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Jacare Souza vs Vitor Belfort

Jacare Souza is 26-10-0 (1 NC); Vitor Belfort is 26-14-0 (1 NC). Vitor Belfort is 3 years older than Jacare Souza. Vitor Belfort has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Jacare Souza. Jacare Souza is 1" · 3 cm taller than Vitor Belfort. They have met once: Jacare Souza 1, Vitor Belfort 0.

Jacare Souza
Brazil
Jacare Souza
“Jacaré” · 26-10-0 (1 NC)
SUBTKOSD
MiddleweightMet once
Vitor Belfort
Brazil
Vitor Belfort
“The Phenom” · 26-14-0 (1 NC)
TKOUD·
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Style & credentials

Jacare Souza
BJJNo-Gi GrapplingJudo
  • 2003Black belt · BJJHenrique Machado
  • 2011Runner-up · ADCCsuperfight
  • 2009Champion · ADCCsuperfight
  • 2005Champion · ADCC77-87kg
Camp · Fusion X-Cel Performance · Ocoee, Florida, US
Vitor Belfort
BoxingBJJ
  • —Black belt · BJJCarlson Gracie
  • 2007Cage Rage Light Heavyweight ChampionshipCage Rage
  • 1997UFC 12 Heavyweight TournamentUltimate Fighting Championship
  • —Champion · Brazilian National Championshipjunior · heavyweight

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

67%
Head
82%
26%
Body
10%
8%
Leg
8%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Jacare Souzalast 16 fights
62%15%23%
Vitor Belfortlast 25 fights
42%25%33%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Jacare Souza· from fights outside the UFC Vitor Belfort· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.821.99
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.413.47
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Average · better than 50% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.520.62
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
28%75%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%65%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.800.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersVitor Belfort · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.82
Strikes landed / min
1.99
3.41
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.47
1.52 / 5.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.62 / 0.8
28%
Takedown accuracy
75%
63%
Takedown defence
65%
2:55
Control time / fight
0:19
0.80
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.80

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Jacare Souza16 UFC fights · 445 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
38%168/458
18%81/133
6%26/31
Clinch
8%35/64
6%26/33
1%5/5
Ground
21%93/114
2%7/7
1%4/4
Vitor Belfort26 UFC fights · 287 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
32%91/308
6%17/29
7%19/22
Clinch
17%49/96
6%16/18
1%3/3
Ground
32%91/130
0%1/1
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Jacare SouzaVitor Belfort

Frequently asked questions

Have Jacare Souza and Vitor Belfort ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic (Sat, May 14, 2016), where Jacare Souza won by TKO.

What are the records of Jacare Souza and Vitor Belfort?

Jacare Souza is 26-10-0 (1 NC) and Vitor Belfort is 26-14-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Jacare Souza or Vitor Belfort?

Vitor Belfort has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Jacare Souza, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Jacare Souza or Vitor Belfort?

Jacare Souza is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Vitor Belfort stands 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Jacare Souza or Vitor Belfort?

Vitor Belfort is 49 and Jacare Souza is 46.

Who has more finishes, Jacare Souza or Vitor Belfort?

Jacare Souza has 22 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 17 by submission); Vitor Belfort has 22 wins (19 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).

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