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Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Active #32 welterweight · Orthodox · 180 cm · reach 185 cm
Elo rating
1586 ±34
LCB 1542
Rank
#32
top 34% of division
UFC record
11-6-1
KO 4 · Sub 1 · Dec 6
Streak
-2
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y -17
Last fight
Aug 2, 2025
L by KO

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 14311493155516161678 20172019202120232025 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":201.7,"elo":1471,"date":"2015-05-30","opp":"Nicolas Dalby","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":1,"x":97.8,"y":168.1,"elo":1510,"date":"2016-04-16","opp":"Omari Akhmedov","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":2,"x":136.3,"y":146.5,"elo":1536,"date":"2016-10-01","opp":"Keita Nakamura","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":3,"x":203.7,"y":121.8,"elo":1564,"date":"2017-07-22","opp":"Lyman Good","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":226.2,"y":100.9,"elo":1589,"date":"2017-10-28","opp":"Max Griffin","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":5,"x":271.1,"y":84.2,"elo":1608,"date":"2018-05-12","opp":"Sean Strickland","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":6,"x":301.6,"y":73.1,"elo":1621,"date":"2018-09-22","opp":"Luigi Vendramini","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":340.1,"y":58.3,"elo":1638,"date":"2019-03-09","opp":"Curtis Millender","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":380.2,"y":76.8,"elo":1617,"date":"2019-08-31","opp":"Li Jingliang","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":9,"x":425.1,"y":65.8,"elo":1630,"date":"2020-03-14","opp":"Aleksei Kunchenko","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":10,"x":452.4,"y":81.7,"elo":1611,"date":"2020-07-11","opp":"Muslim Salikhov","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":11,"x":561.5,"y":72.2,"elo":1622,"date":"2021-10-30","opp":"Benoit Saint Denis","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":12,"x":694.7,"y":62.4,"elo":1634,"date":"2023-06-03","opp":"Abubakar Nurmagomedov","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":13,"x":730,"y":63.8,"elo":1632,"date":"2023-11-04","opp":"Rinat Fakhretdinov","result":"D","delta":-2},{"i":14,"x":778.1,"y":77.6,"elo":1616,"date":"2024-06-01","opp":"Randy Brown","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":15,"x":815,"y":66.9,"elo":1628,"date":"2024-11-09","opp":"Zachary Scroggin","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":16,"x":843.9,"y":88.3,"elo":1603,"date":"2025-03-15","opp":"Chidi Njokuani","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":17,"x":876,"y":103.2,"elo":1586,"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
3.86 avg 3.59
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
42% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
3.30 avg 2.84
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
56% avg 55%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.73 avg 1.79
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
21% avg 42%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
67% avg 70%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.40 avg 0.44
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
2 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

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

Strength of schedule

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
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
10.1
actual +1 vs expected