Did you know?

• ▸ Across 31 recorded matches, Ronaldo de Souza finished 14 by submission, a 56 percent submission rate against a site average of 40 percent. That tells you he was hunting the finish, not just managing the scoreboard.
• ▸ He met Roger Gracie 3 times on record and came out 1 and 2, with his lone win coming by points at the 2004 IBJJF World Championship.
• ▸ His series with Braulio Estima also went 3 meetings, 1 win and 2 losses, and the win he did get was a Flying Triangle submission at the 2004 IBJJF Pan Championship.
• ▸ His submission wins spread across several attacks, led by 3 armbars, plus 2 kneebars and 2 flying triangles. The kneebars stand out for a competitor whose gi matches outnumber his nogi 26 to 5.
• ▸ His recorded matches span from 2003 to 2023, with a clear peak in 2005 when he competed in 12 of them.