Yoel Romero vs Jacare Souza

Age 49

Height 6' 0"

Reach 73.0"

Weight 185 lbs.

Stance Southpaw

UFC SD

Age N/A

Height N/A

Reach N/A

Weight N/A

Stance N/A

UFC SD

Career Averages - Yoel Romero

3.44 SLpM

49.0% Str. Acc.

3.05 SApM

60.0% Str. Def.

1.57 TD Avg

30.0% TD Acc.

78.0% TD Def.

0.0 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Jacare Souza

No career stats available

Yoel Romero - Fight History

LOSS vs Israel Adesanya

Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) R5 5:00 · UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · Mar 07, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Israel Adesanya	0	48 of 132	36%	48 of 132	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Yoel Romero	0	40 of 89	44%	40 of 89	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Israel Adesanya	2 of 11	18%	2 of 11	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Yoel Romero	4 of 6	66%	4 of 6	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Israel Adesanya	11 of 29	37%	11 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	7 of 14	50%	7 of 14	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Israel Adesanya	12 of 30	40%	12 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	9 of 14	64%	9 of 14	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Israel Adesanya	11 of 33	33%	11 of 33	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	6 of 22	0 of 2	0%	0:00
5	Israel Adesanya	12 of 29	41%	12 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Yoel Romero	14 of 33	42%	14 of 33	0 of 1	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Israel Adesanya	48 of 132	36%	14 of 81	9 of 22	25 of 29	48 of 132	0 of 0	0 of 0
Yoel Romero	40 of 89	44%	20 of 58	7 of 13	13 of 18	35 of 82	5 of 7	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Israel Adesanya	2 of 11	18%	0 of 7	0 of 0	2 of 4	2 of 11	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	4 of 6	66%	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 3	4 of 6	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Israel Adesanya	11 of 29	37%	3 of 18	3 of 5	5 of 6	11 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	7 of 14	50%	5 of 11	0 of 0	2 of 3	3 of 10	4 of 4	0 of 0
3	Israel Adesanya	12 of 30	40%	3 of 18	4 of 7	5 of 5	12 of 30	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	9 of 14	64%	2 of 5	2 of 3	5 of 6	9 of 14	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Israel Adesanya	11 of 33	33%	4 of 22	1 of 4	6 of 7	11 of 33	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	4 of 15	1 of 5	1 of 2	5 of 20	1 of 2	0 of 0
5	Israel Adesanya	12 of 29	41%	4 of 16	1 of 6	7 of 7	12 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Yoel Romero	14 of 33	42%	8 of 25	3 of 4	3 of 4	14 of 32	0 of 1	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Mar 5, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Israel Adesanya

Daniel believes Adesanya's volume and distance management will be too much for Romero. He thinks Adesanya will pick Romero apart with kicks and win a lopsided decision, though he acknowledges Romero is always live for a knockout. He notes that Romero doesn't do well in fights that go the distance and that Adesanya's takedown defense and get-up game are underrated.

Daniel says he doesn't feel comfortable putting money against Romero because he's such a beast as a dog, but he understands both sides. He mentions that a parlay on Adesanya is understandable but also sees the appeal of Romero at +230.

"I think he's gonna pick apart Yoel Romero but I'm also curious to see if this is the last time that you got an under -300 line on him."

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Mar 5, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Israel Adesanya

Adesanya's distance management, kicking, and ability to read opponents are key. He will target Romero's body to drain his cardio, then mix in head strikes. Adesanya's takedown defense is excellent; he gets back up quickly. A fourth-round TKO is likely, but a decision is also possible. The host considered a parlay with Jamall Emmers.

Parlay with Jamall Emmers at around +115 to +160 for 2-2.5 units. Also considered straight bet at -250 but line not ideal.

"I think he's just so good at reading his opponents and capitalizing on those situations... I'm gonna go with Adesanya a fourth round TKO and a possible parlay piece with Jamall Emmers."

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Feb 27, 2020 (9 days before fight)

Israel Adesanya

The MMA Guru picks Israel Adesanya, citing his striking level, reach advantage (7 inches), and ability to get up from takedowns. He notes Romero's recent close losses and age (42), and believes Adesanya will pick him apart with front kicks and knees, eventually finishing him in the third or fourth round by TKO. He also mentions Romero's tendency to leave himself open to uppercuts.

third or fourth round TKO

"I think he's gonna pick about y'all Romero from the outside with front kicks to the stomach eventually earning himself a finish in the third or fourth round once Romero has slowed down a little bit from all the damage …"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Paulo Costa

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 17, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paulo Costa	1	125 of 284	44%	125 of 284	1 of 4	25%	0	0	0:12
Yoel Romero	1	118 of 213	55%	118 of 213	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:06

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Paulo Costa	1	32 of 69	46%	32 of 69	0 of 2	0%	0:06
1	Yoel Romero	1	37 of 69	53%	37 of 69	0 of 0	---	0:04
2	Paulo Costa	0	40 of 91	43%	40 of 91	1 of 1	100%	0:01
2	Yoel Romero	0	37 of 71	52%	37 of 71	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Paulo Costa	0	53 of 124	42%	53 of 124	0 of 1	0%	0:05
3	Yoel Romero	0	44 of 73	60%	44 of 73	0 of 0	---	0:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paulo Costa	125 of 284	44%	96 of 244	11 of 20	18 of 20	118 of 276	7 of 8	0 of 0
Yoel Romero	118 of 213	55%	67 of 148	46 of 58	5 of 7	110 of 202	5 of 5	3 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paulo Costa	32 of 69	46%	23 of 54	2 of 7	7 of 8	31 of 68	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	37 of 69	53%	19 of 46	16 of 20	2 of 3	32 of 61	2 of 2	3 of 6
2	Paulo Costa	40 of 91	43%	28 of 77	6 of 7	6 of 7	39 of 90	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	37 of 71	52%	24 of 53	12 of 17	1 of 1	36 of 70	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Paulo Costa	53 of 124	42%	45 of 113	3 of 6	5 of 5	48 of 118	5 of 6	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	44 of 73	60%	24 of 49	18 of 21	2 of 3	42 of 71	2 of 2	0 of 0

LOSS vs Robert Whittaker

Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 09, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	128 of 326	39%	129 of 328	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:37
Yoel Romero	2	111 of 240	46%	149 of 287	3 of 10	30%	0	0	4:21

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Robert Whittaker	0	33 of 85	38%	33 of 85	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Yoel Romero	0	9 of 24	37%	9 of 24	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Robert Whittaker	0	29 of 77	37%	29 of 77	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	20 of 48	41%	20 of 48	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Robert Whittaker	0	18 of 42	42%	19 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:37
3	Yoel Romero	1	36 of 77	46%	54 of 97	2 of 6	33%	2:11
4	Robert Whittaker	0	34 of 93	36%	34 of 94	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Yoel Romero	0	20 of 44	45%	20 of 44	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Robert Whittaker	0	14 of 29	48%	14 of 29	0 of 1	0%	0:00
5	Yoel Romero	1	26 of 47	55%	46 of 74	1 of 3	33%	2:10

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	128 of 326	39%	57 of 225	23 of 39	48 of 62	119 of 308	9 of 17	0 of 1
Yoel Romero	111 of 240	46%	76 of 194	19 of 27	16 of 19	66 of 177	25 of 40	20 of 23

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Robert Whittaker	33 of 85	38%	12 of 58	2 of 4	19 of 23	33 of 85	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	9 of 24	37%	3 of 15	2 of 4	4 of 5	9 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Robert Whittaker	29 of 77	37%	14 of 57	6 of 8	9 of 12	28 of 73	1 of 4	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	20 of 48	41%	8 of 33	4 of 5	8 of 10	19 of 47	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Robert Whittaker	18 of 42	42%	10 of 28	5 of 9	3 of 5	10 of 29	8 of 13	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	36 of 77	46%	33 of 73	3 of 4	0 of 0	8 of 34	22 of 36	6 of 7
4	Robert Whittaker	34 of 93	36%	16 of 65	7 of 14	11 of 14	34 of 93	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Yoel Romero	20 of 44	45%	14 of 37	4 of 5	2 of 2	20 of 44	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Robert Whittaker	14 of 29	48%	5 of 17	3 of 4	6 of 8	14 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 1
5	Yoel Romero	26 of 47	55%	18 of 36	6 of 9	2 of 2	10 of 28	2 of 3	14 of 16

WIN vs Luke Rockhold

KO (punches) R3 1:48 · UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 11, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	1	45 of 92	48%	52 of 99	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08
Luke Rockhold	0	45 of 119	37%	45 of 119	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	10 of 27	37%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Luke Rockhold	0	18 of 41	43%	18 of 41	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	24 of 46	52%	31 of 53	0 of 0	---	0:06
2	Luke Rockhold	0	17 of 51	33%	17 of 51	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	1	11 of 19	57%	11 of 19	0 of 0	---	0:02
3	Luke Rockhold	0	10 of 27	37%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	45 of 92	48%	23 of 60	10 of 17	12 of 15	31 of 73	13 of 18	1 of 1
Luke Rockhold	45 of 119	37%	22 of 87	10 of 15	13 of 17	44 of 118	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	10 of 27	37%	3 of 15	1 of 4	6 of 8	10 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Luke Rockhold	18 of 41	43%	3 of 21	4 of 7	11 of 13	18 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	24 of 46	52%	13 of 30	7 of 11	4 of 5	11 of 28	13 of 18	0 of 0
2	Luke Rockhold	17 of 51	33%	10 of 40	6 of 8	1 of 3	16 of 50	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 19	57%	7 of 15	2 of 2	2 of 2	10 of 18	0 of 0	1 of 1
3	Luke Rockhold	10 of 27	37%	9 of 26	0 of 0	1 of 1	10 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Robert Whittaker

Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · Jul 08, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	48 of 107	44%	114 of 175	4 of 18	22%	0	0	5:15
Yoel Romero	0	74 of 221	33%	94 of 244	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:33

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Robert Whittaker	12 of 18	66%	14 of 20	1 of 4	25%	0:53
1	Yoel Romero	7 of 25	28%	7 of 25	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Robert Whittaker	6 of 12	50%	49 of 55	2 of 6	33%	3:20
2	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Robert Whittaker	5 of 16	31%	5 of 16	0 of 3	0%	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 53	20%	13 of 55	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Robert Whittaker	7 of 18	38%	8 of 19	1 of 4	25%	1:02
4	Yoel Romero	19 of 42	45%	19 of 42	0 of 0	---	0:05
5	Robert Whittaker	18 of 43	41%	38 of 65	0 of 1	0%	0:00
5	Yoel Romero	31 of 79	39%	45 of 95	0 of 0	---	1:28

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	48 of 107	44%	20 of 68	12 of 18	16 of 21	41 of 100	3 of 3	4 of 4
Yoel Romero	74 of 221	33%	46 of 163	23 of 52	5 of 6	59 of 195	7 of 12	8 of 14

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Robert Whittaker	12 of 18	66%	2 of 8	3 of 3	7 of 7	10 of 16	2 of 2	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	7 of 25	28%	4 of 19	2 of 5	1 of 1	6 of 21	1 of 4	0 of 0
2	Robert Whittaker	6 of 12	50%	4 of 8	2 of 3	0 of 1	3 of 9	1 of 1	2 of 2
2	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	2 of 14	3 of 6	1 of 2	3 of 18	3 of 4	0 of 0
3	Robert Whittaker	5 of 16	31%	2 of 11	1 of 3	2 of 2	5 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 53	20%	8 of 36	2 of 16	1 of 1	10 of 51	1 of 2	0 of 0
4	Robert Whittaker	7 of 18	38%	2 of 10	1 of 1	4 of 7	5 of 16	0 of 0	2 of 2
4	Yoel Romero	19 of 42	45%	11 of 31	7 of 10	1 of 1	16 of 38	2 of 2	1 of 2
5	Robert Whittaker	18 of 43	41%	10 of 31	5 of 8	3 of 4	18 of 43	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Yoel Romero	31 of 79	39%	21 of 63	9 of 15	1 of 1	24 of 67	0 of 0	7 of 12

Play-by-Play

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Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero

Round 1
Dan Miragliotta is the referee for tonight's 185-pound main event, which remains a five-rounder but is no longer a title fight due to Yoel Romero missing weight on Friday. Whittaker comes out attacking the lead leg of Romero with side kicks and oblique stomps, then switches to traditional leg kicks in between pumping his jab. Romero hasn't offered up anything through the first two minutes, seemingly content to stay on his back foot and figure out Whittaker's puzzle. When Romero does start striking, he's throwing big, single power punches. Whittaker maintains a more measured approach, dipping in and out of range, attacking Romero's legs while keeping his jab in the Cuban's face. Romero keeps his guard high, shelling up when Whittaker comes forward to jab. Whittaker crouches low, goes body-head and then ducks under a spinning backfist from Romero right at the horn.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Whittaker
Ben Duffy scores the round 10-9 Whittaker
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Whittaker

Round 2
Whittaker starts the second round in the same manner as the first, going after the left leg of Romero with stomps and kicks. Romero continues to fight at a sluggish pace, seemingly waiting for an opportunity to counterstrike, but rarely offering up any counters. Whittaker is staying busy, keeping his distance and picking at the "Soldier of God" with jabs and body kicks. Even when Romero comes forward, he's not throwing much, though he does manage to put a kick or knee on Whittaker's midsection. Romero whiffs on a slow-motion spinning backfist. Whittaker catches him turning and pops him with a jab, and Romero's right eye begins swelling up instantly. Romero blocks a head kick, clinches up with Whittaker, but releases the champion before attempting a takedown. In the final 30 seconds, Romero is standing stock-still in front of Whittaker, who is happy to feed his stationary target some more jabs and leg kicks.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Whittaker
Ben Duffy scores the round 10-9 Whittaker
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Whittaker

Round 3
Romero comes out aggressive and stings Whittaker with a huge right hand in the first 30 seconds. The champion hits the deck momentarily, then scrambles away on roller skates, trying to avoid Romero's follow-up fire. Romero can't keep Whittaker on the ground, but back on the feet, he's able to rock the young Aussie with punches and elbows up against the fence. Nearly two minutes in, Whittaker still hasn't recovered from the early knockdown, though he's started to tag Romero back as they fight in the clinch. Romero backs up to land another power punch, then hugs Whittaker against the cage. Whittaker reverses to the outside position and puts a knee in the breadbasket of Romero, who's looking tired after expending a lot of energy going for the finish. Whittaker eats another flurry of punches on the fence and is forced to go on the retreat. Romero tries to walk him down, but the "Soldier of God" marches straight into a head kick. With under a minute to go in the third, both men are starting to look spent. Whittaker takes the outside position in the clinch, and both fighters look content to take a 20-second breather at round's end.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Romero
Ben Duffy scores the round 10-9 Romero
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Romero

Round 4
The championship rounds begin with the fighters toe-to-toe in the center of the cage. Whittaker looks to be the fresher fighter, slightly bouncing on his toes as he sizes up the virtually motionless Romero. Backing up Romero to the fence, Whittaker keeps his distance while attacking with jabs and low kicks. Romero blocks a right high kick, so Whittaker fires a few at his knees and midsection. A front kick clips Romero on the cup, and referee Miragliotta pauses the fight to give Romero time to recover from the accidental foul. Action resumes with 3:30 on the clock, and Whittaker looks refreshed from the rest as he attacks Romero's midsection with hard front kicks. Romero nods his head in acknowledgement as he inches forward on the champion, ripping a left hand to the champion's body. The middleweights are trading shots in the final minute when a right hand from Romero puts Whittaker on rubber legs. The champion recovers before the horn, but not before taking another Cuban right hand on the chin.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Romero
Ben Duffy scores the round 10-9 Romero
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Romero

Round 5
Whittaker gets caught off-balance with a Romero one-two, circles away and comes back to hit the challenger with a body kick. Romero is still attempting spinning strikes, albeit very slow ones at this late stage of the bout. Meanwhile, Whittaker continues to stomp on Romero's left knee, just as he was in the opening round. Romero explodes forward and floors Whittaker with a hellacious left hand, then tries to pound out the wounded champion. Whittaker tries to drive forward on a single-leg, but the Olympic wrestler defends the takedown with ease and continues to bash Whittaker from the sprawl. Whittaker climbs back to his feet but doesn't let go of the leg, and he soon finds himself back on his knees. Whittaker stands up, eats a knee, now has his legs kicked out by Romero, who's in control from the rear waistlock position. Whittaker still hasn't recovered from the knockdown, isn't doing much of anything as the final two minutes tick away and Romero holds him in place. Referee Miragliotta separates the fighters with under a minute remaining. Whittaker catches Romero throwing a spinning kick and trips him to the ground, but Romero springs back up to finish the fight on his feet.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Romero (48-47 Romero)
Ben Duffy scores the round 10-8 Romero (48-46 Romero)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Romero (48-46 Romero)

The Official Result
Robert Whittaker def. Yoel Romero via Split Decision (48-47, 48-47, 47-48) R5 5:00

WIN vs Chris Weidman

KO (flying knee and punches) R3 0:24 · UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	12 of 47	25%	16 of 54	1 of 8	12%	0	0	0:25
Chris Weidman	1	18 of 40	45%	27 of 51	2 of 3	66%	0	0	1:52

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	7 of 24	29%	9 of 27	1 of 4	25%	0:25
1	Chris Weidman	0	3 of 10	30%	5 of 12	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	4 of 21	19%	6 of 25	0 of 4	0%	0:00
2	Chris Weidman	0	8 of 21	38%	15 of 30	2 of 3	66%	1:48
3	Yoel Romero	0	1 of 2	50%	1 of 2	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Chris Weidman	1	7 of 9	77%	7 of 9	0 of 0	---	0:04

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	12 of 47	25%	2 of 22	6 of 15	4 of 10	12 of 46	0 of 1	0 of 0
Chris Weidman	18 of 40	45%	13 of 32	2 of 3	3 of 5	9 of 24	1 of 2	8 of 14

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	7 of 24	29%	1 of 11	4 of 8	2 of 5	7 of 23	0 of 1	0 of 0
1	Chris Weidman	3 of 10	30%	2 of 6	1 of 2	0 of 2	3 of 9	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	4 of 21	19%	1 of 11	1 of 6	2 of 4	4 of 21	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Chris Weidman	8 of 21	38%	5 of 18	1 of 1	2 of 2	4 of 13	1 of 1	3 of 7
3	Yoel Romero	1 of 2	50%	0 of 0	1 of 1	0 of 1	1 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Chris Weidman	7 of 9	77%	6 of 8	0 of 0	1 of 1	2 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 7

WIN vs Jacare Souza

Decision (split) (29–27, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor · Dec 12, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	30 of 52	57%	42 of 67	1 of 7	14%	0	0	2:33
Jacare Souza	1	46 of 92	50%	56 of 104	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:58

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	5 of 16	31%	5 of 16	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Jacare Souza	1	27 of 57	47%	30 of 61	0 of 0	---	1:45
2	Yoel Romero	0	7 of 13	53%	7 of 13	0 of 4	0%	0:08
2	Jacare Souza	0	6 of 14	42%	6 of 14	0 of 1	0%	0:05
3	Yoel Romero	0	18 of 23	78%	30 of 38	1 of 3	33%	2:25
3	Jacare Souza	0	13 of 21	61%	20 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:08

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	30 of 52	57%	16 of 35	11 of 14	3 of 3	22 of 44	0 of 0	8 of 8
Jacare Souza	46 of 92	50%	37 of 80	5 of 6	4 of 6	24 of 50	0 of 1	22 of 41

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	5 of 16	31%	1 of 10	3 of 5	1 of 1	5 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Jacare Souza	27 of 57	47%	26 of 55	1 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 16	0 of 0	22 of 41
2	Yoel Romero	7 of 13	53%	3 of 8	3 of 4	1 of 1	7 of 13	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Jacare Souza	6 of 14	42%	2 of 8	2 of 2	2 of 4	6 of 14	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	18 of 23	78%	12 of 17	5 of 5	1 of 1	10 of 15	0 of 0	8 of 8
3	Jacare Souza	13 of 21	61%	9 of 17	2 of 2	2 of 2	13 of 20	0 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Lyoto Machida

KO (elbows) R3 1:38 · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero · Jun 27, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	31 of 64	48%	31 of 64	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Lyoto Machida	0	42 of 70	60%	44 of 72	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	12 of 28	42%	12 of 28	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Lyoto Machida	15 of 30	50%	15 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	16 of 26	61%	16 of 26	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Lyoto Machida	17 of 27	62%	17 of 27	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	3 of 10	30%	3 of 10	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Lyoto Machida	10 of 13	76%	12 of 15	1 of 1	100%	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	31 of 64	48%	6 of 27	11 of 20	14 of 17	31 of 63	0 of 1	0 of 0
Lyoto Machida	42 of 70	60%	16 of 31	9 of 18	17 of 21	35 of 63	1 of 1	6 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	12 of 28	42%	2 of 12	5 of 9	5 of 7	12 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Lyoto Machida	15 of 30	50%	1 of 7	5 of 11	9 of 12	15 of 30	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	16 of 26	61%	4 of 9	5 of 9	7 of 8	16 of 25	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Lyoto Machida	17 of 27	62%	8 of 15	3 of 5	6 of 7	16 of 26	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	3 of 10	30%	0 of 6	1 of 2	2 of 2	3 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Lyoto Machida	10 of 13	76%	7 of 9	1 of 2	2 of 2	4 of 7	0 of 0	6 of 6

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Jacare Souza - Fight History

LOSS vs André Muniz

Technical Submission (armbar) R1 3:59 · UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler · May 15, 2021

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
André Muniz	0	11 of 19	57%	15 of 23	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:53
Jacare Souza	0	7 of 12	58%	19 of 26	2 of 3	66%	1	0	1:10

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	André Muniz	0	11 of 19	57%	15 of 23	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:53
1	Jacare Souza	0	7 of 12	58%	19 of 26	2 of 3	66%	1	0	1:10

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
André Muniz	11 of 19	57%	5 of 13	4 of 4	2 of 2	7 of 13	0 of 0	4 of 6
Jacare Souza	7 of 12	58%	3 of 8	2 of 2	2 of 2	6 of 11	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	André Muniz	11 of 19	57%	5 of 13	4 of 4	2 of 2	7 of 13	0 of 0	4 of 6
1	Jacare Souza	7 of 12	58%	3 of 8	2 of 2	2 of 2	6 of 11	1 of 1	0 of 0

Big Brady Expert Confident picked May 11, 2021 (4 days before fight)

Jacare Souza

Souza has fought much better competition and is levels above Muniz. Muniz has poor takedown defense and has been knocked out in all four losses. Souza is a BJJ black belt who won't get submitted, and he has power. I think Souza takes Muniz down and finishes him by knockout, as Muniz's chin is suspect.

by KO

"I actually like jockery quite a bit in this fight i'm kind of shocked by the line ... i do like uh jockery sosa to get it done and i'm going to say by knockout"

DFS by the Numbers

Cody Saftic Expert Confident picked May 12, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Jacare Souza

Cody picks Souza, arguing that Muniz's takedown defense is poor and Souza can take him down. He notes that Muniz's striking is not good enough to knock out Souza, and Souza has the advantage in both striking and grappling. Cody believes Souza will win by controlling the fight on the ground.

"jacare souza i think he can dictate it wherever the fight takes place"

Bookie Beatdown

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked May 13, 2021 (2 days before fight)

André Muniz

Daniel Levi picks André Muniz, citing Jacare's age (41) and recent decline, especially the Kevin Holland loss. He notes that Muniz is a credentialed jiu-jitsu player and younger (31), and believes Muniz can attack off his back and outgrapple the older Jacare. Levi thinks Jacare's durability and ability to break opponents have diminished, and expects Muniz to win by decision or submission.

mentions Muniz's jiu-jitsu medals and Jacare's age

"i'm gonna go with andre muniz to just kind of be younger fresher"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Lean picked May 13, 2021 (2 days before fight)

Jacare Souza

The host picks Jacare Souza, giving him the jiu-jitsu advantage and noting his heavy strikes should get the fight to the ground. He acknowledges Souza is 41 and has a questionable chin after the Holland KO, but thinks he still has enough to grind out Muniz. He predicts a decision win and says he is not going to the betting window on this one.

Souza by decision

"i'm going with jakarta here as long as his chin isn't completely shot as some people make it out to be i do think that he grinds our moon is here uh and i think he wins this fight by …"

MMA Lock of the Night

Paul Shaughnessy Expert Lean picked May 12, 2021 (3 days before fight)

Jacare Souza

Paul picks Souza, believing he still has one good fight left. He notes that Souza's grappling is elite and Muniz's striking is poor. Paul thinks Souza can dictate where the fight takes place and has the advantage on the ground. He acknowledges Souza's recent KO loss but points out that prior to that, Souza was competitive with top guys.

"i'm going to take jacquez who's in the spot"

Bookie Beatdown

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked May 9, 2021 (6 days before fight)

André Muniz

The MMA Guru picks André Muniz to win by submission in the first round. He believes Jacare is too old and has declined significantly, as evidenced by Kevin Holland making his grappling look good. He thinks Muniz's athleticism on the ground will be too much for the slower Jacare, and predicts Muniz will catch Jacare on the feet or in a scramble and secure an armbar.

Muniz wins by submission in round 1 (armbar)

"i'm gonna have to pick andre muniz and i think i'm gonna pick andre muniz by submission"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Kevin Holland

KO (punches) R1 1:45 · UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · Dec 12, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Kevin Holland	0	15 of 18	83%	21 of 24	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02
Jacare Souza	0	2 of 2	100%	2 of 2	2 of 3	66%	0	0	1:27

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Kevin Holland	0	15 of 18	83%	21 of 24	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02
1	Jacare Souza	0	2 of 2	100%	2 of 2	2 of 3	66%	0	0	1:27

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Kevin Holland	15 of 18	83%	14 of 17	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 2	2 of 2	12 of 14
Jacare Souza	2 of 2	100%	2 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Kevin Holland	15 of 18	83%	14 of 17	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 2	2 of 2	12 of 14
1	Jacare Souza	2 of 2	100%	2 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 2

Play-by-Play

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Ronaldo Souza vs. Kevin Holland

Round 1
In a potential middleweight passing of the torch match – see also the previous bout – Holland (20-5, 7-2 UFC) will look to earn his fifth UFC win of the year against “Jacare” Souza (26-8, 1 NC; 9-5, 1 NC UFC). Thirteen years separate these two contenders, and referee Mark Smith will keep charge of the cage in this one. They touch gloves, and Holland lets loose a huge overhand right and a leg kick. Souza grabs his leg and hits a takedown, where Holland pulls his leg up to trap Souza and elbow him in the head like Anderson Silva did to Travis Lutter. Souza turns to try to get out of this position, and Holland powers back to his feet. Souza grips hold of a double, and then a single as Holland elbows his way out of danger. Holland latches on to a guillotine choke, and Souza pulls his head out and drops his opponent down. Holland starts talking trash while on his back, and Souza laughs and punches him in the face. Holland from his back nails Souza in the face with a huge right hand, and Souza falls to his back and gets blasted with another big right hand. “Jacare” leans backward as he is incredibly hurt while on his knees, and Holland springs up and drills Souza in the face with three lethal punches to completely shut Souza’s lights out. A few moments later, Souza manages to slump to his stool, and he nearly passes out again from the massive damage he received. Incredible! Holland has now won five fights this year, and done so in just seven impressive months. In his post-fight interview, Holland calls out Khamzat Chimaev to come up to greet him at 185 pounds next week.

The Official Result
Kevin Holland def. Ronaldo Souza R1 1:45 via KO (Punches)

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Dec 9, 2020 (3 days before fight)

Jacare Souza

Big Brady picks Jacare Souza to win by submission. He is concerned about Holland's poor takedown defense and submission history, and believes if Souza gets the fight to the mat, it's over. He notes Souza's superior competition and Holland's negative fight IQ. He passes on betting due to line movement but leans Souza.

submission

"i'm going so easy i'm taking the dog well i'm taking the probably going to be the favorite but i'm going so is a pie i'm going to go by submission"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Hesitant picked Dec 11, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Kevin Holland

Daniel is torn, acknowledging Holland's youth, reach, and hunger, but worried about his takedown defense and submission vulnerability. He notes Jacare's age and potential decline, but respects his jiu-jitsu. He picks Holland as a contrarian play since the line flipped, but calls it a very unconfident pick.

close decision

"i'ma go with holland but it's not a confident pick like"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Dec 7, 2020 (5 days before fight)

Jacare Souza

Souza is a high-level jiu-jitsu player who should be able to take Holland down and submit him. Holland has shown poor takedown defense and was submitted by Brendan Allen. Souza is older but still competitive, and his grappling is a huge threat. The line should be flipped; Souza is the better fighter here.

Souza via submission (first or second round); already bet 1.5 units at +140

"i do have a bet on jacqueline's souls already i've uh plugged it in at plus 140... i do like jock right here i got him at plus 140 already got a unit and a half on him"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Dec 6, 2020 (6 days before fight)

Jacare Souza

The MMA Guru picks Jacare Souza as an underdog, despite liking Kevin Holland. He believes Souza's chin, experience, and full camp will be key. He expects Holland to have a good first round but Souza to wear on him and get a submission win in the third round. He criticizes Holland's rapid fight schedule and lack of improvement.

submission win in the third round

"i'm gonna go with jackaraca and it really hurts me to say that and i really want that to be very clear here"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Jan Błachowicz

Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare · Nov 16, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jan Błachowicz	0	71 of 170	41%	105 of 205	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:04
Jacare Souza	0	20 of 48	41%	56 of 88	0 of 5	0%	0	0	8:25

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Jan Błachowicz	8 of 16	50%	17 of 25	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Jacare Souza	2 of 5	40%	7 of 14	0 of 1	0%	3:30
2	Jan Błachowicz	15 of 38	39%	21 of 44	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Jacare Souza	9 of 15	60%	16 of 22	0 of 1	0%	1:28
3	Jan Błachowicz	16 of 44	36%	22 of 51	0 of 0	---	0:04
3	Jacare Souza	7 of 14	50%	14 of 21	0 of 1	0%	1:26
4	Jan Błachowicz	17 of 34	50%	23 of 40	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Jacare Souza	1 of 9	11%	15 of 23	0 of 0	---	1:22
5	Jan Błachowicz	15 of 38	39%	22 of 45	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Jacare Souza	1 of 5	20%	4 of 8	0 of 2	0%	0:39

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jan Błachowicz	71 of 170	41%	38 of 121	13 of 20	20 of 29	59 of 154	12 of 16	0 of 0
Jacare Souza	20 of 48	41%	8 of 28	3 of 10	9 of 10	18 of 45	2 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jan Błachowicz	8 of 16	50%	2 of 9	3 of 3	3 of 4	4 of 12	4 of 4	0 of 0
1	Jacare Souza	2 of 5	40%	0 of 2	1 of 2	1 of 1	1 of 4	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Jan Błachowicz	15 of 38	39%	8 of 29	2 of 4	5 of 5	15 of 38	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Jacare Souza	9 of 15	60%	3 of 7	2 of 4	4 of 4	8 of 14	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Jan Błachowicz	16 of 44	36%	7 of 30	4 of 7	5 of 7	13 of 40	3 of 4	0 of 0
3	Jacare Souza	7 of 14	50%	4 of 10	0 of 1	3 of 3	7 of 14	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Jan Błachowicz	17 of 34	50%	10 of 24	4 of 5	3 of 5	14 of 30	3 of 4	0 of 0
4	Jacare Souza	1 of 9	11%	0 of 5	0 of 3	1 of 1	1 of 8	0 of 1	0 of 0
5	Jan Błachowicz	15 of 38	39%	11 of 29	0 of 1	4 of 8	13 of 34	2 of 4	0 of 0
5	Jacare Souza	1 of 5	20%	1 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 1	1 of 5	0 of 0	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Jan Blachowicz vs. Ronaldo Souza

Round 1
We have reached our main event of the evening, as Blachowicz (24-8, 7-5 UFC) looks to spoil the light heavyweight debut of Souza (26-7, 1 NC; 9-4 UFC) like he did to Luke Rockhold in his last bout. With Brazilian fighters 3-3-1 throughout the night against foreign opponents, this one is for all the proverbial marbles. The headlining bout is under the watchful eye of referee Kevin MacDonald, and with two sportsmanlike shakes of the hands and glove touch to boot, we are underway! Souza starts out feinting and ducking down, but Blachowicz is the one who strikes first with a low leg kick. As he goes after another, Souza shoots in for an early takedown, and Blachowicz stuffs it and stands up with his back against the cage. Souza looks for a trip when they are clinched, but the Pole keeps his balance and defends from persistent attacks. Souza lands a couple foot stops, and a short body shot as he leans heavy on his man. Blachowicz pushes off and they get back to the center of the cage, where "Jacare" throws a long punch to the body and a leg kick as he circles around in herky-jerky fashion. Another low kick finds its home from Blachowicz, but he is largely throwing single strikes as to not overcommit and risk getting planted on his back. A quick head kick comes up from Blachowicz, but the Brazilian is able to block it in time. Souza leaps forward with a right hand to close the distance, and is clipped with an uppercut coming in but gets back to grinding Blachowicz against the cage wall. Blachowicz slams in a solid knee to the midsection, and even briefly tries to hit a trip, before bailing on it and throwing an upward elbow. Blachowicz punches to the thigh and then brings up a short knee, and Souza cannot get him down as the time expires.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Souza
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Souza
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Souza

Round 2
A touch of gloves clock in the second round, and Blachowicz starts out with a kick to his opponent's knee. He then lands a body kick, and as Souza rushes in, he tries to counter with an uppercut but the Brazilian backs off in time. A low kick from Blachowicz is followed by a few jabs, and they both clank solid right hands off each other’s' jaws and disengage. "Jacare" slaps Blachowicz with a heavy leg kick, so the Pole returns fire as the crowd grows increasingly restless. Souza comes at him from a great distance with a double leg takedown attempt, and Blachowicz sees it from a mile away and stuffs it, but he is stuck with his back against the cage wall like much of the opening frame. Souza changes levels to go after a takedown, and Blachowicz is wise to it and pulls him back up, and brings up a knee for good measure. If Mike Goldberg were calling this fight, he would have almost undoubtedly let his "embrace the grind" catchphrase fly by now. Blachowicz separates and takes the center of the Octagon, and Souza is quick to follow. They trade single body kicks, and Souza slowly walks his opponent down but Blachowicz throws a few jabs to back him off. A sweeping low kick comes from Souza, and this time Blachowicz retires with a right to the body and left to the head that makes "Jacare" dart away briefly. The low kick lands again from Souza, and he follows it with a crisp right hand that makes Blachowicz nearly bounce off the fence, but he comes back and throws a spinning wheel kick that is several feet away from his target. This slow round ends.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Souza
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Souza
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Souza

Round 3
This round, like the first two, starts with a glove touch and then a leg kick from Blachowicz. "Jacare" returns fire with one that is much heavier, and Blachowicz tries to respond with one but the power difference in these kicks is substantial. Souza just misses with a right hand, and Blachowicz doubles up with a jab before charging in with a series of punches that only partially land. Souza counters with a right over the top, and barely misses with another right as he pushes in for the clinch. Souza leans heavy, and throws a few mild body shots while Blachowicz responds with some short knees. The Pole breaks free and then turns into a leg kick, and as he throws another, Souza checks it. The Brazilian throws one back and Blachowicz lifts his leg up. A jab comes from Blachowicz, and then a low kick, followed by a jab, and while they land, they are hardly showing an effect. Souza presses forward and wings a right hand, while changing levels to hit a double leg takedown. Souza nearly sweeps the leg but Blachowicz recovers underhooks and reverses the position, lands a shot and breaks free. The two stand in front of one another for a good 30 seconds, until Souza explodes with a right hand that lands, leading to a quick reply from Blachowicz that ends the round. Each of these three so far have been very uneventful and difficult to score.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Blachowicz
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Souza
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Souza

Round 4
A half-hearted head kick comes from Souza to begin the round, and the pace has waned to a crawl. Blachowicz scores a few jabs, and "Jacare" looks to come back but it is nothing doing. As he lands a few more, Souza tries to fire back with heavy shots, and Blachowicz backs off. As Souza rushes in to engage the clinch, Blachowicz catches him on the way in with a few sharp punches, but the Brazilian ignores them to hang on to his opponent. The crowd groans, and lights start to appear in the darkness and begin waving back and forth, voicing and displaying their disapproval for this drag of a fight. Blachowicz separates with a left hand, and then snaps out a jab, but does not do more. A low kick nearly makes Blachowicz trip over, and then he throws one back that causes Souza to stumble. Another few kicks from Blachowicz land, and Souza has started to limp while Blachowicz grins at him. Blachowicz comes up high with a head kick and Souza blocks it, before throwing a low kick that the Brazilian attempts to check it. An inside kick comes up high and Souza complains about a groin shot, but Blachowicz cries foul and the referee says it was not a low blow. Blachowicz comes at him with a body kick and is walking Souza down, and the fourth period ends while we can see the visible damage and swelling of Blachowicz' left foot -- it is transforming into a "balewn."

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Blachowicz
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Blachowicz
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Blachowicz

Round 5
The men touch gloves for one final time, and Blachowicz throws a jab and a low kick as he switches stances. Another kick from Blachowicz's back leg scores, and as Souza rushes in to land a takedown, like many times before, Blachowicz stuffs it and stands up him with his back pressed firmly against the fence. Souza tries to quickly change levels and hit a takedown and Blachowicz staves it off with a slew of punches. From a distance, "Jacare" races forward and goes after a double, but he cannot land it and we go back to the position from before. MacDonald finally separates the two, as he likely should have in the earlier rounds, halfway into Round 5. A head kick from Blachowicz comes up but it is short, and a low kick is also shy of the mark. Souza swings hard into a leg kick but misses, and Blachowicz tags him with a left hand. Souza storms in low for a takedown and gets blasted with an uppercut that makes him slip around like he is on ice skates. Whether a knockdown or a severe slip, Souza ate that on the chin and then took a few more punches along the way. "Jacare" regains his composure but has completely stopped throwing anything from any of his eight limbs. Blachowicz picks at him with a few leg kicks and jabs, misses with one last head kick, and this fight is mercifully over. Both men raise their arms in the air to celebrate their victory, but neither should be happy with that 25-minute display.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Blachowicz (48-47 Blachowicz)
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Blachowicz (48-47 Souza)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Blachowicz (48-47 Souza)

The Official Result
Jan Blachowicz def. Ronaldo Souza via Split Decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

LOSS vs Jack Hermansson

Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson · Apr 27, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jack Hermansson	0	90 of 175	51%	120 of 205	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:29
Jacare Souza	0	148 of 372	39%	256 of 496	3 of 10	30%	1	0	6:51

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Jack Hermansson	7 of 17	41%	26 of 36	0 of 1	0%	0	0:29
1	Jacare Souza	26 of 44	59%	29 of 47	0 of 1	0%	1	1:32
2	Jack Hermansson	8 of 12	66%	10 of 14	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Jacare Souza	9 of 25	36%	107 of 139	1 of 1	100%	0	3:59
3	Jack Hermansson	30 of 50	60%	30 of 50	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00
3	Jacare Souza	28 of 81	34%	28 of 81	0 of 4	0%	0	0:05
4	Jack Hermansson	19 of 40	47%	22 of 43	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
4	Jacare Souza	50 of 123	40%	50 of 123	0 of 1	0%	0	0:32
5	Jack Hermansson	26 of 56	46%	32 of 62	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00
5	Jacare Souza	35 of 99	35%	42 of 106	2 of 3	66%	0	0:43

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jack Hermansson	90 of 175	51%	65 of 141	24 of 33	1 of 1	74 of 154	15 of 20	1 of 1
Jacare Souza	148 of 372	39%	96 of 313	32 of 36	20 of 23	120 of 339	24 of 29	4 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jack Hermansson	7 of 17	41%	5 of 14	2 of 3	0 of 0	5 of 15	2 of 2	0 of 0
1	Jacare Souza	26 of 44	59%	9 of 25	10 of 10	7 of 9	18 of 36	8 of 8	0 of 0
2	Jack Hermansson	8 of 12	66%	7 of 10	0 of 1	1 of 1	7 of 11	0 of 0	1 of 1
2	Jacare Souza	9 of 25	36%	6 of 20	0 of 2	3 of 3	5 of 21	0 of 0	4 of 4
3	Jack Hermansson	30 of 50	60%	21 of 37	9 of 13	0 of 0	27 of 47	3 of 3	0 of 0
3	Jacare Souza	28 of 81	34%	14 of 67	5 of 5	9 of 9	26 of 78	2 of 3	0 of 0
4	Jack Hermansson	19 of 40	47%	16 of 37	3 of 3	0 of 0	15 of 33	4 of 7	0 of 0
4	Jacare Souza	50 of 123	40%	41 of 112	9 of 10	0 of 1	44 of 113	6 of 10	0 of 0
5	Jack Hermansson	26 of 56	46%	16 of 43	10 of 13	0 of 0	20 of 48	6 of 8	0 of 0
5	Jacare Souza	35 of 99	35%	26 of 89	8 of 9	1 of 1	27 of 91	8 of 8	0 of 0

WIN vs Chris Weidman

KO (punches) R3 2:46 · UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · Nov 03, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jacare Souza	0	68 of 193	35%	76 of 201	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:43
Chris Weidman	1	74 of 132	56%	100 of 158	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:07

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Jacare Souza	0	23 of 68	33%	23 of 68	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Chris Weidman	0	14 of 30	46%	15 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Jacare Souza	0	26 of 64	40%	34 of 72	1 of 1	100%	0:43
2	Chris Weidman	0	31 of 59	52%	50 of 78	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Jacare Souza	0	19 of 61	31%	19 of 61	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Chris Weidman	1	29 of 43	67%	35 of 49	0 of 0	---	0:07

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jacare Souza	68 of 193	35%	52 of 171	14 of 20	2 of 2	61 of 182	7 of 11	0 of 0
Chris Weidman	74 of 132	56%	42 of 89	24 of 31	8 of 12	57 of 109	15 of 21	2 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jacare Souza	23 of 68	33%	21 of 65	2 of 3	0 of 0	21 of 66	2 of 2	0 of 0
1	Chris Weidman	14 of 30	46%	5 of 16	5 of 7	4 of 7	11 of 27	3 of 3	0 of 0
2	Jacare Souza	26 of 64	40%	16 of 50	8 of 12	2 of 2	23 of 58	3 of 6	0 of 0
2	Chris Weidman	31 of 59	52%	19 of 43	10 of 13	2 of 3	21 of 46	9 of 12	1 of 1
3	Jacare Souza	19 of 61	31%	15 of 56	4 of 5	0 of 0	17 of 58	2 of 3	0 of 0
3	Chris Weidman	29 of 43	67%	18 of 30	9 of 11	2 of 2	25 of 36	3 of 6	1 of 1

LOSS vs Kelvin Gastelum

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 12, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Kelvin Gastelum	0	64 of 115	55%	78 of 129	1 of 9	11%	1	1	3:28
Jacare Souza	1	53 of 145	36%	57 of 149	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:35

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Kelvin Gastelum	0	21 of 22	95%	32 of 33	0 of 2	0%	1	1	2:57
1	Jacare Souza	0	7 of 7	100%	9 of 9	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:17
2	Kelvin Gastelum	0	24 of 56	42%	24 of 56	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:01
2	Jacare Souza	1	24 of 73	32%	24 of 73	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:13
3	Kelvin Gastelum	0	19 of 37	51%	22 of 40	1 of 4	25%	0	0	0:30
3	Jacare Souza	0	22 of 65	33%	24 of 67	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Kelvin Gastelum	64 of 115	55%	42 of 84	21 of 30	1 of 1	42 of 90	8 of 11	14 of 14
Jacare Souza	53 of 145	36%	44 of 133	7 of 10	2 of 2	41 of 125	9 of 10	3 of 10

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Kelvin Gastelum	21 of 22	95%	14 of 14	7 of 8	0 of 0	0 of 1	7 of 7	14 of 14
1	Jacare Souza	7 of 7	100%	3 of 3	3 of 3	1 of 1	0 of 0	7 of 7	0 of 0
2	Kelvin Gastelum	24 of 56	42%	15 of 40	9 of 16	0 of 0	24 of 54	0 of 2	0 of 0
2	Jacare Souza	24 of 73	32%	20 of 67	3 of 5	1 of 1	21 of 63	0 of 0	3 of 10
3	Kelvin Gastelum	19 of 37	51%	13 of 30	5 of 6	1 of 1	18 of 35	1 of 2	0 of 0
3	Jacare Souza	22 of 65	33%	21 of 63	1 of 2	0 of 0	20 of 62	2 of 3	0 of 0

WIN vs Derek Brunson

KO (head kick and punches) R1 3:50 · UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 · Jan 27, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jacare Souza	1	9 of 21	42%	9 of 21	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:04
Derek Brunson	0	8 of 34	23%	8 of 34	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Jacare Souza	1	9 of 21	42%	9 of 21	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:04
1	Derek Brunson	0	8 of 34	23%	8 of 34	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jacare Souza	9 of 21	42%	7 of 10	2 of 11	0 of 0	6 of 17	1 of 1	2 of 3
Derek Brunson	8 of 34	23%	5 of 28	2 of 4	1 of 2	8 of 34	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jacare Souza	9 of 21	42%	7 of 10	2 of 11	0 of 0	6 of 17	1 of 1	2 of 3
1	Derek Brunson	8 of 34	23%	5 of 28	2 of 4	1 of 2	8 of 34	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Robert Whittaker

TKO (head kick and punches) R2 3:28 · UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis · Apr 15, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	9 of 36	25%	13 of 40	1 of 3	33%	0	0	0:48
Jacare Souza	1	55 of 110	50%	57 of 112	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:25

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Robert Whittaker	0	5 of 24	20%	8 of 27	1 of 2	50%	0:48
1	Jacare Souza	0	18 of 39	46%	19 of 40	0 of 0	---	0:04
2	Robert Whittaker	0	4 of 12	33%	5 of 13	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	Jacare Souza	1	37 of 71	52%	38 of 72	0 of 0	---	0:21

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	9 of 36	25%	6 of 31	3 of 5	0 of 0	6 of 32	3 of 4	0 of 0
Jacare Souza	55 of 110	50%	47 of 97	7 of 12	1 of 1	40 of 85	1 of 4	14 of 21

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Robert Whittaker	5 of 24	20%	4 of 21	1 of 3	0 of 0	2 of 20	3 of 4	0 of 0
1	Jacare Souza	18 of 39	46%	15 of 34	3 of 5	0 of 0	17 of 38	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Robert Whittaker	4 of 12	33%	2 of 10	2 of 2	0 of 0	4 of 12	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Jacare Souza	37 of 71	52%	32 of 63	4 of 7	1 of 1	23 of 47	0 of 3	14 of 21

Play-by-Play

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Ronaldo ”Jacare” Souza vs. Robert Whittaker

Round 1
Whittaker tests the range with some long left hands and denies the first attempt by "Jacare" to tie up near the fence. Ninety seconds in, Souza gets the clinch and pins Whittaker to the fence, hits the Australian with a few knees inside and then takes him down. Whittaker tries to roll into top position but Souza keeps hold of an ankle and maintains control on the ground. Whittaker gets back to his feet, gets taken down again and has to escape quickly as Souza tries to take the back. The middleweights are back to striking in the center of the cage with two minutes on the clock. A big left from Whittaker knocks an off-balance Jacare to the ground, but the Brazilian is back on his feet without absorbing damage. Whittaker is starting to find the range with his hands now, clipping Souza with another right hand, now an uppercut. Souza takes back some ground with a pair of blasting overhand rights of his own as they hit the final minute of round one. Whittaker counters a wild punch from Souza with a speedy left-handed counter, then backs up the BJJ black belt with a straight left at the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Whittaker
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Whittaker
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Whittaker

Round 2
A massive right hand from Whittaker floors "Jacare" in the first 30 seconds of the round. Whittaker tries to pounce and pound out his wounded opponent, but Souza ties him up in guard and limits the space for striking. Whittaker backs off, stands and wants Souza to do the same. Now it's Souza circling around the edge of the cage, circling directly into a right high kick from Whittaker. The tables have turned as Whittaker stalks from the center, picking his shots as Souza tries to clear the cobwebs. Souza remains on unsteady feet through the middle of the round, and Whittaker does not let up on the pressure. Another right high kick to the face puts "Jacare" on wobbly legs; Whittaker hustles him to the floor and begins punching away, though Souza is avoiding many of the strikes by using his legs to push the standing Whittaker away. Souza rolls to his knees, and referee Mario Yamasaki picks a strange time to step in for the stoppage. Souza, who was clearly hurt from the head kick and ate several punches on the ground, appeared to be moving toward a better position. Nonetheless, the ref's decision stands, and Robert Whittaker has pulled off the upset.

The Official Result
Robert Whittaker def. Ronaldo Souza via TKO (Head Kick and Punches) R2 3:28

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