Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (25-10-1, 18) was born in Francisco Beltrao, Parana, Brazil on November 12, 1986. At the age of 22 years on November 8, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Douglas Jandozo, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On May 30, 2015, 28-year old Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves against a 30-year old Nicolas Dalby but lost the fight via split decision.
Santos' last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Neil Magny at UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park at age 38 on August 2, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 11 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos' best fights have been against Sean Strickland, Curtis Millender, Luigi Vendramini, Omari Akhmedov, Zach Scroggin, Max Griffin and Keita Nakamura.
Santos has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Aug 2, 2025 38 years, 8 months 25-10-1 (18) | 37 years, 11 months 29-13 (12) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
35  | Mar 15, 2025 38 years, 4 months 25-9-1 (18) | 36 years, 2 months 24-10 (15) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee and elbows |
34 | Nov 9, 2024 37 years, 11 months 25-8-1 (18) | Zach Scroggin | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
33  | Jun 1, 2024 37 years, 6 months 24-8-1 (17) | 33 years, 10 months 18-5 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Nov 4, 2023 36 years, 11 months 24-7-1 (17) | 32 years, 1 months 21-1 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
31  | Jun 3, 2023 36 years, 6 months 24-7 (17) | 33 years, 6 months 17-3-1 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
30  | Oct 30, 2021 34 years, 11 months 23-7 (17) | 25 years, 10 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | Jul 12, 2020 33 years, 8 months 22-7 (17) | 36 years, 1 months 16-2 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
28  | Mar 14, 2020 33 years, 4 months 22-6 (17) | 35 years, 10 months 20-1 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Aug 31, 2019 32 years, 9 months 21-6 (17) | 31 years, 5 months 16-5 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Mar 9, 2019 32 years, 3 months 21-5 (17) | 31 years, 3 months 17-3 (6) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
25  | Sep 22, 2018 31 years, 10 months 20-5 (16) | 22 years, 8 months 8-0 (8) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Flying knee and punches |
24  | May 12, 2018 31 years, 6 months 19-5 (15) | 27 years, 2 months 19-2 (12) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Spinning wheel kick and punches |
23  | Oct 28, 2017 30 years, 11 months 18-5 (14) | 31 years, 10 months 13-3 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Jul 22, 2017 30 years, 8 months 17-5 (14) | 32 years, 1 months 19-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
21  | Oct 1, 2016 29 years, 10 months 16-5 (14) | 32 years, 4 months 32-7-2 (21) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Apr 16, 2016 29 years, 5 months 15-5 (14) | 28 years, 6 months 15-3 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
19  | May 30, 2015 28 years, 6 months 14-5 (13) | 30 years, 6 months 13-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
18 | Dec 18, 2014 28 years, 1 months 14-4 (13) | Eduardo Ramon | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended Jungle Fight welterweight title | |
17 | Jul 19, 2014 27 years, 8 months 13-4 (12) | Itamar Rosa | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won Jungle Fight welterweight title | |
16 | Feb 2, 2014 27 years, 2 months 12-4 (11) | Rodrigo Souza | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Oct 12, 2013 26 years, 11 months 11-4 (10) | Josenildo Ramalho | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Jun 29, 2013 26 years, 7 months 10-4 (9) | Guilherme Vasconcelos | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
13 | May 3, 2013 26 years, 5 months 10-3 (9) | Ricardo Silva | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
12 | May 3, 2013 26 years, 5 months 9-3 (8) | Gilmar Dutra Lima | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
11 | Sep 29, 2012 25 years, 10 months 8-3 (7) | Franklin Jensen | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | May 19, 2012 25 years, 6 months 8-2 (7) | Misael Chamorro | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9  | Mar 17, 2012 25 years, 4 months 7-2 (6) | 28 years 13-5 (7) | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Dec 7, 2011 25 years 7-1 (6) | José de Ribamar | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
7 | Nov 10, 2011 24 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | Jackson Pontes | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Aug 6, 2011 24 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | João Paulo Prado | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
5 | Nov 13, 2010 24 years 5-0 (4) | Misael Chamorro | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Apr 25, 2010 23 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | Dyego Roberto | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Body kick | |
3 | Dec 13, 2009 23 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Christian Tide Squeti | WL | 3 | SD | WIN | |
2 | Nov 15, 2009 23 years 2-0 (2) | Wellington Morgenstern | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Nov 8, 2009 22 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Douglas Jandozo | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
