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History · 2021 · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Benoit Saint Denis
From the tape · 30 Oct 2021

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Benoit Saint Denis

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Result

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos beat Benoit Saint Denis

Method
Decision - Unanimous
Round
3 of 3
Clock
5:00
Welterweight

We published no prediction for this bout. Everything on this page is the official record and the tape it was fought on — the result, the round-by-round counts, the judges’ cards where they exist and the sportsbook line where one was published. Our graded calls start in 2026 and live on the public record.

Red corner Elizeu Zaleski dosSantos“Capoeira”CM System · Francisco Beltrao, Parana
VSOn the tape
Blue corner Benoit SaintDenis“God of War”
Welterweight3 rounds30 Oct 2021
The story going in
  • Has finished 4 of 8 UFC wins.
  • Averages 3.4 more takedowns per 15 minutes than Santos.
  • Carries 13 points more striking defence than Denis.
25-10-1
Record
17-4
34
Age
−9 yr25
5' 11"
Height
5' 11"
73″
Reach
73″
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
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Round by round

Every round the fight went, shaded by where the significant strikes actually landed — and the takedowns, control time and knockdowns beside them.

No round-by-round tape on file

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Judges’ scorecards

The judges’ totals, the media’s cards beside them, and how these judges usually score.

No scorecard record on file

We could not join this bout to a scoring record, so nothing is shown here. That is a gap in the source data, not a card we are withholding.

Takedowns

Takedowns

The level change — head to head

Career UFC takedown rates. Red corner left, blue corner right.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

0.79takedowns / 15 min
0.79 / 15m
TAKEDOWNS
4.19 / 15m
3.95 / 15m
ATTEMPTS
11.97 / 15m
20%
ACCURACY
35%
0.40 / 15m
SUB ATT
1.80 / 15m

Benoit Saint Denis

4.19takedowns / 15 min

Career UFC takedown rates exactly as UFCStats publishes them: takedowns landed per 15 minutes, completion rate, submission attempts per 15 minutes, and the share of takedowns tried on them that they stuffed. Attempts per 15 is the one derived figure — landed ÷ completion rate — and it is omitted wherever either input is missing. UFCStats writes 0% where no attempt was recorded at all, so a percentage of exactly zero reads “n/a” here rather than as a measured rate. “Field” is the average fighter in that weight class, or across every division where a class is too small to average. Rate bars run to the population’s 95th percentile (5.32 takedowns / 15m); a fighter above it pins the bar. Percentages are drawn on their own axis.

Ranked roster-wide

The market story

What the market did on the way to the cage — the price, not our model. This bout is settled; the window below is closed.

We hold no market price for this bout — no captured price series, and no opening or closing line in the sportsbook record we fall back on. So there is nothing to show, and we would rather show nothing than draw a line that was never there.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Benoit Saint Denis.

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