Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Sean Strickland — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

12 May 2018

Welterweight

44%

Santos

56%

Strickland

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 1 · 3:40

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

"Capoeira"

25 – 10

5'11"73" reachOrthodox39 yrs2-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 45

Sean Strickland

31 – 7

Well-Rounded2-fight win streak35 yrsOrthodox76" reach6'1"

CFR 58

★ Official Result

Elizeu Zaleski dos SantoswinsKO/TKOR1 · 3:40

def. Sean Strickland · UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Strickland

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Actual result

Santos wins

KO/TKO · R1

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Santos at 44% vs Strickland at 56% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 12 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Santos's chin rating of 28 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Strickland has a chin rating of 46 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

SantosStrickland

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Santos

Strickland

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'11"

Height

+6'1"

73"

Reach

+76"

Age

+35

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Santos

Strickland

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

45.3

57.7

49.3

Performance Avg

50.9

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

100

Santos

Strickland

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

4.9

/ 10

4.2

/ 10

5.1

Style: Pressure

4.5

5.7

Style: Volume

6.8

4 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

5 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

9Distance13

0Clinch1

6Ground0

Santos

Strickland

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.0

/ 10

2.0

/ 10

1.4

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.4

0.9

Submission Style (/10)

0.6

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Santos

Strickland

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.3 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.0 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

9 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

18/35 fights

Chin rating based on

25/38 fights

Santos

Strickland

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

2-fight 📉 slide

Current form

2-fight 🔥 win streak

L · KO · R2

W · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

Upcoming

Last 5

W · Dec · R5

W · KO · R3

L · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R5

L · Dec · R5

Santos

Strickland

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

46%

33%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Santos

Strickland

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

4.9

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

4.2

2.0

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

2.0

1.4

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.4

0.9

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.6

5.1

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

4.5

5.7

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

6.8

Santos

Strike Zones

Strickland

Santos

Attacking

15 landed

Absorbing

14 absorbed

Strickland

Attacking

14 landed

Absorbing

15 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Santos targets the head (60% of attacks) — Strickland absorbs 60% of strikes there

🎯Strickland targets the head (93% of attacks) — Santos absorbs 93% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Santos

RND

Strickland

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Santos · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Neil Magny

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R2

Chidi Njokuani

KO/TKO

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W · KO · R1

Zachary Scroggin

KO/TKO

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L · Dec · R3

Randy Brown

Decision

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · 2024-06

Upcoming

Rinat Fakhretdinov

Decision

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Strickland · Last 5

W · Dec · R5

Khamzat Chimaev

Decision

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · 2026-05

W · KO · R3

Anthony Hernandez

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · 2026-02

L · Dec · R5

Dricus Du Plessis

Decision

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · 2025-02

W · Dec · R5

Paulo Costa

Decision

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · 2024-06

L · Dec · R5

Dricus Du Plessis

Decision

UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · 2024-01

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