Zaleski vs Fakhretdinov

Who won Zaleski vs Fakhretdinov?

Elizeu Zaleski drew with Rinat Fakhretdinov by during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis, on Saturday 4th November 2023 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.

The scorecards were announced, meaning it was a .

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Zaleski vs Fakhretdinov stats

Elizeu Zaleski stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Rinat Fakhretdinov made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Elizeu Zaleski's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Rinat Fakhretdinov marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Elizeu Zaleski's UFC record stood at 11-5-1, while Rinat Fakhretdinov's came in at 5-0-1.

The stats suggested Zaleski had a slight advantage in power over Fakhretdinov, with a 58% knock out percentage over Fakhretdinov's 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fakhretdinov had an advantage over Zaleski, with a 29% submission rate over Zaleski's 13%.

Elizeu Zaleski was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Fakhretdinov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zaleski.

Zaleski was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 15 years and 6 months later than Fakhretdinov, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 75 to Fakhretdinov's 44.

Zaleski vs Fakhretdinov form

Elizeu Zaleski had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 on 15th March 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Randy Brown at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Rinat Fakhretdinov at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had won against Abubakar Nurmagomedov at UFC Fight Night – Kara- vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Zaleski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zaleski vs Fakhretdinov?

Elizeu Zaleski was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Rinat Fakhretdinov made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.