Ronaldo Jacaré
| Ronaldo Souza | |
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| Born | Ronaldo Souza dos Santos December 7, 1979 Vila Velha, Brazil |
| Other names | Jacaré (Alligator) |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Judo, Submission Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Manaus, Brazil |
| Team | X-Gym |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 30 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 17 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
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Representing  Brazil
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| Submission Wrestling | ||
| ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship | ||
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2003 Sao Paulo | -88kg |
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2005 Long Beach | Absolute |
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2005 Long Beach | -88kg |
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2009 Barcelona | Superfight |
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2011 Nottingham | Superfight |
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| World Jiu-Jitsu Championship | ||
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2001 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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2001 Rio de Janeiro | -82kg |
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2002 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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2002 Rio de Janeiro | -88kg |
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2003 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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2003 Rio de Janeiro | -88kg |
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2004 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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2004 Rio de Janeiro | -88kg |
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2005 Rio de Janeiro | Absolute |
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2005 Rio de Janeiro | -88kg |
Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born December 7, 1979), nicknamed Jacaré (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒakaˈɾɛ]), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner competing in the UFC's middleweight division. Souza is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, and has also formerly competed for DREAM, and Jungle Fight. As of February 11, 2016, he is #3 in official UFC middleweight rankings.
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 Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he 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 the greatest BJJ practitioners of his time.
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