Jacare Souza vs. Andre Muniz – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Houston, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Jacare Souza will take on Andre “Sergipano” Muniz in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 262 card.

In this post, we will break down Jacare Souza vs. Andre Muniz matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 44-year-old, Jacare Souza is coming in with a 26-9-0 (1 NC) record. Souza will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Kevin Holland at UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno in December.

Muniz, meanwhile, is coming off a SUB win against Bartosz Fabinski on December 12, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai and holds a 20-4-0 record.

Jacare Souza has an orthodox fighting stance with a 72″ reach. The 34-year-old, Andre Muniz is an southpaw fighter with a 78″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Jacare Souza:
→ Souza’s striking accuracy is 46%.
→ Souza lands 2.53 significant strikes per minute.
→ Souza’s takedown accuracy is 39%.
→ Souza’s takedown average is 2.55 per 15 minutes.
→ Souza’s takedown defense is 60%.

Souza comes in with 46% striking accuracy, typically landing about 2.53 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Muniz fires at 58% accuracy, landing about 2.21 significant strikes per minute. Jacare Souza also has a 39% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.55 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Muniz’s 2.61 takedowns and 37% takedown accuracy.

Andre Muniz:
→ Muniz’s striking accuracy is 58%.
→ Muniz lands 2.21 significant strikes per minute.
→ Muniz’s takedown accuracy is 35%.
→ Muniz’s takedown average is 2.61 per 15 minutes.
→ Muniz’s takedown defense is 37%.

Andre spent on average 8:37 minutes in the Octagon and Jacare has an average fight time of 9:52 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 262 is live in , who do you think will win, Jacare or Andre? Sound off in the comments.

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