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Jacare Souza

Inactive · age 46 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 89% of wins by KO or submission
  • 67% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1534
Global Elo 1585 ±39
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-7-0
KO 4 · Sub 4 · Dec 1
Streak
-4
Δ90d -14 · Δ1y -14
Last fight
May 15, 2021
Loss by Submission · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 38m
Avg fight time
9:51
Bonuses
9
Fights per year
2.0
Ground control
47m
Since last fight
5y 1mo

Honest Elo history

16 fights · tap & drag
May 18, 2013 — W vs Chris Camozzi Δ+40Sep 4, 2013 — W vs Yushin Okami Δ+45Feb 15, 2014 — W vs Francis Carmont Δ+34Sep 5, 2014 — W vs Gegard Mousasi Δ+27Apr 18, 2015 — W vs Chris Camozzi Δ+20Dec 12, 2015 — L vs Yoel Romero Δ-15May 14, 2016 — W vs Vitor Belfort Δ+19Feb 11, 2017 — W vs Tim Boetsch Δ+13Apr 15, 2017 — L vs Robert Whittaker Δ-21Jan 27, 2018 — W vs Derek Brunson Δ+18May 12, 2018 — L vs Kelvin Gastelum Δ-16Nov 3, 2018 — W vs Chris Weidman Δ+21Apr 27, 2019 — L vs Jack Hermansson Δ-20Nov 16, 2019 — L vs Jan Blachowicz Δ-20Dec 12, 2020 — L vs Kevin Holland Δ-21May 15, 2021 — L vs Andre Muniz Δ-21 14501500155016001650 2015201720192021 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":370.3,"elo":1475,"date":"2013-05-18","opp":"Chris Camozzi","result":"W","delta":40},{"i":1,"x":116.9,"y":299.1,"elo":1519,"date":"2013-09-04","opp":"Yushin Okami","result":"W","delta":45},{"i":2,"x":157.3,"y":244.9,"elo":1553,"date":"2014-02-15","opp":"Francis Carmont","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":3,"x":207.2,"y":201.7,"elo":1580,"date":"2014-09-05","opp":"Gegard Mousasi","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":262.7,"y":170.3,"elo":1600,"date":"2015-04-18","opp":"Chris Camozzi","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":5,"x":321.4,"y":194.6,"elo":1585,"date":"2015-12-12","opp":"Yoel Romero","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":6,"x":359.4,"y":164.6,"elo":1603,"date":"2016-05-14","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":7,"x":426.7,"y":144.1,"elo":1616,"date":"2017-02-11","opp":"Tim Boetsch","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":442.2,"y":178,"elo":1595,"date":"2017-04-15","opp":"Robert Whittaker","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":9,"x":513,"y":150,"elo":1613,"date":"2018-01-27","opp":"Derek Brunson","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":538.9,"y":176.2,"elo":1596,"date":"2018-05-12","opp":"Kelvin Gastelum","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":11,"x":582.1,"y":143.4,"elo":1617,"date":"2018-11-03","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":12,"x":625.3,"y":175.8,"elo":1596,"date":"2019-04-27","opp":"Jack Hermansson","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":13,"x":675.3,"y":208.2,"elo":1576,"date":"2019-11-16","opp":"Jan Blachowicz","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":14,"x":772,"y":241.8,"elo":1555,"date":"2020-12-12","opp":"Kevin Holland","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":15,"x":810,"y":275.9,"elo":1534,"date":"2021-05-15","opp":"Andre Muniz","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 15, 2021 Andre Muniz L -21
Dec 12, 2020 Kevin Holland L -21
Nov 16, 2019 Jan Blachowicz L -20
Apr 27, 2019 Jack Hermansson L -20
Nov 3, 2018 Chris Weidman W +21

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
89%
8 / 9
Finish rate
KO
4
44% of wins
SUB
4
44% of wins
DEC
1
11% of wins
KO: 4 (44%) 4 Sub: 4 (44%) 4 Dec: 1 (11%) 1
Finishes by round
8 total
R1
6 75%
R2
R3
2 25%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 445 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
67% Head
  • Head 67%
  • Body 26%
  • Leg 8%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
62% Distance
  • Distance 62%
  • Clinch 15%
  • Ground 23%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
43%
of losses by finish
3 of 7 · usually R1
2 KO/TKO 1 Sub 4 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1602
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
5
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Chris Weidman
Elo 1700 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
8.5
+0.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 16 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1571
1564
Notable wins
Chris Weidman 1700 Yushin Okami 1665 Vitor Belfort 1658 Francis Carmont 1647 Derek Brunson 1643

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Jacare Souza on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.