Souza vs Brunson

Who won Souza vs Brunson?

Ronaldo Souza beat Derek Brunson by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC on FOX 27, on Saturday 27th January 2018 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Souza vs Brunson stats

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

Derek Brunson made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Ronaldo Souza's UFC record stood at 9-7-0, while Derek Brunson's came in at 14-7-0.

The stats suggested Brunson had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Souza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brunson had an advantage over Souza, with a 17% submission rate over Souza's 0%.

Ronaldo Souza was the older man by 4 years, at 45 years old.

Brunson had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Souza was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2003, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Brunson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 71 to Brunson's 63.

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Souza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Brunson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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