Jacare Souza

JACARE SOUZA

"Jacaré"

9-756.3% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
BRA

Nationality

Brazil

Birth

07/12/1979 (46)

Birthplace

Vila Velha

Brazil

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Height

185.4 cm (6'1")

Biography

Ronaldo 'Jacaré' Souza is a decorated Brazilian mixed martial artist and multi-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and ADCC world champion. He captured the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship in 2010 before transitioning to the UFC, where he remained a perennial top contender in the middleweight division. Known as one of the finest submission grapplers in MMA history, he retired from professional mixed martial arts in 2021.

WIN BREAKDOWN

16 total fights · 44% KO rate

KO/TKO4 (44%)
Submission4 (44%)
Decision1 (11%)

Fight history (16)

1 / 4
Loss
vs Andre MunizSubmission (Armbar) (R1)UFC 262 — 15/05/2021
Loss
vs Kevin HollandKO/TKO (Punch) (R1)UFC 256 — 12/12/2020
Loss
vs Jan BłachowiczDecision - Split (R5)UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare — 16/11/2019
Loss
vs Jack HermanssonDecision - Unanimous (R5)UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson — 27/04/2019
Win
vs Chris WeidmanKO/TKO (Punches) (R3)UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis — 03/11/2018

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