Chris Weidman vs Jacare Souza

Chris Weidman vs Jacare Souza: Matchup Breakdown

Chris Weidman is 12-8 in the Middleweight division with a 60% win rate. Jacare Souza is 9-7 at Middleweight, winning 56.3% of the time. Chris Weidman is listed as active. Jacare Souza is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Jacare Souza leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis on Nov 3, 2018, won by Jacare Souza by KO/TKO in round 3.

Jacare Souza holds the higher ELO rating, 998 to 966. Career peaks are 1,329 for Chris Weidman and 1,162 for Jacare Souza. Chris Weidman has 4 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 12 victories, a 58.3% finish rate. Jacare Souza has 4 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins, finishing 88.9% of the time.

Chris Weidman stands 6' 2" with a reach of 78" and fights orthodox. Jacare Souza is 6' 1" with a reach of 72", orthodox. That is a 6-inch reach advantage for Chris Weidman. Chris Weidman is 42, Jacare Souza is 46.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Chris Weidman has landed 626 significant strikes at 45.1% accuracy with 44 takedowns and 1h 4m of control time. Jacare Souza has landed 445 at 52.4% with 16 takedowns and 46:37 of control.

Chris Weidman has 5 title fights (4 won) against 0 (0 won) for Jacare Souza. They share 4 common opponents: Kelvin Gastelum, Gegard Mousasi, Yoel Romero, Vitor Belfort.