Jacare Souza vs Vitor Belfort
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Striking Stats
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Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Common Opponents (3)
Jacare Souza vs Vitor Belfort: Matchup Breakdown
Jacare Souza is 9-7 in the Middleweight division with a 56.3% win rate. Vitor Belfort is 15-10 at Middleweight, winning 60% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Jacare Souza leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic on May 14, 2016, won by Jacare Souza by KO/TKO in round 1.
Vitor Belfort holds the higher ELO rating, 1,043 to 998. Career peaks are 1,162 for Jacare Souza and 1,190 for Vitor Belfort. Jacare Souza has 4 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 9 victories, an 88.9% finish rate. Vitor Belfort has 12 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins, finishing 93.3% of the time.
Jacare Souza stands 6' 1" with a reach of 72" and fights orthodox. Vitor Belfort is 6' 0" with a reach of 74", southpaw. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Vitor Belfort. Jacare Souza is 46, Vitor Belfort is 49.
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. Vitor Belfort has landed 270 at 46.7% with 6 takedowns and 7:57 of control.
Jacare Souza has 0 title fights (0 won) against 5 (1 won) for Vitor Belfort. They share 3 common opponents: Chris Weidman, Kelvin Gastelum, Gegard Mousasi.