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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Jacare Souza won · SUB R1
Elo1400
Jacare Souza
Elo1371
Tim Boetsch

Jacare SouzavsTim BoetschUFC Prediction Result

UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie · Saturday, February 11, 2017Brooklyn, New York, USA

Official fight result

Jacare Souza won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:41

Style matchupJacare Souza: WrestlervsTim Boetsch: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Jacare Souza wins(65.2%)

Actual result: Jacare Souza wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jacare Souza at -600 American odds

+$17 profit

$117 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Jacare Souza enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Jacare Souza threatens submissions; Tim Boetsch has lost 50% of fights by sub.

Tale of the Tape

Jacare Souza
Red Corner
VS
Tim Boetsch
Blue Corner
-600
(86%)
Vegas Odds
+450
(18%)
1400
Elo
1371
46
Age
45
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Jacare SouzaL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Chris Weidman · Nov 18
L
vs Jack Hermansson · Apr 19
L
vs Jan Blachowicz · Nov 19
L
KOvs Kevin Holland · Dec 20
L
SUBvs Andre Muniz · May 21
latest
Tim BoetschL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Josh Samman · Jul 16
W
KOvs Rafael Natal · Nov 16
W
KOvs Johny Hendricks · Jun 17
L
SUBvs Antonio Carlos Junior · Apr 18
L
vs Omari Akhmedov · Mar 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Jacare SouzaMetricTim Boetsch
2.53
Strikes / min
2.93
2.83
Strikes absorbed / min
2.90
62%
Strike defense
57%
2.57
TDs / 15 min
1.45
57%
Takedown defense
59%
1.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.30evenly matched on net striking+0.03

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1594 vs 1539Strikes22.7 vs 27.0Takedowns1.4 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.86 vs 0.55Form0.5 vs 0.4
Jacare SouzaTim Boetsch

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Jacare Souza(10 fights)Tim Boetsch(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +29.1|Blue -29.1
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +182.0|Blue -182.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Jacare SouzaTargetTim Boetsch

By target zone

5
38% acc · 71%
Head
2
33% acc · 33%
2
40% acc · 29%
Body
0
0
Leg
4
100% acc · 67%

By position

5
36% acc · 71%
Distance
6
60% acc · 100%
1
33% acc · 14%
Clinch
0
1
100% acc · 14%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Jacare Souza rounds
0
even
0
Tim Boetsch rounds
Round 1Jacare Souza edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns1
Control1:14
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
7 / 18
Sig Strikes
6 / 10
38%
Sig Str %
60%
15 / 30
Total Strikes
8 / 12
1 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
50%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:14
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tim Boetsch6 / 108 / 120 / 00
1Jacare Souza7 / 1815 / 301 / 21

Jacare Souza

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights17

Tim Boetsch

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights20