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Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jan Blachowicz
RESULT

Jan Blachowicz def. Jacare Souza (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Jacare Souza
Jacaré
26-10-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Ibirapuera Arena, São Paulo, Brazil

Jan Blachowicz defeated Jacare Souza by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza, held Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Ibirapuera Arena, São Paulo.

Fight stats

Jan Blachowicz
Jacare Souza
0
Knockdowns
0
71 of 170
Significant strikes
20 of 48
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
42%
105 of 205
Total strikes
56 of 88
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 5
-
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:04
Control time
8:25
Significant strikes by target
38 of 121
Head
8 of 28
13 of 20
Body
3 of 10
20 of 29
Leg
9 of 10
59 of 154
Distance
18 of 45
12 of 16
Clinch
2 of 3
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
8 of 16
Sig. str.
2 of 5
17 of 25
Total str.
7 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:30
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 38
Sig. str.
9 of 15
21 of 44
Total str.
16 of 22
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:28
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
16 of 44
Sig. str.
7 of 14
22 of 51
Total str.
14 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
1:26
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
17 of 34
Sig. str.
1 of 9
23 of 40
Total str.
15 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:22
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
15 of 38
Sig. str.
1 of 5
22 of 45
Total str.
4 of 8
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:39

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jan Blachowicz vs Jacare Souza?

Jan Blachowicz defeated Jacare Souza by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza, held Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Ibirapuera Arena, São Paulo.

Referee
Kevin MacDonald
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Jan Blachowicz 32%68% Jacare Souza

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Jan Blachowicz
Knockout Artist
7 edges
Jacare Souza
Submission Ace
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

96Power92
94Speed83
95Precision93
93Durability88
93Engine79
91Wrestling95
91Ground97

Biggest edge Jan Blachowicz, Kick speed +15

Attribute by attribute

Jan Blachowicz is on the left of every row, Jacare Souza on the right.
95Punch power93
97Kick power91
94Punch speed87
93Kick speed78
95Accuracy93
91Takedowns95
91Ground striking97
91Submissions96
93Chin94
93Body strength82
93Cardio79

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

29-12-2
Record
26-10-0 (1 NC)
1788
Power Index rating
1920
0
Win Streak
0
43
Age
46
6'2"
188 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
78"
198 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Poland
Nationality
Brazil

Style Matchup

JudoBJJMuay Thai
vs
BJJNo-Gi GrapplingJudo
Jan Blachowicz
  • Black belt · BJJ · Kamil Uminski and Radoslaw Turek
  • 2011KSW Light Heavyweight Championship · KSW
  • 2010KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 14) · KSW
  • 2008KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 9) · KSW

Camp Berkut WCA Fight Team · Warsaw, Poland

Jacare Souza
  • 2003Black belt · BJJ · Henrique Machado
  • 2011Runner-up · ADCC · superfight
  • 2009Champion · ADCC · superfight
  • 2005Champion · ADCC · 77-87kg

Camp Fusion X-Cel Performance · Ocoee, Florida, US

Striking Profile

3.53
SLpM
2.53
50%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.23
SApM
2.83
51%
Str. Def.
62%

Grappling Profile

0.97
TD Avg.
2.57
48%
TD Acc.
39%
70%
TD Def.
57%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
1.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jan Blachowicz · 0-3-2
  • L
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    TKO · R1 · 2:56 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
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  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025
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  • L
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
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  • D
    UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Jacare Souza · 0-5
  • L
    Gamebred Boxing 4 · Apr 1, 2023
    Unanimous Decision
  • L
    UFC 262: Oliveira vs Chandler · May 15, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 3:59 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno · Dec 13, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 1:45 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza · Nov 17, 2019
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson · Apr 28, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 16 fights
45.2
Avg sig. strikes
27.8
0.83
Avg takedowns
1.00
1:42
Avg control time
2:55
107
Career high strikes
90
4
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Jan Blachowicz
Strike target
Jacare Souza
61%
Head
67%
21%
Body
26%
18%
Leg
8%
Jan Blachowicz
Strike position
Jacare Souza
78%
Distance
62%
10%
Clinch
15%
11%
Ground
23%