Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Jacare Souza
Jacare Souza
26-10-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Yoel Romero def. Jacare Souza (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God”
13-5-0
Saturday, December 12, 2015
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Yoel Romero defeated Jacare Souza by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor, held Saturday, December 12, 2015 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Jacare Souza
Yoel Romero
0
Knockdowns
1
30 of 52
Significant strikes
46 of 92
58%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
42 of 67
Total strikes
56 of 104
1 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 1
14%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:33
Control time
1:58
Significant strikes by target
16 of 35
Head
37 of 80
11 of 14
Body
5 of 6
3 of 3
Leg
4 of 6
22 of 44
Distance
24 of 50
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 1
8 of 8
Ground
22 of 41

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
5 of 16
Sig. str.
27 of 57
5 of 16
Total str.
30 of 61
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:45
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
7 of 13
Sig. str.
6 of 14
7 of 13
Total str.
6 of 14
0 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:08
Ctrl
0:05
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
18 of 23
Sig. str.
13 of 21
30 of 38
Total str.
20 of 29
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:25
Ctrl
0:08
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

26-10-0 (1 NC)
Record
13-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
46
Age
49
6'1"
Height
6'0"
72"
Reach
73"
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Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

2.53
SLpM
3.44
47%
Str. Acc.
49%
2.83
SApM
3.05
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.57
TD Avg.
1.57
39%
TD Acc.
30%
57%
TD Def.
78%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jacare Souza · 1-4
  • L
    Andre Muniz
    UFC 262: Oliveira vs ChandlerSat, May 15, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 3:59 · Middleweight
  • L
    Kevin Holland
    UFC 256: Figueiredo vs MorenoSun, Dec 13, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 1:45 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jan Blachowicz
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. JacareSat, Nov 16, 2019
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Jack Hermansson
    UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs HermanssonSun, Apr 28, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Chris Weidman
    UFC 230: Cormier vs LewisSat, Nov 3, 2018
    TKO · R3 · 2:46 · Middleweight
Yoel Romero · 1-4
  • L
    Israel Adesanya
    UFC 248: Adesanya vs RomeroSun, Mar 8, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Paulo Costa
    UFC 241: Cormier vs MiocicSat, Aug 17, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC 225: Whittaker vs RomeroSat, Jun 9, 2018
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Luke Rockhold
    UFC 221: Romero vs RockholdSat, Feb 10, 2018
    TKO · R3 · 1:48 · Middleweight
  • L
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC 213: Romero vs WhittakerSun, Jul 9, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 13 fights
27.8
Avg sig. strikes
51.3
1.00
Avg takedowns
1.62
2:55
Avg control time
1:53
90
Career high strikes
125
4
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Jacare Souza
Strike target
Yoel Romero
67%
Head
60%
26%
Body
18%
8%
Leg
22%
Jacare Souza
Strike position
Yoel Romero
62%
Distance
73%
15%
Clinch
12%
23%
Ground
15%