34-506: (Redirected from Jacare ) [REDACTED] Look up jacaré in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jacaré , Portuguese for "alligator", may refer to: People [ edit ] Ronaldo Souza (born 1979), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist, nicknamed Jacaré Romero Cavalcanti (born 1952), Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor, nicknamed Jacaré Edson Cardoso ,
68-470: A draw. Souza faced Vitor Belfort on May 14, 2016, at UFC 198 . He won the fight via TKO in the first round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus. Souza was expected to face Luke Rockhold in a rematch on November 27, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 101 . However, the pairing was cancelled on November 1, 2016, after Rockhold was ruled out of the contest after sustaining an undisclosed injury. As
102-418: A major improvement in his stand up game and striking. Souza faced Joey Villaseñor on May 15, 2010, at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery . He won the fight via unanimous decision, dominating the first round, being very aggressive, achieving the mount position and almost achieving the submission, but slowed down on the 2nd and 3rd round. Souza fought Tim Kennedy on August 21, 2010, at Strikeforce: Houston for
136-532: A pagode dancer, nicknamed Jacaré Ermison José Leopoldo (born 1971), a Brazilian footballer nicknamed Jacaré Brazil [ edit ] Barra do Jacaré Jacaré (Rio de Janeiro) , a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jacaré dos Homens Santana do Jacaré Rivers [ edit ] Jacaré River (disambiguation) , several rivers Jacaré Grande River , a river of Pará state in Brazil Jacaré-Pepira River ,
170-452: A pagode dancer, nicknamed Jacaré Ermison José Leopoldo (born 1971), a Brazilian footballer nicknamed Jacaré Brazil [ edit ] Barra do Jacaré Jacaré (Rio de Janeiro) , a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jacaré dos Homens Santana do Jacaré Rivers [ edit ] Jacaré River (disambiguation) , several rivers Jacaré Grande River , a river of Pará state in Brazil Jacaré-Pepira River ,
204-410: A place in the quarter-finals which took place at DREAM 4 on June 15 where he fought former ICON Sport Middleweight Champion Jason "Mayhem" Miller . The fight went the distance with Souza continuously going for submissions with Miller escaping multiple rear-naked choke, leglock and armbar-attempts while mounting his own offense on the feet. Souza was awarded a unanimous decision victory which secured him
238-565: A place in the semi-final of the Middleweight Grand-Prix. In the semi-finals which took place at DREAM 6 on September 23, Souza defeated Zelg Galesic early in the first round by armbar submission. The victory earned him a place in the finals of the tournament and a shot at the DREAM Middleweight Championship against Gegard Mousasi that same night. In the fight Souza was knocked out early in
272-492: A result, Souza was removed from the card as well. Souza faced Tim Boetsch on February 11, 2017, at UFC 208 . He won the fight via submission in the first round. The win also earned Souza his third Performance of the Night bonus award. Souza fought Robert Whittaker on April 15, 2017, at UFC on Fox 24 . He lost by second-round TKO. During the event weekend, Souza signed a new, eight-fight deal with UFC. A rematch with Derek Brunson took place on January 27, 2018, in
306-468: A river of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil Other [ edit ] Jacaré (film) , a 1942 American film directed by Charles E. Ford Yacare caiman , a species of caiman found in central South America Qualea dichotoma (also known as "jacaré"), a species of tree found in southern Brazil Arena do Jacaré , a football stadium in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais state Topics referred to by
340-408: A river of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil Other [ edit ] Jacaré (film) , a 1942 American film directed by Charles E. Ford Yacare caiman , a species of caiman found in central South America Qualea dichotoma (also known as "jacaré"), a species of tree found in southern Brazil Arena do Jacaré , a football stadium in Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais state Topics referred to by
374-463: A two-time black belt World Champion, ADCC Submission Fighting World Champion, CBJJO World Cup Champion, Brazilian National Champion and European Open Champion. He was inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class due to his achievements in the sport. Souza transitioned to MMA in 2003, competing for UFC from 2013 to 2021. A highly regarded grappler on the world stage, Souza
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#1732776147139408-411: A two-week period on September 29 and October 13, scoring two submission wins both within the first round. In 2008, Souza signed with Japanese MMA-promotion DREAM and was scheduled to participate in the 2008 DREAM Middleweight Grand-Prix . In the first round of the tournament, at DREAM 2 on April 29, 2008, he defeated Ian Murphy by a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. This secured him
442-640: Is a former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion , and has also formerly competed for DREAM and Jungle Fight . Souza was born in Vila Velha , Brazil, into a cafuzo family and was raised in Cariacica , Brazil. Souza had a rough upbringing, and on the day he turned 15, he saw one of his good friends get shot to death. After this event, Souza's mother moved him to Manaus to go and live with his brother and he started training in Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he
476-539: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages jacar%C3%A9 [REDACTED] Look up jacaré in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jacaré , Portuguese for "alligator", may refer to: People [ edit ] Ronaldo Souza (born 1979), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist, nicknamed Jacaré Romero Cavalcanti (born 1952), Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor, nicknamed Jacaré Edson Cardoso ,
510-466: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ronaldo Souza Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born December 7, 1979), nicknamed " Jacare " ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒakaˈɾɛ] ), is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist , submission grappler and 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt . Souza was a multiple time BJJ World champion in coloured belts before becoming
544-459: The DREAM Middleweight Championship in a rematch with Jason Miller at DREAM 9 after Gegard Mousasi vacated the title when moving up to Light Heavyweight. The fight was called a no contest due to an illegal kick to the head that opened up a gash on Souza's head. Souza made his Strikeforce debut on December 19, 2009, at Strikeforce: Evolution with a first-round submission win over Matt Lindland , via arm-triangle choke. In this fight, Souza showed
578-564: The end of 2006, winning both fights by submission during the first round. In 2006, Souza fought and drew with UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture in a grappling contest. After the match Souza was invited by Couture to train at his gym. Souza accepted and started training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas . Souza's first fight of 2007 was on May 19 with him scoring a submission win due to strikes over veteran Bill Vucick at Gracie Fighting Championships: Evolution . He would next fight twice within
612-423: The fight a week before the event, citing a ligament and meniscus tear in his knee. Souza instead rematched returning veteran Chris Camozzi , submitting him with a first-round armbar. The bout with Romero was scheduled for a third time, eventually taking place on December 12, 2015, at UFC 194 . Souza lost the bout via split decision. 12 of 17 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Souza, and 3 of 17 scored it
646-438: The fight via knockout in the first round. Souza faced André Muniz on May 15, 2021, at UFC 262 . He lost the fight via technical submission in the first round after his arm snapped while trapped in an armbar. Souza underwent surgery to repair his right humerus. The bout was the last of his prevailing contract, making him a free agent after the organization did not re-sign Souza. On August 10, 2021, Souza announced that he
680-429: The final round. On August 18, 2012, Souza faced Derek Brunson in his seventh Strikeforce appearance. Souza dropped Brunson early with a counter right hand which planted Brunson on the mat and landed three ground strikes, knocking out Brunson in just 41 seconds. Souza faced UFC veteran Ed Herman at the final Strikeforce card, Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine , on January 12, 2013. He won via submission in
714-410: The first round by an upkick as he attempted to dive past Mousasi's guard to land a strike of his own. After participating in the tournament, Souza left Xtreme Couture and went to San Diego to train with Saulo and Xande Ribeiro , before leaving to train with Anderson Silva and André Galvão in preparation for Silva's upcoming bout with Thales Leites at UFC 97 at Black House. Souza fought in
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#1732776147139748-399: The first round on September 4, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 28 . Souza beat Francis Carmont by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, and 30–27) on February 15, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 36 . After, he said he was injured during his training camp and would require a minimum of six weeks for recovery. Souza was expected to rematch Gegard Mousasi on August 2, 2014, at UFC 176 . When the event
782-575: The first round. Souza signed a five-fight deal with the UFC in January 2013. Souza was expected to make his promotional debut against Costas Philippou on May 18, 2013, at UFC on FX 8 . Philippou pulled out of the bout in early May, citing a cut above his eye, and was replaced by Chris Camozzi . Souza arm-triangle choked Camozzi unconscious in the first round. Souza next knocked out Yushin Okami in
816-615: The greatest BJJ practitioners of his time. Souza made his mixed martial arts debut on September 9, 2003, at Jungle Fight' s inaugural event where he lost to Jorge "Macaco" Patino by KO at 3:13 into the first round. He returned to mixed martial arts eight months later at Jungle Fight 2 securing a submission win over Victor Babkir under a minute into the first round. His next fight was in April 2006 at Jungle Fight 6 where he got his second win, defeating Alexander Shlemenko by an arm triangle choke submission. He went on to fight twice before
850-480: The main event at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson . He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Souza moved up to the Light Heavyweight division and faced Jan Błachowicz on November 16, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 164 . He would lose the fight by split decision. Souza was scheduled to face Uriah Hall for a middleweight bout on April 18, 2020, at UFC 249 . However, on April 9, Dana White ,
884-529: The main event at UFC on Fox 27 . Souza won the fight via TKO in the first round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus. Souza faced Kelvin Gastelum on May 12, 2018, at UFC 224 . He lost the fight via split decision. The fight also received Fight of the Night honors. Souza was expected to face David Branch on November 3, 2018, at UFC 230 . However, on October 19, 2018, It
918-594: The president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and the bout and event were rescheduled for May 9, 2020. On May 8, Souza had to withdraw from the fight after testing positive for COVID-19 . Souza was expected to face Marvin Vettori on December 12, 2020, at UFC 256 . However, the bout was scrapped when it was revealed Vettori would be serving as a late replacement to face Jack Hermansson at UFC on ESPN 19 and Souza instead faced Kevin Holland . He lost
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1020-565: The vacant Strikeforce Middleweight Championship , and won via unanimous decision. Souza then defended the belt for the first time against Robbie Lawler , on January 29, 2011, at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg . In his second defense, Souza lost his Middleweight Championship against American Kickboxing Academy fighter Luke Rockhold via unanimous decision (50–45, 48–47, and 48–47). On March 3, 2012, Souza made his sixth Strikeforce appearance against late replacement Bristol Marunde . Souza won via arm-triangle choke, submitting Marunde at 2:43 of
1054-467: Was 17. He is an eight-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, including gold medals in the Openweight class in 2003, 2004 and 2005. His other credentials include the 2005 77–87 kg ADCC Champion and the 2005 ADCC Absolute Division runner-up, only losing to Roger Gracie who outweighed him by approximately 25 lbs. Along with Roger Gracie and Marcelo Garcia , Souza is widely considered to be among
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1088-423: Was cancelled, the bout was rescheduled for September 5, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 50 . Souza won via submission in the third round, earning his first Performance of the Night bonus award. Souza was expected to face Yoel Romero on February 28, 2015, at UFC 184 . Souza pulled out of the fight on January 15, due to pneumonia. The bout was rescheduled for April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15 . Romero pulled out of
1122-433: Was reported that Souza replaced injured Luke Rockhold to face Chris Weidman in the event. He won the fight via knockout in the third round. Both fighters earned Fight of the Night honors. Souza was scheduled to face Yoel Romero on April 27, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 3 . However, it was reported in early April that Romero pulled out of the bout due to illness. Souza remained on the card and faced Jack Hermansson in
1156-513: Was retiring from MMA, hinting at a return to BJJ. Souza was booked to compete in his boxing debut against fellow MMA veteran Vitor Belfort at Gamebred Boxing 4 on April 1, 2023. He lost the fight by unanimous decision with scores of 58–54, 58–54, and 57–55. Souza and his wife, Larissa Carvalho, have three children. On October 8, 2020, Souza revealed the plans to start his own BJJ Academy in Orlando, Florida. In 2022, he expressed plans for
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