Welterweight
Tony DeSouza
11-4-0 UFC 3-3-0
Submission Grappler
Precision Striker
KO-Prone
6'0"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
52Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
6:40Avg fight
Skill profile
- Grappling Average 67
- Control Average 67
- Accuracy Average 60
- Wrestling Average 55
- Striking D Average 45
- TD Defense Below avg 39
- Striking Weak 11
- Durability Weak 6
Built on 40 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Submission Grappler
average grappling — rates 67 of 100 among UFC veterans
Precision Striker
average accuracy — rates 60 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone
3 of 3 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.12
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.57
Striking accuracy52.3%
Striking defense41.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.25
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense40.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.5
Control time42.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Roan Carneiro 9-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:33 — UFC 79: Nemesis · December 29, 2007
9/15Sig. strikes
24/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Thiago Alves 11-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:10 — UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 · December 30, 2006
1/10Sig. strikes
26/49Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dustin Hazelett 7-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:59 — Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter · October 10, 2006
5/5Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jutaro Nakao 10-7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:15 — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · September 28, 2001
1/5Sig. strikes
8/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Paul Rodriguez 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:05 — UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands · June 29, 2001
1/3Sig. strikes
2/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Steve Berger 9-5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 31: Locked and Loaded · May 4, 2001
28/48Sig. strikes
2/18Absorbed
5/5Takedowns
9:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
7
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
0
Decision
0
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
5
Jungle Fight
2
MMA Nemesis
1
Ortiz vs. Shamrock
1
Gold Fighters Championship
1
South American Open
1
Meca World Vale Tudo
1
World Fighting Alliance
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 15 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Luis Perrogon | Submission (rear naked choke) | MMA Nemesis 1
December 13, 2012 |
MMA Nemesis | 1 | 1:20 |
| L | Roan Carneiro | TKO (punches) | UFC 79
December 29, 2007 |
UFC | 2 | 3:33 |
| L | Thiago Alves | KO (knee) | UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz
December 30, 2006 |
UFC | 2 | 1:10 |
| W | Dustin Hazelett | Submission (kimura) | Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
October 10, 2006 |
Ortiz vs. Shamrock | 1 | 3:59 |
| W | Fabricio Monteiro | Decision (majority) | Gold Fighters Championship 1
May 20, 2006 |
Gold Fighters Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vitelmo Kubis Bandeira | Submission (kneebar) | Jungle Fight 6
April 29, 2006 |
Jungle Fight | 1 | 4:38 |
| L | Angelo Diaz | TKO (cut) | South American Open
April 15, 2005 |
South American Open | 1 | — |
| W | Carlos Lima | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Jungle Fight 3
October 23, 2004 |
Jungle Fight | 2 | 0:32 |
| W | Luiz Azeredo | Decision (split) | Meca World Vale Tudo 11
June 5, 2004 |
Meca World Vale Tudo | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chatt Lavender | TKO (cut) | World Fighting Alliance 1
November 3, 2001 |
World Fighting Alliance | 1 | 3:24 |
| L | Jutaro Nakao | KO (punch) | UFC 33
September 28, 2001 |
UFC | 2 | 0:15 |
| W | Paul Rodriguez | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 32
June 29, 2001 |
UFC | 1 | 1:05 |
| W | Steve Berger | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 31
May 4, 2001 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kenneth Tanario | Submission (toe hold) | Gladiator Challenge 1
December 9, 2000 |
Gladiator Challenge | 1 | 0:56 |
| W | Ben Melendez | TKO (Submission to strikes) | CFF - The Cobra Classic 2000
August 26, 2000 |
CFF - The Cobra Classic | 1 | 0:55 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tony DeSouza) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.