Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Capoeira”

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

25-10-118 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Declining

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

5'11"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age

Last fightLNeil Magny·KO/TKO·R2·9mo ago

Fighter Context

11–6–1UFC·

4KO

1Sub

6Dec

11.6min/fight

209UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–5(12 fights)

50%finish rate

-0.2str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

0–3(3 fights)

-1.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.60

Neutral

59%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.053

Passive

21%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

37%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

60%

Strong

67%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Santos

Distance Striker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.16

Str. Accuracy41%

868UFC landed/2,071attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.1 vs avg3.56

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / fight0.11

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.39

CQ KO Power

Below Avg8%ile0.23

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

57%

Body

23%

Leg

20%

By Position

Distance73%

Clinch20%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 118 rounds	Round 215 rounds	Round 312 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	20	25
Avg. Absorbed	15	18	17
Avg. Net	0	+2	+8

Grappling

Santos

Control Wrestler

·100s ctrlActive Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.79

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.81

TD Accuracy20%

11UFC landed/53attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense67%

47UFC defended/70opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

46%

Average

div avg 53%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 11

Submission1 / 11

Decision6 / 11

KD → Finish

2/2Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision3 / 6

Loss Pattern

Mixed

2 early · 1 late · 3 dec across 6 losses

Fast and versatile. 4 of 5 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

56%

5 of 9 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.4pts

W6 dec

0.8pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

4SD

1MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 50 vs 47 first half

18 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=15

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

4.5

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.2

4.0

3.5

Diff

+0.0

+0.5

+1.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-0.36 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Santos — 18 UFC Fights

Result

Method

18 fights

Neil MagnyElite

KO/TKO R2 · 4:39Aug '25

-22

·20 SS (48%)·42 abs·1/5 td·2 td taken·280s ctrl

Chidi Njokuani

KO/TKO R2 · 2:19Mar '25

-29

·17 SS (35%)·46 abs·1/5 td·74s ctrl·1 kd taken

Zachary Scroggin

KO/TKO R1 · 1:15Nov '24

·11 SS (31%)·3 abs·20s ctrl

Randy BrownVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '24

-41

·26 SS (34%)·67 abs·4/7 td·333s ctrl·1 sub att

Rinat Fakhretdinov

M-DEC R3Nov '23

-12

·75 SS (49%)·87 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·84s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Abubakar Nurmagomedov

S-DEC R3Jun '23

+13

·42 SS (37%)·29 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·15s ctrl

↵ 20mo layoff

Benoit Saint Denis

U-DEC R3Oct '21

+82

·149 SS (58%)·67 abs·0/4 td·2 td taken·120s ctrl

↵ 15mo layoff

Muslim Salikhov

S-DEC R3Jul '20

·46 SS (33%)·40 abs·0/4 td·53s ctrl

Aleksei Kunchenko

U-DEC R3Mar '20

·62 SS (40%)·57 abs·2/4 td·151s ctrl

Li JingliangVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 4:51Aug '19

-5

·54 SS (34%)·59 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·24s ctrl·3 kd taken

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Capoeira”

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

25-10-118 UFC

Form

5'11"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age

Last fightLNeil Magny·KO/TKO·9mo ago

Fighter Context

11–6–1UFC·

4KO

1Sub

6Dec

11.6min/fight

209UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–5

vs. Veterans (8+ W)0–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.60

59%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.053

21%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

37%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

60%

67%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Santos

Welterweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.16

Str. Accuracy41%

868UFC landed/2,071attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.1 vs avg3.56

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / Fight0.11

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.39

CQ KO Power

Below Avg8%ile0.23

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

57%

Body

23%

Leg

20%

By Position

Dist73%

Clinch20%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=18	R2 n=15	R3 n=12
Landed	15	20	25
Absorbed	15	18	17
Net	0	+2	+8

Grappling

Santos

Welterweight avg

Control Wrestler

100s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.79

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.81

TD Accuracy20%

11UFC landed/53attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40

1UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense67%

47UFC defended/70opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

46%

Average

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

1Sub

6Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

56%5 of 9 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.4pts

W6 dec

0.8pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

4SD

1MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=15

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

4.5

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.2

4.0

3.5

Diff

+0.0

+0.5

+1.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Santos — UFC Fight Log

Neil MagnyElite

KO/TKO·R2·Aug '25

20 SS (48%)·42 abs·1/5 td·2 td taken·280s ctrl

Chidi Njokuani

KO/TKO·R2·Mar '25

17 SS (35%)·46 abs·1/5 td·74s ctrl·1 kd taken

Zachary Scroggin

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '24

11 SS (31%)·3 abs·20s ctrl

Randy BrownVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '24

26 SS (34%)·67 abs·4/7 td·333s ctrl·1 sub

Rinat Fakhretdinov

M-DEC·R3·Nov '23

75 SS (49%)·87 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·84s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Abubakar Nurmagomedov

S-DEC·R3·Jun '23

42 SS (37%)·29 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·15s ctrl

Benoit Saint Denis

U-DEC·R3·Oct '21

149 SS (58%)·67 abs·0/4 td·2 td taken·120s ctrl

Muslim Salikhov

S-DEC·R3·Jul '20

46 SS (33%)·40 abs·0/4 td·53s ctrl

Round 118 rounds

Round 215 rounds

Round 312 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=18

n=15

n=12

Landed

Absorbed

Net