✓ Jose Souza won · by Decision · R3 · 5:00
welterweight
Other bouts 11
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
May 30, 2026 · Macau, China
- 1bantamweight MainSong YadongvsDeiveson Figueiredo
- 2light heavyweightAlonzo MenifieldvsZhang Mingyang
- 3heavyweightSergei PavlovichvsTallison Teixeira
- 4bantamweightKai AsakuravsCameron Smotherman
- 5welterweightJake MatthewsvsCarlston Harris
- 6flyweightAlex PerezvsSumudaerji
- 7middleweightLuis Felipe DiasvsYiSak Lee
- 10bantamweightRei TsuruyavsLuis Gurule
- 10women's strawweightAngela HillvsXiong Jingnan
- 11women's strawweightJaqueline AmorimvsLoma Lookboonmee
- 12featherweightRodrigo VeravsZhu Kangjie
Final result · recorded Jun 3, 2026
Jose Souza
defeated Ding Meng by Decision in round 3 at 5:00
Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Jose Souza 32.9% · Ding Meng 67.1%
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Other fights on this card · 11
Song Yadong vs Deiveson Figueiredo Main event · bantamweight Alonzo Menifield vs Zhang Mingyang light heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich vs Tallison Teixeira heavyweight Kai Asakura vs Cameron Smotherman bantamweight Jake Matthews vs Carlston Harris welterweight Alex Perez vs Sumudaerji flyweight Luis Felipe Dias vs YiSak Lee middleweight Rei Tsuruya vs Luis Gurule bantamweight Angela Hill vs Xiong Jingnan women's strawweight Jaqueline Amorim vs Loma Lookboonmee women's strawweight Rodrigo Vera vs Zhu Kangjie featherweight
Tale of the tape
| 1-0-0 | UFC record | 0-1-0 |
| KO 0 · Sub 0 | Finishes | KO 0 · Sub 0 |
| +1 | Streak | -1 |
| 24 | Age | 31 |
| 6'3" 191 cm | Height | 6'2" 188 cm |
| 79" 201 cm | Reach | 73" 185 cm |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| 1551 | Global Elo | 1532 |
| 1525 | Elo rating | 1506 |
Jose Souza — Notable ▼
Ding Meng — Notable ▼
At a glance
- Has never been finished — durability signal
Jose Souza — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 72 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
85% Head
- Head 85%
- Body 10%
- Leg 6%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
99% Distance
- Distance 99%
- Clinch 1%
- Ground 0%
Ding Meng — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 63 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
67% Leg
- Head 21%
- Body 13%
- Leg 67%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
98% Distance
- Distance 98%
- Clinch 2%
- Ground 0%
Performance comparison
Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.
4.80
Top 5 · welterweight
Strikes Landed per Minute
- 1Carlos Leal8.75
- 2Daniel Rodriguez7.20
- 3Billy Ray Goff7.11
- 4Jacobe Smith6.85
- 5Kevin Jousset6.61
div avg 4.04
47%
Top 5 · welterweight
Striking Accuracy
- 1Kiefer Crosbie64%
- 2Jacobe Smith63%
- 3Gunnar Nelson61%
- 4Shavkat Rakhmonov60%
- 5Chidi Njokuani60%
div avg 50%
4.20
Top 5 · welterweight
Lowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Jeremiah Wells1.28
- 2Islam Makhachev1.45
- 3Michael Page1.57
- 4Michael Chiesa1.73
- 5Themba Gorimbo1.75
div avg 3.06
57%
Top 5 · welterweight
Striking Defense
- 1Gabriel Bonfim64%
- 2Muslim Salikhov62%
- 3Islam Makhachev62%
- 4Michael Page62%
- 5Santiago Ponzinibbio62%
div avg 56%
0.00
Top 5 · welterweight
Takedowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Myktybek Orolbai8.77
- 2Themba Gorimbo4.52
- 3Jacobe Smith4.52
- 4Rinat Fakhretdinov3.91
- 5Colby Covington3.64
div avg 2.25
—
Top 5 · welterweight
Takedown Accuracy
- 1Carlos Prates100%
- 2Jacobe Smith100%
- 3Themba Gorimbo63%
- 4Myktybek Orolbai59%
- 5Mike Malott57%
div avg 42%
—
Top 5 · welterweight
Takedown Defense
- 1Jacobe Smith100%
- 2Charles Radtke100%
- 3Kevin Jousset100%
- 4Rinat Fakhretdinov92%
- 5Islam Makhachev91%
div avg 72%
0.00
Top 5 · welterweight
Submission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Preston Parsons2.31
- 2Ramiz Brahimaj1.60
- 3Mickey Gall1.58
- 4Jeremiah Wells1.31
- 5Shavkat Rakhmonov1.20
div avg 0.54
0
Top 5 · welterweight
Control Time per 15 Minutes
- 1Rinat Fakhretdinov8.11
- 2Myktybek Orolbai8.04
- 3Jeremiah Wells7.96
- 4Themba Gorimbo7.92
- 5Charles Radtke7.71
div avg 4
Finish & durability
How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.
Jose Souza
0% finish rate
KO 0 · Sub 0
can finish?
Ding Meng
finished 0%
never finished
Ding Meng
0% finish rate
KO 0 · Sub 0
can finish?
Jose Souza
finished —
no losses
Strength of schedule in UFC
Comparable recent competition — last-5 avg 1500 (Jose Souza) vs 1500 (Ding Meng).
Jose Souza red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1500
UFC level Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 1 UFC wins
Toughest win
Ding Meng
Elo 1500 at fight time
Expected wins
0.5
+0.5 above schedule
Ding Meng blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1500
UFC level Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 0 UFC wins
Toughest win
—
Expected wins
0.5
−0.5 below schedule
Corner A recent form
Jose Souza
- May 30, 2026
Corner B recent form
Ding Meng
- May 30, 2026
Source
Per-fighter stats and bout records from
Jose Souza & Ding Meng on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice.
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