Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos brought a capoeira-influenced flair to the UFC welterweight division, and for a stretch in the late 2010s it carried him on one of the division's best finishing runs. Spinning attacks, flying knees and relentless forward pressure made him a highlight machine and pushed him toward the rankings.

The better names eventually slowed him down. A loss to Li Jingliang checked his climb, and although he later beat a young Benoit St. Denis before St. Denis broke out, a recent run of defeats has signaled the late stage of his career.

Fans remember Zaleski for the aggression and the flash - a fighter who actually landed the flying, spinning stuff that most only attempt, and who made his winning streak genuinely fun to watch.