Ronaldo Souza (26-10, 20) was born in Vila Velha, EspĂrito Santo, Brazil on December 7, 1979. At the age of 23 years on September 13, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Jorge Patino, losing the fight via 1st-round KO.
On May 18, 2013, 33-year old Ronaldo Souza made his UFC debut on his 22nd professional MMA fight at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold against a 26-year old Chris Camozzi, winning the fight in the 1st round via choke-out.
Souza's last fight was a 1st-round choke-out loss to André Muniz at UFC 262 at age 41 on May 15, 2021. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ronaldo Souza's best fights have been against Robbie Lawler, Vitor Belfort, Derek Brunson, Yushin Okami, Tim Boetsch, Chris Camozzi and Tim Kennedy.
Souza has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37  | May 15, 2021 41 years, 5 months 26-10 (20) | 31 years, 2 months 20-4 (17) | UFC | MD | 1 | CKO | LOSS Armbar |
36  | Dec 12, 2020 41 years 26-9 (20) | 28 years, 1 months 20-5 (16) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
35  | Nov 16, 2019 39 years, 11 months 26-8 (20) | 36 years, 8 months 24-8 (15) | UFC | LHW | 5 | SD | LOSS |
34  | Apr 27, 2019 39 years, 4 months 26-7 (20) | 30 years, 10 months 19-4 (16) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Nov 3, 2018 38 years, 10 months 26-6 (20) | 34 years, 4 months 14-3 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
32  | May 12, 2018 38 years, 5 months 25-6 (19) | 26 years, 6 months 15-3 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
31  | Jan 27, 2018 38 years, 1 months 25-5 (19) | 34 years 18-5 (14) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches |
30  | Apr 15, 2017 37 years, 4 months 24-5 (18) | 26 years, 3 months 17-4 (13) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
29  | Feb 11, 2017 37 years, 2 months 24-4 (18) | 36 years 20-10 (14) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
28  | May 14, 2016 36 years, 5 months 23-4 (17) | 39 years, 1 months 25-11 (21) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27  | Dec 12, 2015 36 years 22-4 (16) | 38 years, 7 months 10-1 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
26  | Apr 18, 2015 35 years, 4 months 22-3 (16) | 28 years, 4 months 21-9 (13) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
25  | Sep 5, 2014 34 years, 8 months 21-3 (15) | 29 years, 1 months 35-4-2 (31) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
24  | Feb 15, 2014 34 years, 2 months 20-3 (14) | 32 years, 4 months 22-7 (16) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Sep 4, 2013 33 years, 8 months 19-3 (14) | 32 years, 1 months 30-7 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22 | May 18, 2013 33 years, 5 months 18-3 (13) | 26 years, 5 months 19-5 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
21  | Jan 12, 2013 33 years, 1 months 17-3 (13) | 32 years, 3 months 20-8 (18) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
20 | Aug 18, 2012 32 years, 8 months 16-3 (12) | 28 years, 7 months 9-1 (7) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
19  | Mar 3, 2012 32 years, 2 months 15-3 (11) | 29 years, 10 months 12-6 (8) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
18  | Sep 10, 2011 31 years, 9 months 14-3 (10) | 26 years, 10 months 7-1 (7) | Strikeforce | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost Strikeforce middleweight title |
17  | Jan 29, 2011 31 years, 1 months 14-2 (10) | 28 years, 10 months 18-6 (16) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended Strikeforce middleweight title |
16  | Aug 21, 2010 30 years, 8 months 13-2 (9) | 30 years, 11 months 12-2 (11) | Strikeforce | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Won Strikeforce middleweight title |
15  | May 15, 2010 30 years, 5 months 12-2 (9) | 34 years, 6 months 27-6 (22) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Dec 19, 2009 30 years 11-2 (9) | 39 years, 7 months 21-6 (14) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
13  | May 26, 2009 29 years, 5 months 10-2 (8) | 28 years, 5 months 21-6 (16) | DREAM | MD | 1 | NC | NC Cut For DREAM middleweight title |
12 | Sep 23, 2008 28 years, 9 months 10-2 (8) | 23 years, 1 months 23-2-1 (21) | Dream | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Upkick For DREAM middleweight title |
11  | Sep 23, 2008 28 years, 9 months 10-1 (8) | 29 years, 7 months 9-3 (9) | Dream | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10 | Jun 15, 2008 28 years, 6 months 9-1 (7) | 27 years, 5 months 20-5 (15) | Dream | 2 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Apr 29, 2008 28 years, 4 months 8-1 (7) | Ian Murphy | Dream | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Oct 13, 2007 27 years, 10 months 7-1 (6) | Wendell Santos | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
7 | Sep 29, 2007 27 years, 9 months 6-1 (5) | José de Ribamar | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
6 | May 19, 2007 27 years, 5 months 5-1 (4) | Bill Vucick | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
5 | Dec 17, 2006 27 years 4-1 (3) | Haim Gozali | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Sep 27, 2006 26 years, 9 months 3-1 (2) | Alexey Prokofiev | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
3  | Apr 29, 2006 26 years, 4 months 2-1 (1) | 21 years, 11 months 22-3 (17) | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
2 | May 15, 2004 24 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | Victor Babkir | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1  | Sep 13, 2003 23 years, 9 months 0-1 (0) | 30 years, 4 months 18-5-1 (18) | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
