Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos "Capoeira"

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, known as "Capoeira", is a mixed martial artist from Brazil competing in the UFC Welterweight division. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos holds a professional record of 25-10-1, including 11-6-0 inside the UFC. Of those UFC wins, 4 came by knockout or TKO, 1 by submission and 6 by decision. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos stands 5'11", has a 73-inch reach, fights out of a orthodox stance, and is 39 years old. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is currently on a 2-fight losing streak and is listed as Not Fighting.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos profile

Division	Welterweight
Professional record	25-10-1
UFC record	11-6-0
Division rank	Unranked
Status	Not Fighting
Country	Brazil
Age	39
Height	5'11"
Reach	73"
Leg reach	41"
Stance	Orthodox
Last weigh-in	171 lbs
Current streak	L2
Total octagon time	3h 43m

Striking statistics

Significant strikes landed per minute	4.16
Significant strikes absorbed per minute	3.56
Striking accuracy	42%
Striking defense	56%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.14
Strikes to the head	57%
Strikes to the body	23%
Strikes to the legs	20%

Grappling statistics

Takedowns per 15 minutes	0.79
Takedown defense	67%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes	0.43
Average control time per fight (seconds)	50.14

UFC finish breakdown

UFC wins by KO/TKO	4
UFC wins by submission	1
UFC wins by decision	6

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos UFC fight history

Date	Event	Opponent	Result	Method
2025-08-02	UFC Fight Night	Neil Magny	loss	Punches From Back Mount · 4:39 · R2
2025-03-15	UFC Fight Night	Chidi Njokuani	loss	Knee & Elbows · 2:19 · R2
2024-11-09	UFC Fight Night	Zach Scroggin	win	Punches · 1:15 · R1
2024-06-01	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier	Randy Brown	loss	Decision · Unanimous
2023-11-04	UFC Fight Night	Rinat Fakhretdinov	draw	Draw · Decision · Majority
2023-06-03	UFC Fight Night	Abubakar Nurmagomedov	win	Decision · Split
2021-10-30	UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira	Benoit Saint Denis	win	Decision · Unanimous
2020-07-11	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal	Muslim Salikhov	loss	Decision · Split
2020-03-14	UFC on ESPN+ 28	Alexey Kunchenko	win	Decision · Unanimous
2019-08-31	UFC on ESPN+ 15	Jingliang Li	loss	Punches · 4:51 · R3
2019-03-09	UFC on ESPN+ 4	Curtis Millender	win	Rear Naked Choke · 2:35 · R1
2018-09-22	UFC Fight Night 137	Luigi Vendramini	win	Flying Knee & Punches · 1:20 · R2
2018-05-12	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington	Sean Strickland	win	Spinning Hook Kick & Punches · 3:12 · R1
2017-10-28	UFC Fight Night 119	Max Griffin	win	Decision · Unanimous
2017-07-22	UFC on FOX 25	Lyman Good	win	Decision · Split
2016-10-01	UFC Fight Night 96	Keita Nakamura	win	Decision · Unanimous
2016-04-16	UFC on FOX 19	Omari Akhmedov	win	Knees · 3:03 · R3
2015-05-30	UFC Fight Night 67	Nicolas Dalby	loss	Decision · Split

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Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos competes in the UFC Welterweight division.

Sources and methodology

Career records and bout history are compiled from public event records. UFC performance metrics use published bout statistics; percentiles and derived metrics are calculated by Verdikt AI. Data can change after official corrections.

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