Ronaldo Souza

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(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: WLLLL

Peak Elo: 3327 (2017-02-11) (#80)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3043 (#55)

Bonuses: 7 (2 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 9m 50s

Total Fight Time: 2h 37m 34s (#306)

Avg Time Between Fights: 175 days

Avg Card Slot: 2.3 (#39)

Avg Age: 37.2 years

Avg Opp Age: 31.9 years

Peak Rankings:

#1 Middleweight

#14 Light Heavyweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

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

Andre Muniz (31)

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WW • 2-0
Elo: 2939 (46%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:59

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Ronaldo Souza (41)
9-6 • LLLWL
Elo: 2972 (54%)

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Kevin Holland (28)

🇺🇸

LWWWW • 7-2
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2910 (23%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:45

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Ronaldo Souza (41)
9-5 • LLWLW
Elo: 3128 (77%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Jan Blachowicz (36)

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WWWLW • 7-5
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3142 (47%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

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Ronaldo Souza (39)
9-4 • LWLWL
Elo: 3169 (53%) • UFC rank: #8

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil🇧🇷

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

Jack Hermansson (30)

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WLWWW • 6-2
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3125 (25%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

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Ronaldo Souza (39)
9-3 • WLWLW
Elo: 3321 (75%) • UFC rank: #4

BB&T Center
Sunrise, Florida
United States🇺🇸

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

Ronaldo Souza (38)

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LWLWW • 8-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3217 (48%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

⭐KO⭐

R3
2:46

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Chris Weidman (34)
10-3 • WLLLW
Elo: 3229 (52%) • UFC rank: #3

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

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

Kelvin Gastelum (26)

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🇺🇸

WWNLW • 9-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3225 (45%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

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Ronaldo Souza (38)
8-2 • WLWWL
Elo: 3262 (55%) • UFC rank: #2

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷

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

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (38)

🇧🇷

LWWLW • 7-2
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3188 (63%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:50

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Derek Brunson (34)
9-3 • WLLWW
Elo: 3093 (37%) • UFC rank: #8

Spectrum Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Robert Whittaker (26)

🇦🇺

WWWWW • 8-2
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3186 (31%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:28

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Ronaldo Souza (37)
7-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 3327 (69%) • UFC rank: #3

Sprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (37)

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WLWWW • 6-1
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3311 (92%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:41

🇺🇸

Tim Boetsch (36)
11-9 • LLLWW
Elo: 2881 (8%) • UFC rank: #13

Barclays Center
Brooklyn, New York
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (36)

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LWWWW • 5-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3195 (41%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:38

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Vitor Belfort (39)
14-7 • WWWLW
Elo: 3252 (59%) • UFC rank: #3

Arena da Baixada
Curitiba
Brazil🇧🇷

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

Yoel Romero (38)

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WWWWW • 6-0
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3149 (35%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Ronaldo Souza (36)
5-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3260 (65%) • UFC rank: #2

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

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

Ronaldo Souza (35)

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WWWW • 4-0
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3251 (95%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:33

🇺🇸

Chris Camozzi (28)
6-6 • WLLLL
Elo: 2724 (5%)

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸

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

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (34)

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WWW • 3-0
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3211 (80%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:30

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🇳🇱

Gegard Mousasi (29)
2-1 • WLW
Elo: 2967 (20%) • UFC rank: #7

Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mashantucket, Connecticut
United States🇺🇸

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

Ronaldo Souza (34)

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WW • 2-0
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3147 (67%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Francis Carmont (32)
6-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3019 (33%) • UFC rank: #8

Arena Jaraguá
Jaraguá do Sul
Brazil🇧🇷

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

Ronaldo Souza (33)

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W • 1-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3038 (45%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:47

🇯🇵

Yushin Okami (32)
13-4 • LLWWW
Elo: 3068 (55%) • UFC rank: #3

Mineirinho Arena
Belo Horizonte
Brazil🇧🇷

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

⭐ Ronaldo Souza (33)

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Debut 🔰
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2992 (77%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:37

🇺🇸

Chris Camozzi (26)
6-2 • LWWWW
Elo: 2782 (23%)

Arena Jaraguá
Jaraguá do Sul
Brazil🇧🇷