Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Jacare Souza
Jacare Souza
26-10-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Kelvin Gastelum def. Jacare Souza (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum
21-11-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Kelvin Gastelum defeated Jacare Souza by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington, held Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro.

Fight stats

Jacare Souza
Kelvin Gastelum
0
Knockdowns
1
64 of 115
Significant strikes
53 of 145
56%
Sig. strike accuracy
37%
78 of 129
Total strikes
57 of 149
1 of 9
Takedowns
0 of 0
11%
Takedown accuracy
—
1
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
3:28
Control time
0:35
Significant strikes by target
42 of 84
Head
44 of 133
21 of 30
Body
7 of 10
1 of 1
Leg
2 of 2
42 of 90
Distance
41 of 125
8 of 11
Clinch
9 of 10
14 of 14
Ground
3 of 10

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
21 of 22
Sig. str.
7 of 7
32 of 33
Total str.
9 of 9
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
2:57
Ctrl
0:17
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
24 of 56
Sig. str.
24 of 73
24 of 56
Total str.
24 of 73
0 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:13
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
19 of 37
Sig. str.
22 of 65
22 of 40
Total str.
24 of 67
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:30
Ctrl
0:05
Referee
Leon Roberts
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

26-10-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-11-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
46
Age
34
6'1"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
71"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.53
SLpM
3.65
47%
Str. Acc.
42%
2.83
SApM
3.52
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.57
TD Avg.
1.04
39%
TD Acc.
35%
57%
TD Def.
60%
—
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
Kelvin Gastelum · 2-3
  • L
    Vicente Luque
    UFC 327: Procházka vs UlbergSat, Apr 11, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 4:08 · Middleweight
  • W
    Dustin Stoltzfus
    Noche UFC: Lopes vs SilvaSat, Sep 13, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Joe Pyfer
    UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Daniel Rodriguez
    UFC Saudi ArabiaSat, Jun 22, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Sean Brady
    UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs TsarukyanSat, Dec 2, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 1:43 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 25 fights
27.8
Avg sig. strikes
49.7
1.00
Avg takedowns
0.96
2:55
Avg control time
1:52
90
Career high strikes
124
4
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Jacare Souza
Strike target
Kelvin Gastelum
67%
Head
64%
26%
Body
19%
8%
Leg
17%
Jacare Souza
Strike position
Kelvin Gastelum
62%
Distance
86%
15%
Clinch
9%
23%
Ground
5%