Gegard Mousasi vs.
Jacare Souza
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Gegard Mousasi
Full career not yet synced for Gegard Mousasi — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Jacare Souza
Full career not yet synced for Jacare Souza — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 8-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.6 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gegard Mousasi
Distance 74.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 16.8% (norm 10.3%)
Jacare Souza
Distance 73.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 14.7% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gegard Mousasi
Head 82.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 8.4%)
Jacare Souza
Head 74.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mousasi L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Souza L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 303 / 685 | 44.2% | 40.5% | 275 / 622 | 44.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 53 / 84 | 63.1% | 70.3% | 66 / 102 | 64.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 109 / 155 | 70.3% | 69.1% | 104 / 125 | 83.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 332 / 759 | 43.7% | 38.9% | 296 / 636 | 46.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 48 / 69 | 69.6% | 71.7% | 114 / 173 | 65.9% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 85 / 96 | 88.5% | 83.3% | 35 / 40 | 87.5% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Mousasi L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Souza L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 468 | 27.6% | 39.5% | 415 / 1143 | 36.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 65 / 91 | 71.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 69.0% | 58 / 93 | 62.4% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 96 / 403 | 23.8% | 37.9% | 384 / 1121 | 34.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 58 | 46.6% | 71.3% | 86 / 121 | 71.1% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 44 / 61 | 72.1% | 82.1% | 68 / 85 | 80.0% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Souza has more cage time on record.