Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos “Capoeira”
Welterweight · ORCA rating 52/100 · peak 63 · Defensive specialist · 11–6–1 in 18 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos holds an ORCA rating of 52 (career peak 63), 67th of 98 active welterweights on the ORCA board. Striking defence is the strongest of the four families at 72, 31st of 98 active welterweights. Grappling offence trails at 36. The 11 UFC wins split 4 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 6 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Welterweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 55 | 74 of 98 | — |
| Striking defence | 72 | 31 of 98 | — |
| Grappling offence | 36 | 63 of 98 | — |
| Grappling defence | 55 | 51 of 98 | — |
Profile
- Division
- Welterweight
- ORCA rating
- 52 (peak 63)
- Welterweight rank
- 67 of 98 active
- UFC record
- 11–6–1
- Pro record
- 25–10–1
- Graded UFC bouts
- 18
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 39
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Academa CM System
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.16
- Significant strike accuracy: 42%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.56
- Significant strike defence: 56%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.79
- Takedown accuracy: 20%
- Takedown defence: 66%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.43
Fight history
- 2025-08-02 · L vs Neil Magny · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
- 2025-03-15 · L vs Chidi Njokuani · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
- 2024-11-09 · W vs Zachary Scroggin · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
- 2024-06-01 · L vs Randy Brown · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
- 2023-11-04 · D vs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Decision - Majority · UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
- 2023-06-03 · W vs Abubakar Nurmagomedov · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
- 2021-10-30 · W vs Benoit Saint Denis · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
- 2020-07-11 · L vs Muslim Salikhov · Decision - Split · UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
- 2020-03-14 · W vs Aleksei Kunchenko · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
- 2019-08-31 · L vs Li Jingliang · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
- 2019-03-09 · W vs Curtis Millender · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
- 2018-09-22 · W vs Luigi Vendramini · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders
- 2018-05-12 · W vs Sean Strickland · KO/TKO · UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
- 2017-10-28 · W vs Max Griffin · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
- 2017-07-22 · W vs Lyman Good · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
- 2016-10-01 · W vs Keita Nakamura · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
- 2016-04-16 · W vs Omari Akhmedov · KO/TKO · UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
- 2015-05-30 · L vs Nicolas Dalby · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves
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