Middleweight

Jacare Souza

Last fought: May 2021

RECORD

Pro

26-10-0 (1 NC)

UFC

9-7-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:50
Fight Completion Rate	56.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.97
% Fights Inside the Distance	68.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	122-49 (71.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	77-35 (68.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	45-14 (76.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	62.5%
% Time in Control	29.6%
% Time Controlled	7.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	78.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.79
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.21
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.42
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.2%
Distance Strike Defense	63.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.98
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.73
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.89
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.81
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.57
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.44

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Jacare Souza League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Jacare Souza
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	-0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	28.1%
Takedown Defense	62.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	4:26
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	44.4%
Submission % of Wins	44.4%
Decision % of Wins	11.1%
Avg Fight Time	9:50
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.2

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 2021Middleweight

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 2020Middleweight

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 2019Light Heavyweight

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 2019Middleweight

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 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:46

Jacare Souza74/13256%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

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 2018Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

Kelvin Gastelum53/14537%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35KD 1

▼ 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 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:50

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

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 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 3:28

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

Robert Whittaker55/11050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25KD 1

▼ 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 2017Middleweight

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 2016Middleweight

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 2015Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ 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 2015Middleweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:33

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 2014Middleweight

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 2014Middleweight

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 2013Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:47

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

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	—

WIN

vs. Chris Camozzi

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold • May 2013Middleweight

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

Jacare Souza8/1650%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:38

Chris Camozzi4/1429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacare Souza	8/16	50%	1/3	2:38	—
	Chris Camozzi	4/14	29%	0/0	0:09	—

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 0:04KD 1

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 5:57KD 1

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. Joey Villasenor

Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery • May 2010

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	—

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	—

DREAM (5 fights)

vs. Jason Miller

DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 2nd Round • May 2009TITLE

CNC • Rd 1, 2:33

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	—

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

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 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	—

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com