Fighter Profile›Middleweight

Jacare Souza

26-10 (1 NC)16 UFC

Wrestler

Form

· 4L

Inactive

4× Title

4× 5R

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'1"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age

Last fightLAndre Muniz·SUB·R1·4yr ago

Fighter Context

9–7UFC·

4KO

4Sub

1Dec

9.8min/fight

158UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

8–7(15 fights)

88%finish rate

+0.2str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

5–3(8 fights)

100%finish rate

+0.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.30

Deficit

37%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.349

Strong

75%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

61%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

54%

Average

55%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Souza

Ground & Pound

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.53

Str. Accuracy47%

445UFC landed/849attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.7 vs avg2.83

Str. Defense62%

KD Rate / fight0.19

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.19

CQ KO Power

Average42%ile0.67

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

23%

Leg

By Position

Distance58%

Clinch16%

Ground26%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 116 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 37 rounds	Round 42 rounds	Round 52 rounds
Avg. Landed	11	13	17	10	14
Avg. Absorbed	11	17	17	34	25
Avg. Net	0	-4	0	-23	-11

Grappling

Souza

Sub Hunter

·175s ctrlActive Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.57

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.43

TD Accuracy39%

16UFC landed/57attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.30

4UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense57%

10UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

89%

Elite Finisher

div avg 61%

How They Lose

7UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 9

Submission4 / 9

Decision1 / 9

KD → Finish

3/3Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 7

Submission1 / 7

Decision4 / 7

Loss Pattern

Mixed

3 early · 0 late · 4 dec across 7 losses

Fast and versatile. 6 of 8 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

3SD

0MD

60%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 14 more in second half of career

16 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=8

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

2.6

2.7

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.5

3.5

3.7

Diff

+0.1

-0.8

+0.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-42%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Souza — 16 UFC Fights

Result

Method

16 fights

Andre Muniz

SUB R1 · 3:59May '21

·11 SS (58%)·7 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·53s ctrl

Kevin HollandVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 1:45Dec '20

-13

·2 SS (100%)·15 abs·2/3 td·87s ctrl

Jan Blachowicz

TITLE

S-DEC R5Nov '19

-51

·20 SS (42%)·71 abs·0/5 td·505s ctrl

Jack Hermansson

TITLE

U-DEC R5Apr '19

-58

·90 SS (51%)·148 abs·0/3 td·3 td taken·29s ctrl

Chris WeidmanVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 2:46Nov '18

·74 SS (56%)·68 abs·1 td taken·7s ctrl·1 kd landed

Kelvin GastelumVeteran

S-DEC R3May '18

+11

·64 SS (56%)·53 abs·1/9 td·208s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Derek BrunsonVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 3:50Jan '18

·9 SS (43%)·8 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed

Robert WhittakerVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 3:28Apr '17

-46

·9 SS (25%)·55 abs·1/3 td·48s ctrl·1 kd taken

Tim BoetschVeteran

SUB R1 · 3:41Feb '17

·7 SS (39%)·6 abs·1/2 td·74s ctrl·1 sub att

Vitor BelfortVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 4:38May '16

+35

·39 SS (71%)·4 abs·1/3 td·189s ctrl

Souza — Prior Tracked Fights (13)

WJoey VillasenorStrikeforceU-DECR3—

LLuke RockholdStrikeforceU-DECR5—

WIan MurphyDreamSUBR1—

LGegard MousasiDreamKO/TKOR1—

NCJason MillerDreamCould Not Co…R1—

WJason MillerDreamU-DECR2—

WBristol MarundeStrikeforceSUBR3—

WMatt LindlandStrikeforceSUBR1—

WRobbie LawlerStrikeforceSUBR3—

WTim KennedyStrikeforceU-DECR5—

All Fighters

Middleweight

Jacare Souza

26-10 (1 NC)16 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age

Last fightLAndre Muniz·SUB·4yr ago

Fighter Context

9–7UFC·

4KO

4Sub

1Dec

9.8min/fight

158UFC min

vs. Winning Record8–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)5–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.30

37%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.349

75%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

61%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

54%

55%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Souza

Middleweight avg

Ground & Pound

Sig. Strikes / Min2.53

Str. Accuracy47%

445UFC landed/849attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.7 vs avg2.83

Str. Defense62%

KD Rate / Fight0.19

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.19

CQ KO Power

Average42%ile0.67

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

23%

Leg

By Position

Dist58%

Clinch16%

Ground26%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=16	R2 n=8	R3 n=7	R4 n=2	R5 n=2
Landed	11	13	17	10	14
Absorbed	11	17	17	34	25
Net	0	-4	0	-23	-11

Grappling

Souza

Middleweight avg

Sub Hunter

175s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.57

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.43

TD Accuracy39%

16UFC landed/57attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.30

4UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense57%

10UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

89%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

4Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

3SD

0MD

60%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=8

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

2.6

2.7

3.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.5

3.5

3.7

Diff

+0.1

-0.8

+0.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Souza — UFC Fight Log

Andre Muniz

SUB·R1·May '21

11 SS (58%)·7 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·53s ctrl

Kevin HollandVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '20

2 SS (100%)·15 abs·2/3 td·87s ctrl

Jan BlachowiczTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Nov '19

20 SS (42%)·71 abs·0/5 td·505s ctrl

Jack HermanssonTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Apr '19

90 SS (51%)·148 abs·0/3 td·3 td taken·29s ctrl

Chris WeidmanVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·Nov '18

74 SS (56%)·68 abs·1 td taken·7s ctrl·1 kd

Kelvin GastelumVeteran

S-DEC·R3·May '18

64 SS (56%)·53 abs·1/9 td·208s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Derek BrunsonVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '18

9 SS (43%)·8 abs·0/1 td·1 kd

Robert WhittakerVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Apr '17

9 SS (25%)·55 abs·1/3 td·48s ctrl·1 kd taken

Souza — Prior Tracked Fights (13)

WJoey VillasenorStrikeforceU-DECR3

LLuke RockholdStrikeforceU-DECR5

WIan MurphyDreamSUBR1

LGegard MousasiDreamKO/TKOR1

NCJason MillerDreamCould Not Co…R1

WJason MillerDreamU-DECR2

WBristol MarundeStrikeforceSUBR3

WMatt LindlandStrikeforceSUBR1

Round 116 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 37 rounds

Round 42 rounds

Round 52 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-4

-23

-11

n=16

n=8

n=7

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-4

-23

-11