Ronaldo Souza

“Jacaré”

MMA · Retired

26-10 (1 NC)RECORD

8KO / TKO WINS

14SUBMISSION WINS

4DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Ronaldo Souza dos Santos
Nickname	Jacaré
Date of birth	7 Dec 1979
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Vila Velha, Brazil
Lives in	Manaus, Brazil
Division	Middleweight
Team	Fusion X-Cel Performance
Height	Not added yet
Reach	183 cm (72″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	2003–2021
Status	Retired
Pro debut	13 Sep 2003
Last fight	Loss vs Andre Muniz, 15 May 2021

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Titles and honours

Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion
DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 runner-up
Performance of the Night (x4)
Fight of the Night (x2)
Submission of the Night (x1)

Background

Brazilian middleweight from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, who held the Strikeforce middleweight title before joining the UFC in 2013. Earlier in his career he fought for Jungle Fight and DREAM.

Fight history

37 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Andre Muniz	Submission (armbar)	1	3:59	UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler	15 May 2021	Houston, Texas, USA
Loss	Kevin Holland	KO (punches)	1	1:45	UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno	12 Dec 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Return to middleweight
Loss	Jan Blachowicz	Decision (split)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare	16 Nov 2019	Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Light heavyweight debut
Loss	Jack Hermansson	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson	27 Apr 2019	Sunrise, Florida, USA
Win	Chris Weidman	KO (punches)	3	2:46	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis	3 Nov 2018	New York City, New York, USA	Fight of the Night
Loss	Kelvin Gastelum	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington	12 May 2018	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Fight of the Night
Win	Derek Brunson	KO (head kick and punches)	1	3:50	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2	27 Jan 2018	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Performance of the Night
Loss	Robert Whittaker	TKO (head kick and punches)	2	3:28	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis	15 Apr 2017	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Win	Tim Boetsch	Submission (kimura)	1	3:41	UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie	11 Feb 2017	Brooklyn, New York, USA	Performance of the Night
Win	Vitor Belfort	TKO (punches)	1	4:38	UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic	14 May 2016	Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Performance of the Night
Loss	Yoel Romero	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor	12 Dec 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Chris Camozzi	Submission (armbar)	1	2:33	UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold	18 Apr 2015	Newark, New Jersey, USA
Win	Gegard Mousasi	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	4:30	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi	5 Sep 2014	Ledyard, Connecticut, USA	Performance of the Night
Win	Francis Carmont	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi	15 Feb 2014	Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Win	Yushin Okami	TKO (punches)	1	2:47	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader	4 Sep 2013	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Win	Chris Camozzi	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:37	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	18 May 2013	Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Technical submission; Submission of the Night
Win	Ed Herman	Submission (kimura)	1	3:10	Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine	12 Jan 2013	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Catchweight (194 lb)
Win	Derek Brunson	KO (punches)	1	0:41	Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman	18 Aug 2012	San Diego, California, USA
Win	Bristol Marunde	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	2:43	Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey	3 Mar 2012	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Loss	Luke Rockhold	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov	10 Sep 2011	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Lost the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship
Win	Robbie Lawler	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:00	Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg	29 Jan 2011	San Jose, California, USA	Defended the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship
Win	Tim Kennedy	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	Strikeforce: Houston	21 Aug 2010	Houston, Texas, USA	Won the vacant Strikeforce Middleweight Championship
Win	Joey Villaseñor	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery	15 May 2010	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Win	Matt Lindland	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:18	Strikeforce: Evolution	19 Dec 2009	San Jose, California, USA
No contest	Jason Miller	No contest (cut)	1	2:33	DREAM 9	26 May 2009	Yokohama, Japan	For the vacant DREAM Middleweight Championship
Loss	Gegard Mousasi	KO (upkick)	1	2:15	DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	23 Sep 2008	Saitama, Japan	DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix final
Win	Zelg Galešić	Submission (armbar)	1	1:27	DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	23 Sep 2008	Saitama, Japan	Grand Prix semi-final
Win	Jason Miller	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	DREAM 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round	15 Jun 2008	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Ian Murphy	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:37	DREAM 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round	29 Apr 2008	Saitama, Japan
Win	Wendell Santos	TKO (submission to punches)	1	1:40	Hero's The Jungle	13 Oct 2007	Manaus, Brazil
Win	José de Ribamar	Submission (armbar)	1	3:28	Amazon Challenge	29 Sep 2007	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Bill Vucick	TKO (submission to punches)	1	3:01	Gracie Fighting Championships: Evolution	19 May 2007	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Win	Haim Gozali	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:34	Jungle Fight Europe	17 Dec 2006	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Win	Alexey Prokofiev	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:30	Fury Fighting Championship 1	27 Sep 2006	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	Alexander Shlemenko	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:10	Jungle Fight 6	29 Apr 2006	Manaus, Brazil	Technical submission
Win	Victor Babkir	TKO (submission to punches)	1	0:56	Jungle Fight 2	15 May 2004	Manaus, Brazil
Loss	Jorge Patino	KO (punch)	1	3:13	Jungle Fight 1	13 Sep 2003	Manaus, Brazil	Pro debut