Jacare Souza vs Kelvin Gastelum

Jacare Souza vs Kelvin Gastelum: Matchup Breakdown

Jacare Souza is 9-7 in the Middleweight division with a 56.3% win rate. Kelvin Gastelum is 14-11 at Middleweight, winning 56% of the time. Jacare Souza is listed as retired. Kelvin Gastelum is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Kelvin Gastelum leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington on May 12, 2018, won by Kelvin Gastelum by Decision - Split in round 3.

Jacare Souza holds the higher ELO rating, 998 to 967. Career peaks are 1,162 for Jacare Souza and 1,142 for Kelvin Gastelum. Jacare Souza has 4 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 9 victories, an 88.9% finish rate. Kelvin Gastelum has 3 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins, finishing 35.7% of the time.

Jacare Souza stands 6' 1" with a reach of 72" and fights orthodox. Kelvin Gastelum is 5' 9" with a reach of 71", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Jacare Souza. Jacare Souza is 46, Kelvin Gastelum is 34.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Jacare Souza has landed 445 significant strikes at 52.4% accuracy with 16 takedowns and 46:37 of control time. Kelvin Gastelum has landed 1,269 at 42.4% with 24 takedowns and 47:15 of control.

Jacare Souza has 0 title fights (0 won) against 1 (0 won) for Kelvin Gastelum. They share 4 common opponents: Jack Hermansson, Chris Weidman, Robert Whittaker, Vitor Belfort.