | 1 of 7 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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