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Brazil
Francisco Beltrao, Parana
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
"
Capoeira
"
AGE
38
/
Nov 12, 1986
HEIGHT
5'11"
/
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
CM System
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
24
KO
/
TKO
14
58%
SUBMISSIONS
3
13%
DECISIONS
7
29%
Draws
1
Losses
8
KO
/
TKO
1
13%
SUBMISSIONS
2
25%
DECISIONS
5
63%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Randy Brown
UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier
Jun / 01 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Gasper Oliver
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
draw
Rinat Fakhretdinov
UFC Fight Night 231 - Almeida vs. Lewis
Nov / 04 / 2023
Draw (Majority)
Fernando Portella
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Abubakar Nurmagomedov
UFC on ESPN 46 - Kara-France vs. Albazi
Jun / 03 / 2023
Decision (Split)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Benoit St. Denis
UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Oct / 30 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Vyacheslav Kiselev
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Muslim Salikhov
UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal
Jul / 11 / 2020
Decision (Split)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Alexey Kunchenko
UFC Fight Night 170 - Lee vs. Oliveira
Mar / 14 / 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Osiris Maia
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Jingliang Li
UFC Fight Night 157 - Andrade vs. Zhang
Aug / 31 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
John Sharp
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
4:51
win
Curtis Millender
UFC Fight Night 146 - Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Mar / 09 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Rob Hinds
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:35
win
Luigi Vendramini
UFC Fight Night 137 - Santos vs. Anders
Sep / 22 / 2018
KO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Fernando Portella
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:20
win
Sean Strickland
UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington
May / 12 / 2018
KO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches)
Fernando Portella
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:40
win
Max Griffin
UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida
Oct / 28 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Jerin Valel
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Lyman Good
UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum
Jul / 22 / 2017
Decision (Split)
Todd Anderson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Keita Nakamura
UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson
Oct / 01 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Dave Hagen
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Omari Akhmedov
UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans
Apr / 16 / 2016
TKO (Knees and Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
3:03
loss
Nicolas Dalby
UFC Fight Night 67 - Condit vs. Alves
May / 30 / 2015
Decision (Split)
Fernando Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Eduardo Ramon
JF - Jungle Fight 75
Dec / 18 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Douglas Aires
2
2:07
win
Itamar Rosa
JF - Jungle Fight 71
Jul / 19 / 2014
KO (Punches)
Douglas Aires
1
1:59
win
Rodrigo Souza
JF - Jungle Fight 65
Feb / 02 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
2
2:57
win
Josenildo Ramalho
JF - Jungle Fight 59
Oct / 12 / 2013
KO (Punches)
1
2:42
loss
Guilherme Vasconcelos
JF - Jungle Fight 54
Jun / 29 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Marcus Vinicius
2
2:20
win
Ricardo Silva
Smash - Smash Fight
May / 03 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
William Vianna
1
1:16
win
Gilmar Dutra Lima
Smash - Smash Fight
May / 03 / 2013
KO (Punch)
William Vianna
1
0:27
loss
Franklin Jensen
Sparta - MMA
Sep / 29 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Misael Chamorro
BC - Beltrao Combat
May / 19 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
1:35
loss
Viscardi Andrade
MF - Max Fight 11
Mar / 17 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2
1:27
loss
Jose de Ribamar Machado Gomes
AF - Amazon Fight 10
Dec / 07 / 2011
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
win
Jackson Pontes
MF - Max Fight 10
Nov / 10 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
1
2:42
win
Joao Paulo Prado
VFC - Vale Fighting Championship
Aug / 06 / 2011
TKO (Retirement)
2
5:00
win
Misael Chamorro
BBN - Big Bold's Night
Nov / 13 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
1
N/A
win
Dyego Roberto
Samurai FC - Samurai Fight Combat 3
Apr / 25 / 2010
TKO (Kick to the Body)
3
4:16
win
Christian Tide Squeti
LFS - Londrina Fight Show 1
Dec / 13 / 2009
Decision (Split)
Vinicius Canevari
3
5:00
win
Wellington Bruno Morgenstern
B33F - B33 Fight 8
Nov / 15 / 2009
KO (Punches)
1
0:00
win
Douglas Jandozo
G1 - Open Fight 7
Nov / 08 / 2009
KO (Punches)
1
3:03
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