Jacare Souza UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age46 (Dec 7, 1979)

Height6'1"

Weight185 lbs

Reach72"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Jacare Souza
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	-0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	27.8%
Takedown Defense	62.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.7
Control Time/15min	4:15
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	37.5%
Decision % of Wins	12.5%
Avg Fight Time	10:20
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.5
Takedown Accuracy	23.1%
Takedown Defense	57.1%
Control Time/Fight	2:16

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Andre Muniz

UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler • May 2021

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:59

Jacare Souza11/1958%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:53

Andre Muniz7/1258%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	11/19	58%	1/2	0:53	—
	Andre Muniz	7/12	58%	2/3	1:10	—

LOSS

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno • Dec 2020

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:45

Jacare Souza2/2100%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:27

Kevin Holland15/1883%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	2/2	100%	2/3	1:27	—
	Kevin Holland	15/18	83%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare • Nov 2019

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jacare Souza20/4842%TD 0/5Ctrl 8:25

Jan Blachowicz71/17042%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	2/5	40%	0/1	3:30	—
	Jan Blachowicz	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jacare Souza	9/15	60%	0/1	1:28	—
	Jan Blachowicz	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jacare Souza	7/14	50%	0/1	1:26	—
	Jan Blachowicz	16/44	36%	0/0	0:04	—

R4	Jacare Souza	1/9	11%	0/0	1:22	—
	Jan Blachowicz	17/34	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Jacare Souza	1/5	20%	0/2	0:39	—
	Jan Blachowicz	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jack Hermansson

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jacare Souza90/17551%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:29

Jack Hermansson148/37240%TD 3/10Ctrl 6:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	7/17	41%	0/1	0:29	—
	Jack Hermansson	26/44	59%	0/1	1:32	—

R2	Jacare Souza	8/12	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	9/25	36%	1/1	3:59	—

R3	Jacare Souza	30/50	60%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	28/81	35%	0/4	0:05	—

R4	Jacare Souza	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	50/123	41%	0/1	0:32	—

R5	Jacare Souza	26/56	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	35/99	35%	2/3	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Chris Weidman

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis • Nov 2018

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:46

Jacare Souza74/13256%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Chris Weidman68/19335%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	14/30	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	23/68	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jacare Souza	31/59	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	26/64	41%	1/1	0:43	—

R3	Jacare Souza	29/43	67%	0/0	0:07	1
	Chris Weidman	19/61	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacare Souza64/11556%TD 1/9Ctrl 3:28

Kelvin Gastelum53/14537%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	21/22	95%	0/2	2:57	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	7/7	100%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Jacare Souza	24/56	43%	0/3	0:01	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	24/73	33%	0/0	0:13	1

R3	Jacare Souza	19/37	51%	1/4	0:30	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	22/65	34%	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Derek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 • Jan 2018

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:50

Jacare Souza9/2143%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

Derek Brunson8/3424%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	9/21	43%	0/1	0:04	1
	Derek Brunson	8/34	24%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Robert Whittaker

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 3:28

Jacare Souza9/3625%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:48

Robert Whittaker55/11050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	5/24	21%	1/2	0:48	—
	Robert Whittaker	18/39	46%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Jacare Souza	4/12	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	37/71	52%	0/0	0:21	1

WIN

vs. Tim Boetsch

UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie • Feb 2017

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 3:41

Jacare Souza7/1839%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:14

Tim Boetsch6/1060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	7/18	39%	1/2	1:14	—
	Tim Boetsch	6/10	60%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vitor Belfort

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:38

Jacare Souza39/5571%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:09

Vitor Belfort4/580%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	39/55	71%	1/3	3:09	—
	Vitor Belfort	4/5	80%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Yoel Romero

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacare Souza30/5258%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:33

Yoel Romero46/9250%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	27/57	47%	0/0	1:45	1

R2	Jacare Souza	7/13	54%	0/4	0:08	—
	Yoel Romero	6/14	43%	0/1	0:05	—

R3	Jacare Souza	18/23	78%	1/3	2:25	—
	Yoel Romero	13/21	62%	0/0	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Chris Camozzi

UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold • Apr 2015

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 3:37

Jacare Souza6/967%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:29

Chris Camozzi7/1450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	6/9	67%	1/1	1:29	—
	Chris Camozzi	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gegard Mousasi

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi • Sep 2014

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 4:30

Jacare Souza32/5657%TD 4/10Ctrl 10:47

Gegard Mousasi26/5646%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	9/12	75%	1/4	4:05	—
	Gegard Mousasi	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jacare Souza	12/23	52%	1/3	4:03	—
	Gegard Mousasi	1/8	12%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Jacare Souza	11/21	52%	2/3	2:39	—
	Gegard Mousasi	17/34	50%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Francis Carmont

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi • Feb 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacare Souza16/4734%TD 2/4Ctrl 8:39

Francis Carmont19/7127%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	1/5	20%	1/1	3:52	—
	Francis Carmont	1/4	25%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Jacare Souza	8/29	28%	0/2	0:42	—
	Francis Carmont	15/51	29%	0/1	0:11	—

R3	Jacare Souza	7/13	54%	1/1	4:05	—
	Francis Carmont	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yushin Okami

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader • Sep 2013

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:47

Jacare Souza28/4858%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27

Yushin Okami1/119%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	28/48	58%	0/1	0:27	1
	Yushin Okami	1/11	9%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (8 fights)

WIN

vs. Ed Herman

Strikeforce - Marquardt vs Saffiedine • Jan 2013

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 3:10

Jacare Souza14/2752%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:14

Ed Herman10/3429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	14/27	52%	2/2	1:14	—
	Ed Herman	10/34	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Derek Brunson

Strikeforce - Rousey vs Kaufman • Aug 2012

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:41

Jacare Souza5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Derek Brunson0/50%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	5/9	56%	0/0	0:04	1
	Derek Brunson	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bristol Marunde

Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey • Mar 2012

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 2:43

Jacare Souza46/7561%TD 6/6Ctrl 5:57

Bristol Marunde19/8423%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	19/30	63%	2/2	2:48	1
	Bristol Marunde	7/25	28%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Jacare Souza	20/36	56%	2/2	0:34	—
	Bristol Marunde	12/57	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jacare Souza	7/9	78%	2/2	2:35	—
	Bristol Marunde	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Luke Rockhold

Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov • Sep 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jacare Souza49/14135%TD 5/13Ctrl 6:22

Luke Rockhold97/30632%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	11/23	48%	3/6	3:05	—
	Luke Rockhold	15/23	65%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Jacare Souza	9/23	39%	0/1	1:01	—
	Luke Rockhold	17/60	28%	0/0	0:30	—

R3	Jacare Souza	7/22	32%	1/2	0:31	—
	Luke Rockhold	20/83	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Jacare Souza	13/35	37%	0/2	0:41	—
	Luke Rockhold	20/64	31%	0/1	1:08	—

R5	Jacare Souza	9/38	24%	1/2	1:04	—
	Luke Rockhold	25/76	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Robbie Lawler

Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Cyborg • Jan 2011

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:00

Jacare Souza12/2352%TD 4/8Ctrl 7:44

Robbie Lawler14/2361%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	0/5	0%	1/3	2:05	—
	Robbie Lawler	10/17	59%	0/0	1:22	—

R2	Jacare Souza	7/11	64%	1/2	4:00	—
	Robbie Lawler	1/3	33%	0/0	0:26	—

R3	Jacare Souza	5/7	71%	2/3	1:39	—
	Robbie Lawler	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim Kennedy

Strikeforce - Houston • Aug 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jacare Souza47/18825%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:38

Tim Kennedy69/17539%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	15/44	34%	0/0	0:02	—
	Tim Kennedy	9/34	26%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Jacare Souza	8/35	23%	0/1	0:11	—
	Tim Kennedy	11/35	31%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Jacare Souza	7/37	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Kennedy	19/35	54%	1/1	0:53	—

R4	Jacare Souza	5/29	17%	0/1	0:03	—
	Tim Kennedy	14/33	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R5	Jacare Souza	12/43	28%	0/1	0:22	—
	Tim Kennedy	16/38	42%	1/2	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Matt Lindland

Strikeforce - Evolution • Dec 2009

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 4:18

Jacare Souza11/3135%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:00

Matt Lindland2/1118%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	11/31	35%	0/0	2:00	—
	Matt Lindland	2/11	18%	1/2	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Joey Villasenor

Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery •

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacare Souza45/8652%TD 8/15Ctrl 9:48

Joey Villasenor13/4628%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	28/45	62%	3/6	4:23	—
	Joey Villasenor	0/5	0%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Jacare Souza	4/17	24%	3/5	2:44	—
	Joey Villasenor	6/18	33%	0/0	0:12	—

R3	Jacare Souza	13/24	54%	2/4	2:41	—
	Joey Villasenor	7/23	30%	0/0	0:03	—

DREAM (5 fights)

WIN

vs. Zelg Galesic

DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round • Sep 2008

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:27

Jacare Souza3/743%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Zelg Galesic0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	3/7	43%	1/1	0:00	—
	Zelg Galesic	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gegard Mousasi

DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round • Sep 2008

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 2:15

Jacare Souza1/520%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00

Gegard Mousasi2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	1/5	20%	1/3	0:00	—
	Gegard Mousasi	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jason Miller

DREAM 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round • Jun 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Jacare Souza6/1346%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Jason Miller6/2425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	6/13	46%	1/2	0:00	—
	Jason Miller	6/24	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ian Murphy

DREAM 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 1st Round • Apr 2008

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:38

Jacare Souza7/1070%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Ian Murphy0/0—TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	7/10	70%	1/1	0:00	—
	Ian Murphy	0/0	—	1/1	0:00	—

vs. Jason Miller

DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 2nd Round •

CNC • Rd 1, 2:33

Jacare Souza19/4443%TD 3/11Ctrl 0:00

Jason Miller24/5345%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	7/15	47%	2/5	0:00	—
	Jason Miller	10/20	50%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Jacare Souza	12/29	41%	1/6	0:00	—
	Jason Miller	14/33	42%	0/0	0:00	—