Welterweight · Men

Ricardo Souza

“Maizena”
Brazil Tori Team debut 2011
Held by Andi Vrtačić
Form L W L L L
Elo 1,186 peak 1,413 · 28 Sep 2019 227 below it
Tapology Sherdog
12-9pro record
3L current streak
1,347best win, Elo
1,187average opponent
-- born 28 Dec 1987
75.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

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Rating by method KO1,057 Sub1,071 Dec1,042

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2021): 1,250 Elo, 12-8, aged 34, average opponent 1,176.

  1. Vitor Nóbrega then 1,259, 12-7, aged 33 6-6 after peaked 1,514 ▲
  2. Farzad Ghaderi then 1,205, 12-8, aged 33 8-9 after peaked 1,304 ▲
  3. Vasiliy Zubkov then 1,194, 13-7, aged 33 2-7 after peaked 1,361 ▲
  4. Tursunbek Asylgaziev then 1,274, 13-7, aged 34 3-1 after peaked 1,412 ▲
  5. Gaston Manzur then 1,259, 12-8, aged 33 · Flyweight 5-1 after peaked 1,524 ▲
  6. Lucas Rodrigues then 1,226, 12-8, aged 34 · Bantamweight 0-4 after peaked 1,191 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Guilherme Doin KO/TKO R1 · 24 Aug 2018 · Shooto Brasil 1,347
  2. William Dias KO/TKO R3 · 10 Jan 2015 · Circuito Team Nogueira 1,279
  3. Luan Duarte KO/TKO R1 · 5 May 2018 · New Corpore Extreme 1,266
  4. Paulo César Ramer Decision R3 · 15 Mar 2019 · Shooto Brasil 1,188
  5. Adriano Santos Submission R1 · 28 Sep 2019 · Fight for Life 1,141

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Jorge Bueno KO/TKO R1 · 4 Nov 2023 · Falcon MMA 1,397
  2. Taffarel Brasil KO/TKO R1 · 25 Sep 2021 · Fight for Life 1,436
  3. Wdison Costa KO/TKO R1 · 8 Nov 2020 · Shooto Brazil 1,343
  4. Valmir Lázaro Decision R3 · 26 Jul 2019 · Shooto Brasil 1,511
  5. Pedro Farias Decision R3 · 7 Oct 2017 · Fatality Arena 1,132

Fight history

21 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
21 4 Nov 202335.9 yrs L12-9 Jorge Bueno 9-3 (1) · 34.5 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R1 0.00 1,236→1,186 -50 1,397 – Falcon MMA 2: Ceiro vs. Nunes Falcon MMA
20 25 Sep 202133.7 yrs L12-8 Taffarel Brasil 15-9 (1) · 27.2 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:32 0.00 1,306→1,250 -56 1,436 – Fight For Life 6 Fight for Life
19 8 Nov 202032.9 yrs L12-7 Wdison Costa 12-5 (1) · 26.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R11:57 0.00 1,411→1,306 -104 1,343 – Shooto Brazil 103: Delano vs. Benicio Shooto Brazil
18 28 Sep 201931.8 yrs W12-6 Adriano Santos 1-2 Welterweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R13:02 1.00 1,377→1,413 +36 1,141 – Fight for Life 4 Fight for Life
17 26 Jul 201931.6 yrs L11-6 Valmir Lázaro 18-7 · 33.9 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,413→1,377 -36 1,511 – Shooto Brazil 93: Maizena vs. Bidu Shooto Brasil
16 15 Mar 201931.2 yrs W11-5 Paulo César Ramer 7-3 · 23.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,401→1,413 +12 1,188 – Shooto Brazil 90: Alves vs. Lacerda Shooto Brasil
15 24 Aug 201830.7 yrs W10-5 Guilherme Doin 8-4 · 26.4 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:28 1.00 1,302→1,401 +99 1,347 – Shooto Brazil 87: BOPE Shooto Brasil
14 5 May 201830.4 yrs W9-5 Luan Duarte 9-5 · 25.7 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R13:51 1.00 1,198→1,302 +104 1,266 – New Corpore Extreme 26 New Corpore Extreme
13 7 Oct 201729.8 yrs L8-5 Pedro Farias 2-2 · 20.7 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,233→1,198 -35 1,132 – Fatality Arena 10 Fatality Arena
12 6 May 201729.4 yrs W8-4 Danilo Souza 0-11-1 · 32.0 yrs – KO/TKOKO/TKO R28:44 1.00 1,216→1,233 +17 828 – Fight for Life Fight for Life
11 5 Nov 201628.9 yrs L7-4 Oton Jasse 14-3 · 22.6 yrs Lightweight SubAnaconda Choke R25:00 0.00 1,262→1,216 -45 1,444 – Watch Out Combat Show 44 Watch Out Combat Show
10 21 May 201628.4 yrs W7-3 Rodrigo Oliveira debut Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R14:40 1.00 1,210→1,262 +52 1,059 – Gladiator MMA Pro 3 Regional / Unaffiliated
9 15 Nov 201527.9 yrs W6-3 Felipe da Costa 1-1 · 22.7 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R14:51 1.00 1,157→1,210 +53 1,011 – Gladiator MMA Pro 2 Rio de Janeiro Regional
8 8 Aug 201527.6 yrs L5-3 Jonas Gomes 2-7 Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R29:05 0.00 1,315→1,157 -158 931 – Gladiator MMA Pro 1 GLADIATOR
7 10 Jan 201527.0 yrs W5-2 William Dias 13-11 · 30.4 yrs Lightweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R312:26 1.00 1,210→1,315 +105 1,279 – Team Nogueira - MMA Circuit 5 Circuito Team Nogueira
6 9 Oct 201426.8 yrs W4-2 Elias Figueiredo 1-3 · 28.1 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOTKO R12:03 1.00 1,176→1,210 +34 930 – Team Nogueira - MMA Fight Live 2 Circuito Team Nogueira
5 7 Apr 201426.3 yrs W3-2 Jhonnis Matheus 1-1 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,148→1,176 +28 1,015 – Mix Combat 7 Rio de Janeiro Regional
4 7 Dec 201325.9 yrs W2-2 Denilson Neves 1-1 · 18.1 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,103→1,148 +45 1,046 – Trocacao Fight Cup Trocacao Fight Cup
3 14 Jul 201224.5 yrs L1-2 Roberto Amorim 5-1 · 23.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R11:05 0.00 1,146→1,105 -41 1,353 – Shooto Brazil 32: Olivieri vs. Ferro Shooto Brasil
2 24 Mar 201224.2 yrs W1-1 Jonatas Melo debut Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R14:50 1.00 1,077→1,146 +68 1,000 – Bom Jesus Fight 2 Bom Jesus Fight
1 19 Jun 201123.5 yrs L0-1 Maurício Reis 10-7 · 26.2 yrs – SubArmbar R1 0.00 1,134→1,077 -57 1,261 – RFC - Rio FC 6 Rio de Janeiro Regional