The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back with a high-octane pay-per-view event, the UFC 302 which will be held in the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA. The much-awaited event has exciting fights stacked across weight classes and is scheduled to be headlined by the lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier in the main event in a lightweight title showdown. Randy Brown and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos will lock horns with each other on the main card of the evening in a welterweight bout.
Randy Brown is a well-known professional mixed martial artist who has been actively competing on the professional circuit since 2014. In his professional debut, Brown squared off against Steve Tyrell at Ring of Combat 48. He defeated him by a first-round submission to start his career with a win. Brown made his promotional debut at the UFC on January 30, 2016, against Matt Dwyer at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader. Brown picked up a unanimous decision victory and since then has been competing in the UFC.
Randy Brown’s rival for his upcoming showdown, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is an experienced professional mixed martial artist who has been active on the professional scene since 2009. Right from his debut against Douglas Jandozo at G1 Open Fight 7, Dos Santos maintained a reasonable record before becoming a part of the UFC. He made his promotional debut for the elite fight promotion on May 30, 2015, at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves against Nicolas Dalby. He suffered a split decision loss in the fight but recovered from his loss and returned to winning ways.
As both Randy Brown and Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos prepare to cross each other’s path inside the octagon at UFC 302, both the fighters will eye a convincing win in their favor to move forward in the division.
Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Tale of the Tape
| Stats | Randy Brown | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos |
| Record | 18-5 | 24-7-(1) |
| Championship | - | - |
| Age | 33 | 37 |
| Height | 6’3” / 1.91m. | 5’11” / 1.80m. |
| Division(s) | Welterweight | Welterweight |
| Reach | 78” | 73” |
| Win streak (active) | 2 | 0 |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Professional Debut | 2014 | 2009 |
Randy Brown’s Record
Randy Brown has a professional mixed martial arts record of 18 wins and 5 losses as of May 2024.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 18–5 | Muslim Salikhov | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov | February 3, 2024 | 1 | 3:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 17–5 | Wellington Turman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria | June 24, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 16–5 | Jack Della Maddalena | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 284 | February 12, 2023 | 1 | 2:13 | Perth, Australia | |
| Win | 16–4 | Francisco Trinaldo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan | October 1, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–4 | Khaos Williams | Decision (split) | UFC 274 | May 7, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 14–4 | Jared Gooden | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez | October 9, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (174 lb) bout; Gooden missed weight. |
| Win | 13–4 | Alex Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 261 | April 24, 2021 | 1 | 2:50 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 12–4 | Vicente Luque | KO (knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan | August 1, 2020 | 2 | 4:56 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–3 | Warlley Alves | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré | November 16, 2019 | 2 | 1:22 | São Paulo, Brazil | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 11–3 | Bryan Barberena | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie | June 22, 2019 | 3 | 2:54 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Niko Price | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov | July 14, 2018 | 2 | 1:09 | Boise, Idaho, United States | |
| Win | 10–2 | Mickey Gall | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 217 | November 4, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 9–2 | Belal Muhammad | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 208 | February 11, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Brooklyn, New York, United States | |
| Win | 9–1 | Brian Camozzi | TKO (knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | December 9, 2016 | 2 | 1:25 | Albany, New York, United States | |
| Win | 8–1 | Erick Montaño | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | September 17, 2016 | 3 | 0:18 | Hidalgo, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 7–1 | Michael Graves | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans | April 16, 2016 | 2 | 2:31 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Matt Dwyer | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader | January 30, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Robert Plotkin | KO (knee) | Ring of Combat 53 | November 20, 2015 | 1 | 4:23 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Defended the Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–0 | Ben Brewer | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ring of Combat 52 | September 25, 2015 | 2 | 0:31 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Catchweight (178 lb) bout. |
| Win | 4–0 | Rocky Edwards | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 51 | June 5, 2015 | 2 | 4:25 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Defended the Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 3–0 | Mike Winters | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 50 | January 23, 2015 | 2 | 1:11 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Won the Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 2–0 | Leonard Simpson | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 49 | September 19, 2014 | 2 | 0:52 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Steve Tyrrell | Submission (armbar) | Ring of Combat 48 | May 16, 2014 | 1 | 1:53 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos’ Record
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos has a professional mixed martial arts record of 24 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw to his name as of May 2024.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Draw | 24–7–1 | Rinat Fakhretdinov | Draw (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | November 4, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 24–7 | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi | June 3, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 23–7 | Benoît Saint-Denis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 267 | October 30, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Zaleski dos Santos was deducted 1 point in round 3 due to a groin strike. |
| Loss | 22–7 | Muslim Salikhov | Decision (split) | UFC 251 | July 12, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 22–6 | Alexey Kunchenko | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira | March 14, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Brasília, Brazil | |
| Loss | 21–6 | Li Jingliang | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | August 31, 2019 | 3 | 4:51 | Shenzhen, China | |
| Win | 21–5 | Curtis Millender | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos | March 9, 2019 | 1 | 2:35 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 20–5 | Luigi Vendramini | KO (flying knee and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders | September 22, 2018 | 2 | 1:20 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 19–5 | Sean Strickland | KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | UFC 224 | May 12, 2018 | 1 | 3:40 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 18–5 | Max Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida | October 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 17–5 | Lyman Good | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum | July 22, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Uniondale, New York, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 16–5 | Keita Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | October 1, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 15–5 | Omari Akhmedov | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans | April 16, 2016 | 3 | 3:03 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 14–5 | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves | May 30, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Goiânia, Brazil | |
| Win | 14–4 | Eduardo Ramon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 75 | December 18, 2014 | 2 | 2:07 | Belém, Brazil | Defended the Jungle Fight Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 13–4 | Itamar Rosa | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 71 | July 19, 2014 | 1 | 1:59 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won the vacant Jungle Fight Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–4 | Rodrigo Souza | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 65 | February 2, 2014 | 2 | 2:57 | Bahia, Brazil | |
| Win | 11–4 | Josenildo Ramalho | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 59 | October 12, 2013 | 1 | 2:42 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Loss | 10–4 | Guilherme Vasconcelos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 54 | June 29, 2013 | 2 | 2:20 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 10–3 | Ricardo Silva | KO (punches) | SMASH Fight 1 | May 3, 2013 | 1 | 1:16 | Curitiba, Brazil | Welterweight Tournament Final. |
| Win | 9–3 | Gilmar Dutra Lima | KO (punch) | SMASH Fight 1 | May 3, 2013 | 1 | 0:27 | Curitiba, Brazil | Welterweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Loss | 8–3 | Franklin Jensen | Decision (unanimous) | Sparta MMA | September 29, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Itajai, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–2 | Misael Chamorro | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Beltrão Combat | May 19, 2012 | 2 | 1:35 | Francisco Beltrão, Brazil | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Viscardi Andrade | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Max Fight 11 | March 17, 2012 | 2 | 1:27 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Loss | 7–1 | José de Ribamar | Decision (split) | Amazon Fight 10 | December 7, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Belém, Brazil | |
| Win | 7–0 | Jackson Pontes | TKO (punches) | Max Fight 10 | November 10, 2011 | 1 | 2:42 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 6–0 | João Paulo Prado | TKO (retirement) | Vale Fighting Championship | August 6, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–0 | Misael Chamorro | TKO (punches) | Big Bold's Night | November 13, 2010 | 1 | N/A | Cascavel, Brazil | |
| Win | 4–0 | Dyego Roberto | TKO (body kick) | Samurai Fight Combat 3 | April 25, 2010 | 3 | 4:16 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–0 | Christian Tide Squeti | Decision (split) | Londrina Fight Show 1 | December 13, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Londrina, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Wellington Morgenstern | KO (punches) | B33 Fight 8 | November 15, 2009 | 1 | N/A | Ponta Grossa, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Douglas Jandozo | KO (punches) | G1 Open Fight 7 | November 8, 2009 | 1 | 3:03 | Joaquim Tavora, Brazil | |
FAQs on Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
A. He has a professional MMA record of 18 wins and 5 losses.
A. He has a professional MMA record of 24 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw to his name.
A. He has a reach of 78 inches.
A. He fights with an orthodox stance.
A. He made his professional MMA debut on May 16, 2014.
