Jan Błachowicz vs Ronaldo Souza

Nov 16, 2019 · UFC FIGHT PASS

DateNov 16, 2019

DivisionLight Heavyweight

StatusScheduled

VenueIbirapuera Arena

BroadcastUFC FIGHT PASS

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Main card starts Saturday, November 16, 2019 — watch on UFC FIGHT PASS.

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Jan Błachowicz29-12-2Jan Błachowicz vs Ronaldo SouzaRonaldo SouzaJacare |26-10-0

Jan Błachowicz29-12-2

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

29-12-2Record26-10-0

43Age46

6'2"Height6'1"

78"Reach72"

205 lbsWeight185 lbs

Light HeavyweightWeight ClassLight Heavyweight

Ronaldo SouzaJacare26-10-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Ronaldo Souza owns a 16-point Elo edge (good). Ronaldo Souza shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Jan BłachowiczRonaldo Souza

Recent form

Jan BłachowiczL D L L L · -49 Elo last 5

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Ronaldo SouzaL L L L W · -39 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Jan Błachowicz1733-15 last move

Ronaldo Souza1749-15 last move

Why they are ranked here

Jan Błachowicz#17 of 162 active Light Heavyweight fighters · 1733 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Dominick Reyes (rated 1756 at the time): +15.
Costliest loss: Lost to Navajo Stirling (rated 1741 at the time): -15.
Last 5 fights: 0 wins, 4 losses, -49 Elo in total.
Next places: 3 points behind #16 Rasul Magomedov, 3 ahead of #18 Luke Trainer.

Ronaldo SouzaNot on the active ladder · 1749 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Chris Weidman (rated 1774 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Robert Whittaker (rated 1642 at the time): -28.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -39 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1659, not 1749: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Jan BłachowiczNow 1733 · #17 Light Heavyweight

Wins by decision+13→ 1746

Loses by decision-11→ 1722

Ronaldo SouzaNow 1749

Wins by decision+11→ 1760

Loses by decision-13→ 1736

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Jan BłachowiczvsRonaldo Souza

Submission average

0.36vs1.34

Takedown average

0.98vs2.57

Sig. strikes landed per min

3.55vs2.53

Takedown accuracy

31%vs39%

Finishing profile

Jan Błachowiczdecision leads 38% of wins

Ronaldo Souzasubmission leads 54% of wins

Common opponents

David BranchJan Błachowicz: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Feb 25, 2012Ronaldo Souza: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Nov 3, 2018

Luke Rockhold Jan Błachowicz: win · KO (punches) · Jul 6, 2019Ronaldo Souza: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Nov 26, 2016

Luke Rockhold Jan Błachowicz: win · KO (punches) · Jul 6, 2019Ronaldo Souza: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Sep 10, 2011

Tale of the tape

Jan BłachowiczRonaldo Souza

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.55Sig. strikes landed per min2.53

UFC light heavyweight average : 4.00

50Sig. strike accuracy47

UFC light heavyweight average : 50%

3.14Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.83

UFC light heavyweight average : 3.73

52Sig. strike defense62

UFC light heavyweight average : 51%

0.98Takedown average2.57

UFC light heavyweight average : 1.37

31Takedown accuracy39

UFC light heavyweight average : 26%

69Takedown defense58

UFC light heavyweight average : 58%

0.36Submission average1.34

UFC light heavyweight average : 0.59

9Wins by knockout8

9Wins by submission14

11Wins by decision4

3Losses by knockout4

2Losses by submission1

7Losses by decision5

Jan Błachowicz vs Ronaldo Souza is a scheduled Light Heavyweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : BLACHOWICZ VS JACARE. Jan Błachowicz enters with a 29-12-2 record and Ronaldo Souza enters with a 26-10-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.