Souza vs Lawler Result: Souza wins by SUB R3 · Strikeforce, Fri, Jan 28, 2011

StrikeforceStrikeforce: Diaz vs Cyborg

Jacare SouzaWIN

“Jacaré” · 26-10-0 (1 NC)

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 3 · 2:00

MiddleweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

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Robbie Lawler

“Ruthless” · 30-16-0 (1 NC)

Friday, January 28, 2011SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, United States

Jacare Souza defeated Robbie Lawler by Submission in round 3 (2:00) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Diaz vs Cyborg, held Friday, January 28, 2011 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose.

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Insights

Robbie Lawler absorbs 5.18 significant strikes a minute, more than 89% of UFC fighters.
Robbie Lawler spends 97% of fight time at distance.

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

Robbie Lawler

Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingTaekwondoKarate

—Brown belt · BJJ
2014UFC Welterweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
2007EliteXC Middleweight ChampionshipEliteXC
2007ICON Sport Middleweight ChampionshipICON Sport

Camp · Kill Cliff FC · Deerfield Beach, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

67%

Head

76%

26%

Body

20%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Jacare Souzalast 16 fights

62%15%23%

Robbie Lawlerlast 25 fights

69%22%9%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Jacare Souza Robbie Lawler

Strikes landed / min

2.824.19

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jacare Souza · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.415.18

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jacare Souza · Average · better than 50% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.520.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jacare Souza · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

28%74%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jacare Souza · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

63%65%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jacare Souza · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.800.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Jacare Souza · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.82

Strikes landed / min

4.19

3.41

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

5.18

1.52 / 5.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.80 / 1.1

28%

Takedown accuracy

74%

63%

Takedown defence

65%

2:55

Control time / fight

1:17

0.80

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

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

Robbie Lawler25 UFC fights · 1334 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

56%745/1945

10%129/170

4%53/61

Clinch

12%162/260

9%122/138

0%4/5

Ground

8%105/166

1%14/15

0%0/0

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

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Jacare Souza12 of 15 ended early · 80%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

8 early stoppages have no logged time

Robbie Lawler21 of 25 ended early · 84%4 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Jacare Souza3-1

W
Tim Kennedy
Strikeforce: Houston· Aug 20, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Joey Villasenor
Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery· May 14, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
W
Matt Lindland
Strikeforce: Evolution· Dec 18, 2009
Submission · R1 · 4:18 · Middleweight
NC
Jason Miller
Dream 9· May 26, 2009
No Contest · R1 · 2:33 · Middleweight
L
Gegard Mousasi
Dream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals· Sep 23, 2008
TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Middleweight

Full record · 16 fights

W
Zelg Galešić
Dream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals· Sep 23, 2008
Submission · R1 · 1:27 · Middleweight
W
Jason Miller
Dream 4· Jun 18, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Ian Murphy
Dream 2· Apr 29, 2008
Submission · R1 · 3:38 · Middleweight
W
Wendell Santos
Amazonas Regional· Oct 13, 2007
Submission
W
Jose De Ribamar Machado Gomes
Amazonas Regional· Sep 29, 2007
Submission
W
Bill Vucick
Ohio Regional· May 19, 2007
Submission
W
Haim Gozali
Jungle Fight· Dec 17, 2006
Submission
W
Alexey Prokofiev
Sao Paulo Regional· Sep 27, 2006
Submission
W
Alexander Shlemenko
Jungle Fight· Apr 29, 2006
Submission
W
Viktor Babkir
Jungle Fight· May 15, 2004
Submission
L
Jorge Patino
Jungle Fight· Sep 13, 2003
TKO

Robbie Lawler2-3

W
Matt Lindland
Strikeforce: Henderson vs Babalu 2· Dec 3, 2010
TKO · R1 · 0:50 · Middleweight
L
Renato Sobral
Strikeforce· Jun 17, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
L
Renato Sobral
Strikeforce: Los Angeles· Jun 15, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
W
Melvin Manhoef
Strikeforce - Miami· Jan 30, 2010
TKO · R1 · 3:33 · Middleweight
L
Jake Shields
Strikeforce: Lawler vs Shields· Jun 5, 2009
Submission · R1 · 2:02 · Catchweight

Full record · 26 fights

W
Scott Smith
EliteXC: Unfinished Business· Jul 26, 2008
TKO · R2 · 2:35 · Middleweight
NC
Scott Smith
EliteXC: Primetime· May 31, 2008
No Contest · R3 · 3:26 · Middleweight
W
Murilo Rua
EliteXC: Uprising· Sep 15, 2007
TKO · R3 · 2:04 · Middleweight
W
Frank Trigg
Icon 48: Epic· Mar 31, 2007
TKO · R4 · 1:40 · Middleweight
W
Eduardo Pamplona
IFL 9: Atlanta· Feb 23, 2007
TKO · R3 · 1:36
W
Joey Villasenor
PRIDE 32: The Real Deal· Oct 21, 2006
TKO · R1 · 0:22 · Middleweight
L
Jason Miller
Icon 45: Mayhem vs. Lawler· Sep 2, 2006
Submission · R3 · 2:50 · Middleweight
W
Falaniko Vitale
Icon 43: Lawler vs. Vitale 2· Feb 25, 2006
TKO · R1 · 3:38 · Middleweight
W
Jeremy Brown
KOTC: X-treme Edge· Sep 17, 2005
Submission · R1 · 2:48 · Welterweight
W
Falaniko Vitale
Superbrawl 41· Jul 23, 2005
TKO · R2 · 4:36 · Middleweight
L
Evan Tanner
UFC 50: The War of 04· Oct 22, 2004
Submission · R1 · 2:22 · Middleweight
L
Nick Diaz
UFC 47: IT'S ON· Apr 2, 2004
TKO · R2 · 1:31 · Welterweight
W
Chris Lytle
UFC 45: Revolution· Nov 21, 2003
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Pete Spratt
UFC 42: Sudden Impact· Apr 25, 2003
Submission · R2 · 2:28 · Welterweight
W
Tiki Ghosn
UFC 40: Vendetta· Nov 22, 2002
TKO · R1 · 1:29 · Welterweight
W
Steve Berger
UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets®· Jun 22, 2002
TKO · R2 · 0:27 · Welterweight
W
Aaron Riley
UFC 37: High Impact· May 10, 2002
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Saburo Kawakatsu
IFC 16: Shogun· Dec 15, 2001
TKO · R1 · 4:49 · Welterweight
W
Marco Macera
Extreme Challenge 41· Jul 13, 2001
TKO · R1 · 1:19 · Welterweight
W
Landon Showalter
IFC: Warriors Challenge 13· Jun 15, 2001
TKO · R1 · 0:14 · Welterweight
W
John Reed
Extreme Challenge 39· Apr 7, 2001
TKO · R1 · 2:14 · Welterweight

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Who won Jacare Souza vs Robbie Lawler?

Jacare Souza defeated Robbie Lawler by Submission in round 3 (2:00) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Diaz vs Cyborg, held Friday, January 28, 2011 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose.

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