Souza vs Boetsch

Who won Souza vs Boetsch?

Ronaldo Souza beat Tim Boetsch by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 208, on Saturday 11th February 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Souza vs Boetsch stats

Ronaldo Souza stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Tim Boetsch made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Ronaldo Souza's UFC record stood at 9-7-0, while Tim Boetsch's came in at 12-12-0.

The stats suggested Boetsch had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Souza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Boetsch had an advantage over Souza, with a 15% submission rate over Souza's 0%.

Ronaldo Souza was the older man by 1 year, at 44 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Boetsch. Despite this, Boetsch had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Souza was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2003, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Boetsch, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 71 to Boetsch's 68.

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