Jacare Souza Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Andre Muniz Middleweight	Submission	Armbar From Bottom Guard	R1	3:59	UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler	May 15, 2021
L	Kevin Holland Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head From Bottom	R1	1:45	UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno	Dec 12, 2020
L	#5Jan Blachowicz Light Heavyweight	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare	Nov 16, 2019
L	Jack Hermansson Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson	Apr 27, 2019
W	#3Chris Weidman Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R3	2:46	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis	Nov 3, 2018
L	#5Kelvin Gastelum Middleweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington	May 12, 2018
W	#8Derek Brunson Middleweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R1	3:50	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2	Jan 27, 2018
L	#6Robert Whittaker Middleweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R2	3:28	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis	Apr 15, 2017
W	#13Tim Boetsch Middleweight	Submission	Kimura On Ground	R1	3:41	UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie	Feb 11, 2017
W	#3Vitor Belfort Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Mount	R1	4:38	UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic	May 14, 2016
L	#3Yoel Romero Middleweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor	Dec 12, 2015
W	Chris Camozzi Middleweight	Submission	Armbar On Ground	R1	2:33	UFC on FOX: Machida vs. Rockhold	Apr 18, 2015
W	#7Gegard Mousasi Middleweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke On Ground	R3	4:30	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi	Sep 5, 2014
W	#8Francis Carmont Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi	Feb 15, 2014
W	#6Yushin Okami Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	2:47	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader	Sep 4, 2013
W	Chris Camozzi Middleweight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Side Control	R1	3:37	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	May 18, 2013

Outside the UFC

17-3, 1 NCacross 21 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 10 sub · 3 decStrikeforce · DREAM · HTJ · AC · GFC +5

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Ed Herman26-16	Submission	Kimura	R1	3:10	Strikeforce	Jan 12, 2013
W	Derek Brunson24-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:41	Strikeforce	Aug 18, 2012
W	Bristol Marunde16-10	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R3	2:43	Strikeforce	Mar 3, 2012
L	Luke Rockhold16-6	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Strikeforce	Sep 10, 2011
W	Robbie Lawler30-16	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	2:00	Strikeforce	Jan 29, 2011
W	Tim Kennedy18-6	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Strikeforce	Aug 21, 2010
W	Joey Villasenor29-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Strikeforce	May 15, 2010
W	Matt Lindland22-9	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	4:18	Strikeforce	Dec 19, 2009
NC	Jason Miller23-10	No Contest	Cut	R1	2:33	DREAM	May 26, 2009
L	Gegard Mousasi49-9-2	KO/TKO	Upkick	R1	2:15	DREAM	Sep 23, 2008
W	Zelg Galesic11-9	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:27	DREAM	Sep 23, 2008
W	Jason Miller23-10	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	DREAM	Jun 15, 2008
W	Ian Murphy1-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:37	DREAM	Apr 29, 2008
W	Wendell Santos4-4	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:40	HTJ	Oct 13, 2007
W	Jose de Ribamar Machado Gomes40-18-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:28	AC	Sep 29, 2007
W	Bill Vucick4-4	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:59	GFC	May 19, 2007
W	Haim Gozali15-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:33	Jungle Fight 7	Dec 17, 2006
W	Alexey Prokofiev14-5	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	2:30	Fury FC 1	Sep 27, 2006
W	Alexander Shlemenko67-17-1	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	2:10	Jungle Fight 6	Apr 29, 2006
W	Victor Babkir1-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	0:56	Jungle Fight 2	May 15, 2004
L	Jorge Patino40-19-2	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	3:13	Jungle Fight 1	Sep 13, 2003

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

8 wins, 4 losses

W8

L4

Submission

14 wins, 1 loss

W14

L1

Decision

4 wins, 5 losses

W4

L5

Finishes

UFC KOs

4

Above avg · 15%Middleweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.19

Below avg · 0.24Middleweight

UFC submissions

4

Above avg · 8%Middleweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.50

Above avg · 0.39Middleweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Jacare Souza

PowerChin

Knockout rate

25%

4 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

1.01 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

3

0.78 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

3 scorecards on file

Jacare Souza

Scorecard luck

Wrong end of the cards

Won just 0 of 2 coin-flip decisions — repeatedly on the wrong end of close calls. Judges have given them 1 of 3 rounds they disagreed on (33%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

0–2

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

1–2

Won – Lost

33% went their way

Unanimous1 decision · 33%

1L

Split2 decisions · 67%

2L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

2 rounds total

0

Won

2

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC57th

47%445 / 849

Striking accuracy

62%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.30 differential

Landed2.53

Absorbed2.83

60%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+9%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head67%54th296
Body26%66th114
Leg8%31st35

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

62%Standing

Standing62%275
Clinch15%66
Ground23%104

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Jacare Souza

Landed per 15

Head

C

53rd

28.2

53rd

Body

B

68th

10.9

68th

Leg

F

22nd

3.3

22nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

D

31st

36.6

31st

Body

C

54th

8.2

54th

Leg

C

53rd

6.5

53rd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	28.2	296	636	47%
Body	10.9	114	173	66%
Leg	3.3	35	40	88%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	36.6	384	1,121	34%
Body	8.2	86	121	71%
Leg	6.5	68	85	80%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Jacare Souza

28%

Takedown accuracy

63%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+3.3 min net

On top4.4

On bottom1.2

Offense

Takedowns

B

59th

1.5

59th

TD accuracy

D

32nd

28%

32nd

Sub attempts

B

67th

0.8

67th

Control

B

69th

4.4 min

69th

Defense

TD defense

C

49th

63%

49th

Controlled

1.2 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	16 / 57
Submission attempts	8
Control time	46:37

Defense

TDs defended	10 / 16
Control absorbed	12:27

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (158min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Jacare Souza

16 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 158 min

153%

R3 pace · 7 bouts

Souza fades (-11% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Souza lifts to 153% of round-1 output by round 3 (7 bouts).

Souza ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Souzalanded / min

Takedown attempts

Souzaattempts / min

Control time

Souza% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.4	2.6	2.5	0.40	40%	16
R2	4.4	2.7	3.5	0.36	17%	8
R3	6.3	3.8	3.7	0.40	35%	7
R4	2.5	2.0	6.7	0.00	14%	2
R5	3.9	2.7	5.0	0.30	7%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Jacare Souza

16 resolved UFC bouts · 11 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

69/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

92nd

70%

92nd

Win quality

A+

86th

55%

86th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

3

7

4

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	3	1-2	33%
Top-5	7	4-3	57%
Top-15	4	2-2	50%
Building	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Andre Muniz	Top-15	47	May 15, 2021
L	Kevin Holland	Top-15	55	Dec 12, 2020
L	Jan Blachowicz#5	Champion	92	Nov 16, 2019
L	Jack Hermansson	Top-5	63	Apr 27, 2019
W	Chris Weidman#3	Champion	94	Nov 3, 2018
L	Kelvin Gastelum#5	Top-5	82	May 12, 2018
W	Derek Brunson#8	Top-5	78	Jan 27, 2018
L	Robert Whittaker#6	Champion	91	Apr 15, 2017
W	Tim Boetsch#13	Top-15	68	Feb 11, 2017
W	Vitor Belfort#3	Top-5	86	May 14, 2016
L	Yoel Romero#3	Top-5	88	Dec 12, 2015
W	Chris Camozzi	Building	22	Apr 18, 2015
W	Gegard Mousasi#7	Top-5	78	Sep 5, 2014
W	Francis Carmont#8	Top-15	73	Feb 15, 2014
W	Yushin Okami#6	Top-5	81	Sep 4, 2013
W	Chris Camozzi	Building	22	May 18, 2013

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

16 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

0-1

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

4-3

7 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

4-3

7 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

3-3

6 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

5-4

9 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

1-0

1 bout

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

1-0

1 bout

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

5y 1mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Jacare Souza

Extended layoff

5y 1mosince last bout

vs Andre Muniz · May 15, 2021

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 7-5As underdog 2-2

67.9

DK avg

90.0

Median

108.7

Ceiling

13.4

Floor

50%

Boom

19%

Bust

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