• UFC Fight Night(3/15/25) Zaleski dos Santos was stopped by Chidi Njokuani via strikes at 2:19 of the second round
• UFC Fight Night(11/9/24) Zaleski dos Santos stopped Zach Scroggin via strikes at 1:15 of the first round
• UFC 302(6/1/24) Zaleski dos Santos lost a three round unanimous decision to Randy Brown
• UFC Fight Night(11/4/23) Zaleski dos Santos fought to a three round draw with Rinat Falhretdinov
• UFC on ESPN(6/3/23) Zaleski dos Santos won a three round split decision over Abubakar Nurmagomedov
• UFC 267(10/30/21) Zaleski dos Santos won a three round unanimous decision over Benoit Saint Denis
• UFC 251(7/12/20) Zaleski dos Santos lost a three-round split decision to Muslim Salikhov
• UFC Fight Night(3/14/20) Zaleski dos Santos won a three round unanimous decision over Aleksei Kunchenko
• UFC Fight Night(8/31/19) Zaleski dos Santos was stopped by Li Jingliang via strikes at 4:51 of the third round
• UFC Fight Night(3/9/19) Zaleski dos Santos submitted Curtis Millender via rear naked choke at 2:36 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(9/22/18) Zaleski dos Santos knocked out Luigi Vendramini at 1:20 of the second round
• UFC 224(5/12/18) Zaleski dos Santos knocked out Sean Strickland at 3:12 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(10/28/17) Zaleski dos Santos won a three round unanimous decision over Max Griffin
• UFC on FOX(7/22/17) Zaleski dos Santos won a three round split decision over Lyman Good
• UFC Fight Night(10/1/16) Zaleski dos Santos won a three round unanimous decision over Keita Nakamura
• UFC on FOX(4/16/16) Zaleski dos Santos stopped Omari Akhmedov via strikes at 3:03 of the third round
• UFC Fight Night(5/30/15) Zaleski dos Santos lost a three round split decision to Nicolas Dalby
BIO
FIGHTS
STATS
UFC HISTORY & CAREER
IMPORTANT FACTS
Pro since 2009
15 wins by KO, three by submission (3 RNC)
11 first round finishes
Has won 11 of his last 16 and three of his last six (3-2-1)
Origin of nickname: “Because I started out in Capoeira.”
Q & A
Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER:
I started at nine, fighting Capoeira and by 20, I was done with my first MMA fight. I started training because I liked it and then the competitions caught my attention.
Q: Training
ANSWER:
In the Morning: MMA training; Afternoon: fitness; Night: Jiu-JitsuWhat ranks and titles have you held?National rank: 4th place, from MMA Premium website and I have several MMA titles.Do you have any heroes?My father, Sr. Irinei.What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?It’s the result of the work of all my team and I will do my best to be among the top 10.Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?I studied Information Systems.What was your job before you started fighting?FarmerFavorite grappling technique:Rear naked chokeFavorite Striking technique:Overhand punch
LOSS
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Magny
LOSS
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Njokuani
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Scroggin
LOSS
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Brown
LOSS
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Fakhretdinov
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Nurmagomedov
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Denis
LOSS
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Salikhov
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Kunchenko
LOSS
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Jingliang
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Millender
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Vendramini
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Strickland
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Griffin
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Good
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Nakamura
WIN
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Akhmedov
LOSS
Zaleski dos Santos
Zaleski dos Santos
VS
Dalby
STRIKING ANALYSIS
STRIKING ACCURACY41%
STRIKING DEFENSE55%
LANDED/MIN
4.16
STRIKES PER MINUTEABSORBED/MIN
3.56
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTEGRAPPLING & WRESTLING
TAKEDOWN ACCURACY20%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE67%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
0.79
15 MIN AVERAGESUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.4
15 MIN AVERAGEGENERAL ANALYSIS
UFC RECORD
11 W - 6 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-2 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)4
Submission1
Decision6
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)2
Submission0
Decision4
FIGHTING STYLE
MMA
STANCE
Orthodox
UFC DEBUT
May. 30, 2015
