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Welterweight

3 Rounds

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos won · U-DEC R3

Elo1488

Elo1546

Benoit Saint Denis editorial illustration

Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosvsBenoit Saint DenisUFC Prediction Result

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Saturday, October 30, 2021Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupElizeu Zaleski dos Santos: Pressure fightervsBenoit Saint Denis: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Benoit Saint Denis wins(57.9%)

Actual result: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Benoit Saint Denis at +220 American odds

−$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
Stance matchup historically favors Benoit Saint Denis (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Red Corner

Benoit Saint Denis

Blue Corner

-275

(73%)

Vegas Odds

+220

(31%)

1488

Elo

1546

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

5'11"

Height

5'11"

185.42 cm

Reach

185.42 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosL2 streak

oldest →

vs Abubakar Nurmagomedov · Jun 23

vs Randy Brown · Jun 24

KOvs Zachary Scroggin · Nov 24

KOvs Chidi Njokuani · Mar 25

KOvs Neil Magny · Aug 25

latest

Benoit Saint Denis

oldest →

SUBvs Kyle Prepolec · May 25

SUBvs Mauricio Ruffy · Sep 25

KOvs Beneil Dariush · Nov 25

KOvs Dan Hooker · Jan 26

SUBvs Paddy Pimblett · Jul 26

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosMetricBenoit Saint Denis

4.16

Strikes / min

5.62

3.56

Strikes absorbed / min

4.09

55%

Strike defense

42%

0.79

TDs / 15 min

4.19

67%

Takedown defense

72%

0.40

Sub atts / 15 min

1.80

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

+0.60evenly matched on net striking+1.53

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosBenoit Saint Denis

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos(10 fights)Benoit Saint Denis(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red -57.6|Blue +57.6

Recent Form

Red -0.2|Blue +0.2

Striker Score

Red -47.1|Blue +47.1

Grappler Score

Red -49.8|Blue +49.8

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosTargetBenoit Saint Denis

By target zone

48% acc · 64%

Head

35% acc · 60%

88% acc · 25%

Body

74% acc · 30%

94% acc · 11%

Leg

100% acc · 10%

By position

112

54% acc · 75%

Distance

46% acc · 96%

68% acc · 21%

Clinch

43% acc · 4%

100% acc · 3%

Ground

0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos rounds

even

Benoit Saint Denis rounds

Round 1Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos edged it

Sig. strikes30

Takedowns0

Control0:18

19Sig. strikes

1Takedowns

0:58Control

Round 2Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos edged it

Sig. strikes94

Takedowns0

Control0:27

28Sig. strikes

1Takedowns

0:25Control

Round 3Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos edged it

Sig. strikes25

Takedowns0

Control1:15

20Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:32Control

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

149 / 259

Sig Strikes

67 / 148

56%

Sig Str %

46%

167 / 279

Total Strikes

80 / 162

0 / 4

TDs

2 / 14

TD %

15%

Sub Att

Rev

2:00

Ctrl Time

1:55

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD
1	Benoit Saint Denis	19 / 45	21 / 47	1 / 4
1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	30 / 53	31 / 54	0 / 3
2	Benoit Saint Denis	28 / 67	37 / 76	1 / 5
2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	94 / 160	106 / 173	0 / 1
3	Benoit Saint Denis	20 / 36	22 / 39	0 / 5
3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	25 / 46	30 / 52	0 / 0

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

StanceOrthodox

Height71.0"

Reach73.0"

Fights15

Benoit Saint Denis

StanceSouthpaw

Height71.0"

Reach73.0"

Fights13