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Derek Brunson vs Jacare Souza

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Jan 27, 2018
Jacare Souza def. Derek Brunson · KO/TKO, round 1 (3:50)
 
Derek
Brunson
Middleweight
Record
18-5
UFC
9-3
Age
34
Height
6'1"
Reach
77"
Stance
Southpaw
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BrunsonSouza
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Jacare
Souza
Middleweight
Photo: Em Tempo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
24-5
UFC
7-2
Age
38
Height
6'1"
Reach
72"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Derek BrunsonJacare Souza
Significant strikes8 of 349 of 21
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 00 of 1
Control time0:000:04
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

13
5
Round 1
8
9
Round 2
■ Derek Brunson ■ Jacare Souza Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Robert Whittaker
Derek Brunson
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
Nov 2016 · Whittaker landed 3.4 more a minute
Jacare Souza
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Apr 2017 · Whittaker landed 5.4 more a minute
Yoel Romero
Derek Brunson
Lost · KO/TKO, round 3
Jan 2014 · Romero landed 1.6 more a minute
Jacare Souza
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Dec 2015 · Romero landed 1.1 more a minute

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