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Jose Souza absorbs 5.8 and lands 3.5 significant strikes per minute. Striking deficit of 2.3. Among the larger negative margins in the division.

Jose Souza has infrequent takedown attempts on record. Wrestling is not a significant factor in UFC fights on record.

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Fighter Profile›Welterweight
“Canela”

Jose Souza

9-11 UFC
Form
6'3"ht·79"reach·Orthodoxstance·24age
Last fightWDing Meng·S-DEC·R3·2mo ago
Fighter Context
1–0UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
1Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
26UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈1 UFC Fight
Striking Differential
-2.34

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

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

Durability
Unrated

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

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
8-1
Last fight: May 2026
Streak Into UFC
3consecutive W
Pro Fight Time
37.6minutes
Avg Opp Wins
4.5at fight time
Early Finish Rate
67%in R1–R2
Physical
Height
6'3"
+3.8"div avg 5'11"
Reach
79"
+5.5"div avg 73.5"
Stance
Orthodox
KO Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
675%
Sub
00%
Decision
225%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
1100%
Sub
00%
Decision
00%
Striking

Jose Souza — 3.45 significant strikes per minute, 43% striking accuracy, absorbs 5.79 strikes per minute.

Souza
Distance Striker
Head Hunter
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.45
Str. Accuracy43%
72UFC landed/153attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+2.1 vs avg5.79
Str. Defense38%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
84%
Body
12%
Leg
4%
By Position
Distance99%
/
Clinch1%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 11 round
Round 21 round
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed202329
Avg. Absorbed242613
Avg. Net-4-3+16
Grappling
Souza·0s ctrlPassive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00
TD Accuracy0%
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
Sub Defense
Not Sub Tested
Finishing

Jose Souza — 1 UFC win (1 decision).

Finish Rate
0%
div avg 53%
UFC Record
1-0Unbeaten in UFC
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision1 / 1
Recent Wins
Ding MengS-DEC
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
No eligible sequences on record.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
0UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
100%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+21+41+62+83avg2026

1 UFC fights · hover for details

Souza — 1 UFC Fight

Jose Souza — UFC fight record: 1 win, 0 losses.

Result
Method
1 fight
W
Ding Meng
WW
S-DEC R3May '26
+9
·72 SS (47%)·63 abs
Souza — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
LYusaku KinoshitaDWCSKO/TKOR3Sep 2022
Souza — Pro Fight Log (8)
WPorfirio Alves9-3KO/TKO R2Nov 2024
WAlexandre Silva8-4DECJan 2024
WAlan Silva10-6KO/TKO R3Feb 2023
WPedro Oliveira5-0DECMay 2022
WKadu Freitas0-0KO/TKO R2Nov 2021
All Fighters
Welterweight
“Canela”

Jose Souza

9-11 UFC
Form
6'3"ht·79"reach·Orthodoxstance·24age
Last fightWDing Meng·S-DEC·2mo ago
Fighter Context
1–0UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
1Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
26UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-2.34

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

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

Durability
Unrated

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

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
8-1
Last fight: May 2026
Streak Into UFC
3consecutive W
Pro Fight Time
37.6minutes
Avg Opp Wins
4.5at fight time
Early Finish Rate
67%in R1–R2
Physical
Height
6'3"
+3.8"div avg 5'11"
Reach
79"
+5.5"div avg 73.5"
Stance
Orthodox
KO Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
675%
Sub
00%
Decision
225%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
1100%
Sub
00%
Decision
00%
Striking
Souza
Welterweight avg
Distance StrikerHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min3.45
Str. Accuracy43%
72UFC landed/153attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+2.1 vs avg5.79
Str. Defense38%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
84%
Body
12%
Leg
4%
By Position
Dist99%
Clinch1%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=1
R2
n=1
R3
n=1
Landed202329
Absorbed242613
Net-4-3+16
Grappling
Souza
Welterweight avg
0s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00
TD Accuracy0%
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—No eligible sequences.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
0UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
100%split rate
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.82.54.3R1R2R3
R1n=1
R2n=1
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
4.0
4.6
5.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.8
5.2
2.6
Diff
-0.8
-0.6
+3.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Souza — UFC Fight Log
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W
Ding MengWW
S-DEC·R3·May '26
72 SS (47%)·63 abs
Souza — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
LYusaku KinoshitaDWCSKO/TKOR3Sep 2022
Souza — Pro Fight Log (8)
WPorfirio Alves9-3KO/TKO R2Nov 2024
WAlexandre Silva8-4DECJan 2024
WAlan Silva10-6KO/TKO R3Feb 2023
WPedro Oliveira5-0DECMay 2022
WKadu Freitas0-0KO/TKO R2Nov 2021
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