Ronaldo Souza

🇧🇷

(1979-12-07)

Statistics

UFC Record: 9-7

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-2
Submission: 4-1
Decision: 1-4

By Elo:

As Favorite: 6-7
As Underdog: 3-0

By Weight Class:

Middleweight: 9-6
Light Heavyweight: 0-1

By Round:

Round 1: 6-2
Round 2: 0-1
Round 3: 3-2
Round 5: 0-2

By Type:

Main Event: 2-2
Ranked Opponent: 7-6

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: W L L L L

Peak Elo: 3325 (2017-02-11)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3041 (#53)

Bonuses: 7 (2 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 9m 51s

Total Fight Time: 2h 37m 34s

Avg Time Between Fights: 175 days

Avg Card Placement: 2.3

Peak Rankings:

#1 Middleweight

#14 Light Heavyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2021-05-15
UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler

Andre Muniz (31) 🇧🇷
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2940

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:59

🇧🇷 Ronaldo Souza (41)
9-6 • L L L W L
Elo: 2972

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2020-12-12
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno

⭐ Kevin Holland (28) 🇺🇸
L W W W W • 7-2
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2911

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:45

🇧🇷 Ronaldo Souza (41)
9-5 • L L W L W
Elo: 3127

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2019-11-16
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré

Jan Blachowicz (36) 🇵🇱
W W W L W • 7-5
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3142

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 Ronaldo Souza (39)
9-4 • L W L W L
Elo: 3169 • UFC rank: #8

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil 🇧🇷

2019-04-27
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson

Jack Hermansson (30) 🇳🇴 🇸🇪
W L W W W • 6-2
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3125

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 Ronaldo Souza (39)
9-3 • W L W L W
Elo: 3319 • UFC rank: #4

BB&T Center
Sunrise, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2018-11-03
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis

Ronaldo Souza (38) 🇧🇷
L W L W W • 8-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3216

MIDDLEWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R3
2:46

🇺🇸 Chris Weidman (34)
10-3 • W L L L W
Elo: 3228 • UFC rank: #3

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2018-05-12
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington

Kelvin Gastelum (26) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W N L W • 9-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3224

MIDDLEWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇧🇷 Ronaldo Souza (38)
8-2 • W L W W L
Elo: 3260 • UFC rank: #2

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 🇧🇷

2018-01-27
UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (38) 🇧🇷
L W W L W • 7-2
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3187

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:50

🇺🇸 Derek Brunson (34)
9-3 • W L L W W
Elo: 3092 • UFC rank: #8

Spectrum Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States 🇺🇸

2017-04-15
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis

⭐ Robert Whittaker (26) 🇦🇺
W W W W W • 8-2
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3184

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:28

🇧🇷 Ronaldo Souza (37)
7-1 • W W L W W
Elo: 3325 • UFC rank: #3

Sprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸

2017-02-11
UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (37) 🇧🇷
W L W W W • 6-1
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3310

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:41

🇺🇸 Tim Boetsch (36)
11-9 • L L L W W
Elo: 2879 • UFC rank: #13

Barclays Center
Brooklyn, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2016-05-14
UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (36) 🇧🇷
L W W W W • 5-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3193

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:38

🇧🇷 Vitor Belfort (39)
14-7 • W W W L W
Elo: 3252 • UFC rank: #3

Arena da Baixada
Curitiba
Brazil 🇧🇷

2015-12-12
UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor

Yoel Romero (38) 🇨🇺
W W W W W • 6-0
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3146

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 Ronaldo Souza (36)
5-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3258 • UFC rank: #2

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2015-04-18
UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold

Ronaldo Souza (35) 🇧🇷
W W W W • 4-0
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3249

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:33

🇺🇸 Chris Camozzi (28)
6-6 • W L L L L
Elo: 2720

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸

2014-09-05
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (34) 🇧🇷
W W W • 3-0
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3209

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:30

🇦🇲 🇳🇱 Gegard Mousasi (29)
2-1 • W L W
Elo: 2968 • UFC rank: #7

Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket, Connecticut
United States 🇺🇸

2014-02-15
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi

Ronaldo Souza (34) 🇧🇷
W W • 2-0
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3144

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇫🇷 Francis Carmont (32)
6-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3017 • UFC rank: #8

Arena Jaraguá
Jaraguá do Sul
Brazil 🇧🇷

2013-09-04
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader

Ronaldo Souza (33) 🇧🇷
W • 1-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3036

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:47

🇯🇵 Yushin Okami (32)
13-4 • L L W W W
Elo: 3064 • UFC rank: #3

Mineirinho Arena
Belo Horizonte
Brazil 🇧🇷

2013-05-18
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (33) 🇧🇷
Debut 🔰
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2993

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:37

🇺🇸 Chris Camozzi (26)
6-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 2765

Arena Jaraguá
Jaraguá do Sul
Brazil 🇧🇷