Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

“Capoeira”
OctagonStats Rating 1559
11-6-1
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)
Reach73" (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornDec 11, 1986
Age39
DivisionWelterweight
BirthplaceFrancisco Beltrao, Parana, Brazil
TeamCM System

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.16
Str. Acc41%
SApM3.56
Str. Def55%
TD Avg0.79
TD Acc20%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

L L W L D
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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18 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
4 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 6 decision wins
Losses by method
3 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 3 decision losses
Finish rate46%
Times finished50%
StreakL2
Best streak7
Avg fight11:36
Octagon time3h 28m
Opp win%77%
ActiveMay. 30, 2015 – Aug. 02, 2025 (11y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced3
Ranked wins2
Best ranked winSean Strickland (Champion Middleweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night2
Total bonuses2
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos "Capoeira" is a 25-10-1 mixed martial artist.

Elizeu debuted May. 30, 2015 vs Nicolas Dalby (loss). Longest win streak: 7. On a 2-fight losing skid. 11 years active (May. 30, 2015–Aug. 02, 2025).

Best wins: Keita Nakamura (U-DEC R3, Oct. 01, 2016); Sean Strickland (KO/TKO Kick R1, May. 12, 2018); Aleksei Kunchenko (U-DEC R3, Mar. 14, 2020).

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (born November 12, 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was the former Jungle Fight welterweight champion in Brazil

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Aug. 02, 2025UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. ParkL Neil MagnyKO/TKO Punches24:390 020 421 20 0
Mar. 15, 2025UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2L Chidi NjokuaniKO/TKO Knee22:190 117 461 00 0
Nov. 09, 2024UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. PratesW Zachary ScrogginKO/TKO Punches11:150 011 30 00 0
Jun. 01, 2024UFC 302: Makhachev vs. PoirierL Randy BrownU-DEC35:000 026 674 01 2
Nov. 04, 2023UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. LewisD Rinat FakhretdinovM-DEC35:000 175 870 11 0
Jun. 03, 2023UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. AlbaziW Abubakar NurmagomedovS-DEC35:000 042 290 10 0
Oct. 30, 2021UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. TeixeiraW Benoit Saint DenisU-DEC35:000 0149 670 20 0
Jul. 11, 2020UFC 251: Usman vs. MasvidalL Muslim SalikhovS-DEC35:000 046 400 00 0
Mar. 14, 2020UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. OliveiraW Aleksei KunchenkoU-DEC35:000 062 572 00 0
Aug. 31, 2019UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. ZhangL Li JingliangKO/TKO Punches34:510 354 590 20 0
Mar. 09, 2019UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos SantosW Curtis MillenderSUB Rear Naked Choke12:350 06 01 01 0
Sep. 22, 2018UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. AndersW Luigi VendraminiKO/TKO Flying Knee21:201 015 40 00 1
May. 12, 2018UFC 224: Nunes vs. PenningtonW Sean StricklandKO/TKO Kick13:401 015 140 00 0
Oct. 28, 2017UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. MachidaW Max GriffinU-DEC35:000 284 510 00 0
Jul. 22, 2017UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. GastelumW Lyman GoodS-DEC35:000 083 751 10 0
Oct. 01, 2016UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. DodsonW Keita NakamuraU-DEC35:000 034 241 52 0
Apr. 16, 2016UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs EvansW Omari AkhmedovKO/TKO Knee33:030 072 360 31 1
May. 30, 2015UFC Fight Night: Condit vs AlvesL Nicolas DalbyS-DEC35:000 057 410 60 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.