Souza vs Weidman

Who won Souza vs Weidman?

Ronaldo Souza beat Chris Weidman by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC 230, on Saturday 3rd November 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 Weidman stats

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

Chris Weidman made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

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

The stats suggested Weidman had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Souza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Weidman had a large advantage over Souza, boasting a 29% submission rate over Souza's 0%.

Ronaldo Souza was the older man by 5 years, at 44 years old.

Weidman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Souza. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Souza was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2003, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Weidman, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 71 to Weidman's 52.

Activity check

Souza's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Weidman's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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