Friday, August 17, 2012Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States
Jacare Souza defeated Derek Brunson by TKO in round 1 (0:41) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman, held Friday, August 17, 2012 at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.
Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson
Insights
- Derek Brunson lands 2.92 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 86% of UFC fighters.
- Jacare Souza lands 2.57 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
- Derek Brunson's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Jacare Souza's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Jacare Souza
BJJNo-Gi GrapplingJudo
- 2003Black belt · BJJHenrique Machado
- 2011Runner-up · ADCCsuperfight
- 2009Champion · ADCCsuperfight
- 2005Champion · ADCC77-87kg
Derek Brunson
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- —Black belt · BJJRenzo Gracie
- 2007All-American · NCAA D2197 lbs
- 2005All-American · NCAA D2184 lbs
- 2003All-American · NCAA D2184 lbs
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
67%74%
Head
26%15%
Body
8%11%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Jacare Souzalast 16 fights
62%15%23%
Derek Brunsonlast 22 fights
41%29%30%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Jacare Souza Derek Brunson· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.534.33
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersDerek Brunson · Good · better than 75% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.833.02
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersDerek Brunson · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.572.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersDerek Brunson · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
39%33%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersDerek Brunson · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
57%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersDerek Brunson · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.300.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jacare Souza · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersDerek Brunson · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.53
Strikes landed / min4.33
2.83
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.02
2.57 / 6.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.92 / 8.8
39%
Takedown accuracy33%
57%
Takedown defence80%
2:55
Control time / fight3:41
1.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.50
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
Derek Brunson21 UFC fights · 648 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
36%234/745
12%80/130
14%91/129
Clinch
12%79/128
2%16/16
0%1/1
Ground
22%144/239
0%3/3
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 Souza27 of 36 ended early · 75%9 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 early stoppages have no logged time
Derek Brunson23 of 33 ended early · 70%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Jacare Souza1-4
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza · Nov 16, 2019Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson · Apr 27, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Full record · 37 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015Submission · R1 · 2:33 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi · Feb 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LStrikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov · Sep 10, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WStrikeforce: Heavy Artillery · May 14, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- W
- NC
- L
- WDream 6: Middleweight GP 2008 Finals · Sep 23, 2008Submission · R1 · 1:27 · Middleweight
- W
- WIan MurphyDream 2 · Apr 29, 2008Submission · R1 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- WWendell SantosAmazonas Regional · Oct 13, 2007Submission
- W
- WBill VucickOhio Regional · May 19, 2007Submission
- W
- WAlexey ProkofievSao Paulo Regional · Sep 27, 2006Submission
- W
- WViktor BabkirJungle Fight · May 15, 2004Submission
- L
Derek Brunson3-2
- WProfessional Fighters League - 2023 Season PFL Championships · Nov 23, 2023Decision · R3 · 5:00 · 187 lb Catchweight
- L
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Holland · Mar 20, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy · May 4, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- W
- W
- LUFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie · Feb 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WBrian HoustonUFC Fight Night: Kennedy vs Natal · Nov 6, 2013Submission · R1 · 0:48 · Middleweight
- WUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 30, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- W
- WStrikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson · Jul 29, 2011Submission · R1 · 4:33 · Middleweight
- WJeremy HamiltonStrikeforce: Challengers 16 · Jun 23, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WDanny BabcockWorld Extreme Fighting · Jan 22, 2011TKO
- WRhomez BrowerNorth Carolina Regional · Dec 3, 2010Submission
- WTodd ChattelleICE Fighter · Oct 29, 2010TKO · R1 · 0:14
- WEdward JacksonCarolina Fight Promotions · Jul 30, 2010TKO
- WChris McNallyCarolina Fight Promotions · Jun 26, 2010TKO
- WJohn BryantCarolina Fight Promotions · May 22, 2010Submission
Frequently asked questions
Who won Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson?
Jacare Souza defeated Derek Brunson by TKO in round 1 (0:41) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman, held Friday, August 17, 2012 at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.