MMA StatBook

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

“Capoeira”

WelterweightBrazil2-fight losing streak

26Wins
10Losses
1Draws

Professional record

Last 5: LLWLD

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Profile

Age
39 (born December 11, 1986)
Born in
Francisco Beltrão
Height
5' 11"
Weight
170 lbs.
Reach
73"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
11-6-1

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC11

  • KO/TKO 4
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 6

Losses in the UFC6

  • KO/TKO 3
  • Decision 3

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
4.16 top 24%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
3.56
Striking accuracy42%Better than 34% of welterweights
Strike defense56%Better than 51% of welterweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
0.79 top 68%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
0.4
Takedown accuracy21%Better than 13% of welterweights
Takedown defense67%Better than 58% of welterweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Santos last fought on August 2, 2025 (Loss vs Neil Magny).

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Born on December 11, 1986 in Francisco Beltrão, Brazil, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos "Capoeira" competes as a welterweight mixed martial artist. At 5' 11", Santos has a 73" reach.

Santos has fought professionally since 2009, debuting with G. Santos arrived in the UFC with a 14-4 record. Santos made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves in May 2015 and lost to Nicolas Dalby by decision. Santos's UFC record stands at 11-6-1 after 18 fights.

Santos's 11 UFC wins are split between 4 by knockout, 1 by submission and 6 on the scorecards. A notable win came against Sean Strickland, a UFC title-fight winner. Santos ranks #5 in UFC history for most knee knockouts.

3 of Santos's 5 UFC finishes came in the first round. Santos has never been submitted in the UFC. After 19 months away, Santos returned at UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi in June 2023 and beat Abubakar Nurmagomedov. Santos's record outside the UFC includes 4-1 in Jungle Fight and 1-1 in Max Fight.

Santos's latest fight was at UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park in August 2025, where Santos lost to Neil Magny by KO/TKO.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Neil Magny

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R2 4:39

    UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park

    Aug 2, 2025

    20Str 1TD 0KD
  2. L

    Chidi Njokuani

    KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch · R2 2:19

    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2

    Mar 15, 2025

    17Str 1TD 0KD
  3. W

    Zachary Scroggin

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 1:15

    UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates

    Nov 9, 2024

    11Str 0TD 0KD
  4. L

    Randy Brown

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

    Jun 1, 2024

    26Str 4TD 0KD
  5. D

    Rinat Fakhretdinov

    Decision - Majority · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis

    Nov 4, 2023

    75Str 0TD 0KD
  6. W

    Abubakar Nurmagomedov

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi

    Jun 3, 2023

    42Str 0TD 0KD
  7. W

    Benoit Saint Denis

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

    Oct 30, 2021

    149Str 0TD 0KD
  8. L

    Muslim Salikhov

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal

    Jul 11, 2020

    46Str 0TD 0KD
  9. W

    Aleksei Kunchenko

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira

    Mar 14, 2020

    62Str 2TD 0KD
  10. L

    Li Jingliang

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 4:51

    UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang

    Aug 31, 2019

    54Str 0TD 0KD
  11. W

    Curtis Millender

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 2:35

    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos

    Mar 9, 2019

    6Str 1TD 0KD
  12. W

    Luigi Vendramini

    KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head · R2 1:20

    UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders

    Sep 22, 2018

    15Str 0TD 1KD
  13. W

    Sean Strickland

    KO/TKO · Kick to Head At DistanceWheel Kick · R1 3:40

    UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington

    May 12, 2018

    15Str 0TD 1KD
  14. W

    Max Griffin

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

    Oct 28, 2017

    84Str 0TD 0KD
  15. W

    Lyman Good

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum

    Jul 22, 2017

    83Str 1TD 0KD
  16. W

    Keita Nakamura

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

    Oct 1, 2016

    34Str 1TD 0KD
  17. W

    Omari Akhmedov

    KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch · R3 3:03

    UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans

    Apr 16, 2016

    72Str 0TD 0KD
  18. L

    Nicolas Dalby

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves

    May 30, 2015

    57Str 0TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is 26-10-1 across 37 professional fights in 14 promotions, since a pro debut on November 8, 2009 (G). 19 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins26

  • KO/TKO 16
  • Submission 3
  • Decision 7

Pro losses10

  • KO/TKO 3
  • Submission 2
  • Decision 5
Finish rate
73% of wins
Longest win streak
7

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC11-6-12015
Jungle Fight4-12013
Max Fight1-12011
SMASH Fight2-02013
Amazon Fight0-12011
B1-02009
Beltrão Combat1-02012
Big Bold's Night1-02010
G1-02009
Liga Monstro Combate1-02026
Londrina Fight Show1-02009
Samurai Fight Combat1-02010
Sparta MMA0-12012
Vale FC1-02011

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
W Jesse Taylor TKO (punches), R1 Liga Monstro Combate 1 Jun 6, 2026
L Neil Magny TKO (punches), R2 UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park Aug 2, 2025
L Chidi Njokuani TKO (knee and elbows), R2 UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Mar 15, 2025
W Zach Scroggin TKO (punches), R1 UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates Nov 9, 2024
L Randy Brown Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 302 Jun 1, 2024
D Rinat Fakhretdinov Draw (majority), R3 UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis Nov 4, 2023
W Abubakar Nurmagomedov Decision (split), R3 UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi Jun 3, 2023
W Benoît Saint Denis Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 267 Oct 30, 2021
L Muslim Salikhov Decision (split), R3 UFC 251 Jul 11, 2020
W Alexey Kunchenko Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020
L Li Jingliang TKO (punches), R3 UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang Aug 31, 2019
W Curtis Millender Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos Mar 9, 2019
W Luigi Vendramini KO (flying knee and punches), R2 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders Sep 22, 2018
W Sean Strickland KO (spinning wheel kick and punches), R1 UFC 224 May 12, 2018
W Max Griffin Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida Oct 28, 2017
W Lyman Good Decision (split), R3 UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul 22, 2017
W Keita Nakamura Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson Oct 1, 2016
W Omari Akhmedov TKO (knees and punches), R3 UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans Apr 16, 2016
L Nicolas Dalby Decision (split), R3 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves May 30, 2015
W Eduardo Ramon Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 Jungle Fight 75 Dec 18, 2014
W Itamar Rosa KO (punches), R1 Jungle Fight 71 Jul 19, 2014
W Rodrigo Souza KO (punches), R2 Jungle Fight 65 Feb 2, 2014
W Josenildo Ramalho KO (punches), R1 Jungle Fight 59 Oct 12, 2013
L Guilherme Vasconcelos Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 Jungle Fight 54 Jun 29, 2013
W Ricardo Silva KO (punches), R1 SMASH Fight 1 May 3, 2013
W Gilmar Dutra Lima KO (punch), R1 SMASH Fight 1 May 3, 2013
L Franklin Jensen Decision (unanimous), R3 Sparta MMA 1 Sep 29, 2012
W Misael Chamorro Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 Beltrão Combat 1 May 19, 2012
L Viscardi Andrade Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 Max Fight 11 Mar 17, 2012
L José de Ribamar Decision (split), R3 Amazon Fight 10 Dec 7, 2011
W Jackson Pontes TKO (punches), R1 Max Fight 10 Nov 10, 2011
W João Paulo Prado TKO (retirement), R2 Vale FC 1 Aug 6, 2011
W Misael Chamorro TKO (punches), R1 Big Bold's Night 1 Nov 13, 2010
W Dyego Roberto TKO (body kick), R3 Samurai Fight Combat 3 Apr 25, 2010
W Christian Tide Squeti Decision (split), R3 Londrina Fight Show 1 Dec 13, 2009
W Wellington Morgenstern KO (punches), R1 B33 Fight 8 Nov 15, 2009
W Douglas Jandozo KO (punches), R1 G1 Open Fight 7 Nov 8, 2009

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos's record?

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos's professional MMA record is 26 wins, 10 losses and 1 draws.

How old is Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos?

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is 39 years old, born on December 11, 1986.

How tall is Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos and what is their reach?

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos stands 5' 11" with a 73" reach.

Who did Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos fight last?

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos lost to Neil Magny by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park on Aug 2, 2025.