1282LAST RATING · 170 LB

Tony DeSouza

Not ranked: last UFC fight 29 Dec 2007, outside the 18-month activity window. 3–3 in the UFC since 2001.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (170 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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3–3UFC record
2 of 3Dominant wins
87Average win score
38thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 2 submission 1 decision
Finish rate67% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 3
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time6:40
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min1.1 / 1.6
Sig. strike accuracy52%
Takedowns per 15 min2.2
Control time42% of the fight
Best winSteve Berger rated 1150 at 170 lb going in

Against the division

How Tony DeSouza’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every welterweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 4hardest to hitNo. 9control
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
20
38th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
16
−0.45
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
0
1.12
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
95
1.57
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
79
2.25
ControlShare of fight time in control
86
42%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 3 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 3 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Steve Berger, rated 1150 at 170 lb. Dominant in 2 of 3 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

170 lb

Not on the welterweight board: last fight at 170 lb on 29 Dec 2007, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1282, after 6 fights there.

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Rating after every fight at 170 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
3–3Record at 170 lb
2 of 3Dominant wins
87Average win score
1215Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 2 submission 1 decision
Finish rate67% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 3
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time6:40
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min1.1 / 1.6
Sig. strike accuracy52%
Takedowns per 15 min2.2
Control time42% of the fight
Best winSteve Berger rated 1150 going in

Against the division

How Tony DeSouza’s fights at 170 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 47 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. Tony DeSouza is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.

Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 3hardest to hitNo. 10control
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
21
38th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
19
−0.45
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
0
1.12
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
96
1.57
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
79
2.25
ControlShare of fight time in control
81
42%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 3 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 3 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Steve Berger, rated 1150 at 170 lb. Dominant in 2 of 3 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

6 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
29 Dec 2007Loss10–90Roan CarneiroKO/TKOR2 3:33WelterweightUFC 79: Nemesis
30 Dec 2006Loss7–93Thiago AlvesKO/TKOR2 1:10WelterweightUFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2
10 Oct 2006Win89–11Dustin HazelettsubmissionR1 3:59WelterweightOrtiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
28 Sep 2001Loss7–93Jutaro NakaoKO/TKOR2 0:15WelterweightUFC 33: Victory in Vegas
29 Jun 2001Win87–13Paul RodriguezsubmissionR1 1:05WelterweightUFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands
4 May 2001Win84–16Steve Bergerunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 31: Locked and Loaded