Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

"Capoeira"

AGE	38 / Nov 12, 1986
HEIGHT	5'11" / 180.34 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
CM System

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 25

KO / TKO

60%

SUBMISSIONS

12%

DECISIONS

28%

Draws 1

Losses 8

KO / TKO

13%

SUBMISSIONS

25%

DECISIONS

63%

Upcoming Fights

UFC Fight Night 254

March 15, 2025 UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Chidi Njokuani

24-10-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Zach Scroggin	UFC Fight Night 247 - Magny vs. Prates Nov / 09 / 2024	TKO (Punches) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:15
loss	Randy Brown	UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun / 01 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Gasper Oliver VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
draw	Rinat Fakhretdinov	UFC Fight Night 231 - Almeida vs. Lewis Nov / 04 / 2023	Draw (Majority) Fernando Portella VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Abubakar Nurmagomedov	UFC on ESPN 46 - Kara-France vs. Albazi Jun / 03 / 2023	Decision (Split) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Benoit St. Denis	UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct / 30 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Vyacheslav Kiselev VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Muslim Salikhov	UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal Jul / 11 / 2020	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Alexey Kunchenko	UFC Fight Night 170 - Lee vs. Oliveira Mar / 14 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Osiris Maia VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Jingliang Li	UFC Fight Night 157 - Andrade vs. Zhang Aug / 31 / 2019	TKO (Punches) John Sharp VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:51
win	Curtis Millender	UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos Mar / 09 / 2019	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Rob Hinds VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:35
win	Luigi Vendramini	UFC Fight Night 137 - Santos vs. Anders Sep / 22 / 2018	KO (Flying Knee and Punches) Fernando Portella VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:20
win	Sean Strickland	UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington May / 12 / 2018	KO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches) Fernando Portella VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:40
win	Max Griffin	UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida Oct / 28 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Jerin Valel VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Lyman Good	UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul / 22 / 2017	Decision (Split) Todd Anderson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Keita Nakamura	UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson Oct / 01 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Dave Hagen VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Omari Akhmedov	UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans Apr / 16 / 2016	TKO (Knees and Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	3:03
loss	Nicolas Dalby	UFC Fight Night 67 - Condit vs. Alves May / 30 / 2015	Decision (Split) Fernando Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Eduardo Ramon	Jungle Fight 75 - Katchau vs. Leandro Dec / 18 / 2014	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Douglas Aires	2	2:07
win	Itamar Rosa	Jungle Fight 71 - Moicano vs. Marreta Jul / 19 / 2014	KO (Punches) Douglas Aires	1	1:59
win	Rodrigo Souza	Jungle Fight 65 - Madre de Deus Feb / 02 / 2014	TKO (Punches)	2	2:57
win	Josenildo Ramalho	Jungle Fight 59 - Trator vs. Santana Oct / 12 / 2013	KO (Punches)	1	2:42
loss	Guilherme Vasconcelos	Jungle Fight 54 - Barra do Pirai Jun / 29 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Marcus Vinicius	2	2:20
win	Ricardo Silva	Smash - Smash Fight May / 03 / 2013	TKO (Punches) William Vianna	1	1:16
win	Gilmar Dutra Lima	Smash - Smash Fight May / 03 / 2013	KO (Punch) William Vianna	1	0:27
loss	Franklin Jensen	Sparta - MMA Sep / 29 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Misael Chamorro	BC - Beltrao Combat May / 19 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:35
loss	Viscardi Andrade	MF - Max Fight 11 Mar / 17 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:27
loss	Jose de Ribamar Machado Gomes	AF - Amazon Fight 10 Dec / 07 / 2011	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
win	Jackson Pontes	MF - Max Fight 10 Nov / 10 / 2011	TKO (Punches)	1	2:42
win	Joao Paulo Prado	VFC - Vale Fighting Championship Aug / 06 / 2011	TKO (Retirement)	2	5:00
win	Misael Chamorro	BBN - Big Bold's Night Nov / 13 / 2010	TKO (Punches)	1	N/A
win	Dyego Roberto	Samurai FC - Samurai Fight Combat 3 Apr / 25 / 2010	TKO (Kick to the Body)	3	4:16
win	Christian Tide Squeti	LFS - Londrina Fight Show 1 Dec / 13 / 2009	Decision (Split) Vinicius Canevari	3	5:00
win	Wellington Bruno Morgenstern	B33F - B33 Fight 8 Nov / 15 / 2009	KO (Punches)	1	0:00
win	Douglas Jandozo	G1 - Open Fight 7 Nov / 08 / 2009	KO (Punches)	1	3:03

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Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

"Capoeira"

UFC Fight Night 254