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Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos "Capoeira"

Active #33 welterweight · age 39 · Orthodox · 5'11" 180 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • UFC veteran since 2015
Elo rating
1543
Global Elo 1586 ±33
Rank
#33
top 43% of division
UFC record
11-6-1
KO 4 · Sub 1 · Dec 6
Streak
-2
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y -17
Last fight
Aug 2, 2025
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 29m
Avg fight time
11:36
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
11mo

Honest Elo history

18 fights · tap & drag
May 30, 2015 — L vs Nicolas Dalby Δ-29Apr 16, 2016 — W vs Omari Akhmedov Δ+39Oct 1, 2016 — W vs Keita Nakamura Δ+25Jul 22, 2017 — W vs Lyman Good Δ+29Oct 28, 2017 — W vs Max Griffin Δ+24May 12, 2018 — W vs Sean Strickland Δ+20Sep 22, 2018 — W vs Luigi Vendramini Δ+13Mar 9, 2019 — W vs Curtis Millender Δ+17Aug 31, 2019 — L vs Li Jingliang Δ-21Mar 14, 2020 — W vs Aleksei Kunchenko Δ+13Jul 11, 2020 — L vs Muslim Salikhov Δ-18Oct 30, 2021 — W vs Benoit Saint Denis Δ+11Jun 3, 2023 — W vs Abubakar Nurmagomedov Δ+11Nov 4, 2023 — D vs Rinat Fakhretdinov Δ-2Jun 1, 2024 — L vs Randy Brown Δ-16Nov 9, 2024 — W vs Zachary Scroggin Δ+13Mar 15, 2025 — L vs Chidi Njokuani Δ-25Aug 2, 2025 — L vs Neil Magny Δ-17 140014501500155016001650 20172019202120232025 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":373.4,"elo":1429,"date":"2015-05-30","opp":"Nicolas Dalby","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":1,"x":152.4,"y":323.3,"elo":1468,"date":"2016-04-16","opp":"Omari Akhmedov","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":2,"x":184.9,"y":291.1,"elo":1493,"date":"2016-10-01","opp":"Keita Nakamura","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":3,"x":241.9,"y":254.2,"elo":1522,"date":"2017-07-22","opp":"Lyman Good","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":260.8,"y":223.1,"elo":1546,"date":"2017-10-28","opp":"Max Griffin","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":5,"x":298.8,"y":198.2,"elo":1565,"date":"2018-05-12","opp":"Sean Strickland","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":6,"x":324.6,"y":181.6,"elo":1578,"date":"2018-09-22","opp":"Luigi Vendramini","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":357.1,"y":159.6,"elo":1596,"date":"2019-03-09","opp":"Curtis Millender","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":391,"y":187.2,"elo":1574,"date":"2019-08-31","opp":"Li Jingliang","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":9,"x":429,"y":170.8,"elo":1587,"date":"2020-03-14","opp":"Aleksei Kunchenko","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":10,"x":452,"y":194.4,"elo":1568,"date":"2020-07-11","opp":"Muslim Salikhov","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":11,"x":544.2,"y":180.2,"elo":1579,"date":"2021-10-30","opp":"Benoit Saint Denis","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":12,"x":656.8,"y":165.6,"elo":1591,"date":"2023-06-03","opp":"Abubakar Nurmagomedov","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":13,"x":686.6,"y":167.8,"elo":1589,"date":"2023-11-04","opp":"Rinat Fakhretdinov","result":"D","delta":-2},{"i":14,"x":727.3,"y":188.3,"elo":1573,"date":"2024-06-01","opp":"Randy Brown","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":15,"x":758.5,"y":172.4,"elo":1586,"date":"2024-11-09","opp":"Zachary Scroggin","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":16,"x":782.9,"y":204.3,"elo":1561,"date":"2025-03-15","opp":"Chidi Njokuani","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":17,"x":810,"y":226.6,"elo":1543,"date":"2025-08-02","opp":"Neil Magny","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Aug 2, 2025 Neil Magny L -17
Mar 15, 2025 Chidi Njokuani L -25
Nov 9, 2024 Zachary Scroggin W +13
Jun 1, 2024 Randy Brown L -16
Nov 4, 2023 Rinat Fakhretdinov D -2

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
45%
5 / 11
Finish rate
KO
4
36% of wins
SUB
1
9% of wins
DEC
6
55% of wins
KO: 4 (36%) 4 Sub: 1 (9%) 1 Dec: 6 (55%) 6
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
3 60%
R2
1 20%
R3
1 20%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 868 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
57% Head
  • Head 57%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 20%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
73% Distance
  • Distance 73%
  • Clinch 20%
  • Ground 8%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
3 of 6 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1570
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 11 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Sean Strickland
Elo 1609 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
10.1
+0.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 18 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1624
Notable wins
Sean Strickland 1609

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.