UFC Fight Night 150: Jacaré vs. Hermansson | Event Profile, Full Results & Legacy
- Dana Black
- May 21
- 7 min read
Table of Contents
Introduction
UFC Fight Night 150: Jacaré vs. Hermansson took place on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida — broadcast live on ESPN+ as ESPN+ 8. The card drew 12,754 fans for a gate of $1,209,654.09. The event had originally been planned for American Airlines Arena in Miami. The main event was a five-round middleweight bout between Ronaldo Souza and Jack Hermansson.
Hermansson defeated Souza by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47x2) in a comprehensive upset that produced one of the year’s most striking individual competitive results. Perry and Oliveira earned Fight of the Night for their sustained brawl. Glover Teixeira and Jim Miller earned Performance of the Night. Greg Hardy won his second UFC fight. Cory Sandhagen defeated John Lineker by split decision. Gilbert Burns submitted Mike Davis.
Sunrise FL — Hermansson’s Audacious Upset of Jacaré
Souza had been one of the UFC MW division’s most feared competitors across eight years of UFC competition: his submission depth, particularly his guillotine and arm triangle chains, had produced multiple PoN finishes. His career had included two title fights against Robert Whittaker and a reputation as the fighter most likely to submit any grappler naive enough to go to the mat with him. Hermansson’s decision to grapple Souza — attempting a guillotine choke in the opening round, working from Souza’s guard, and competing at wrestling range throughout — was the fight’s central tactical audacity.
Quick Stats
📅 Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019 (ESPN+ 8; originally planned for American Airlines Arena Miami; moved to Sunrise FL)
📍 Venue: BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
👥 Attendance: 12,754
💰 Gate: $1,209,654.09
📺 Broadcast: ESPN+ 8 (ESPN2, ESPN, ESPN+ streaming)
🏆 Main Event: Ronaldo Souza vs. Jack Hermansson — MW title eliminator (5 rounds; Hermansson dared to grapple the BJJ legend Jacaré)
✅ Result: Hermansson def. Souza via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) (UPSET; Hermansson grappled Jacaré throughout; guillotine attempt R1; dominated 5 rounds; MW title picture shaken)
Main Event: Hermansson Grapples His Way Past Jacaré
Hermansson’s fight plan required something rare: willingness to engage on the ground with a fighter whose BJJ submission record had produced 11 UFC victories and multiple near-choke sequences against top-ranked opponents. In round one, Hermansson attempted a deep guillotine choke after landing a combination — executing the technique with enough precision to make the finish seem possible. His willingness to maintain guard work and grappling engagement throughout rounds one through five, rather than retreating to striking to avoid Souza’s BJJ, was the tactical choice that produced his UD.
Souza’s inability to impose his submission game on Hermansson across five rounds — despite Hermansson engaging at ranges where Souza’s BJJ had historically been dangerous — reflected Hermansson’s grappling quality at MW level. The 49-46 from one judge and 48-47 from two reflected a decisive Hermansson competitive advantage. Media coverage described the result as one of MW’s most consequential divisional upsets, with implications for the title contender picture.
Teixeira’s Comeback PoN, Miller’s R1 PoN, Perry’s FotN & The Card
Jim Miller’s Performance of the Night rear-naked choke of Jason Gonzalez at 2:12 of round one demonstrated that the 35-year-old New Jersey veteran remained a UFC LW bonus-quality performer after 12 years of UFC competition. His RNC of Gonzalez was his 24th UFC fight — the most UFC fights by any active lightweight at the time. Mike Perry and Alex Oliveira’s Fight of the Night produced 15 minutes of mutual rocking, dropping, and sustained offensive exchanges. Perry landed 65 significant strikes to Oliveira’s 48; Perry won the decision but both earned FotN. Cory Sandhagen’s split decision over John Lineker was a technically demanding BW fight against one of the division’s biggest-punching active competitors.
Full Results
Main Card (ESPN+)
Jack Hermansson def. Ronaldo Souza — Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47x2) — MW (5 rounds; UPSET; Hermansson GRAPPLED Jacaré; guillotine R1; MW title eliminator won; contender picture reshuffled)
Greg Hardy def. Dmitrii Smoliakov — TKO (punches) — R1, 2:15 — HW (Hardy 2nd UFC win; first was DQ-tainted at FN143; clean TKO this time)
Mike Perry def. Alex Oliveira — Unanimous Decision (29-28x3) — WW (FotN $50k each; back-and-forth brawl; Perry 65 sig strikes vs. Oliveira 48; both dropped multiple times; Perry 59% sig strike accuracy)
Cory Sandhagen def. John Lineker — Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) — BW (Sandhagen building BW career; Lineker one of division’s biggest hitters; Sandhagen survived power to win)
Roosevelt Roberts def. Thomas Gifford — Unanimous Decision (30-27x3) — LW
Preliminary Card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Takashi Sato def. Ben Saunders — TKO (punches and elbows) — R2, 1:18 — WW
Augusto Sakai def. Andrei Arlovski — Split Decision (28-29, 29-28x2) — HW (Arlovski career continuing; Sakai building HW record)
Carla Esparza def. Virna Jandiroba — Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28x2) — Women’s SBW
Gilbert Burns def. Mike Davis — Submission (RNC) — R2, 4:15 — LW (Burns building LW career; future UFC WW title challenger at UFC 258 March 2021!)
Jim Miller def. Jason Gonzalez — Submission (RNC) — R1, 2:12 — LW (PoN $50k; Miller 35 years old; 24th UFC fight; most UFC LW fights; still bonus quality!)
Angela Hill def. Jodie Esquibel — Unanimous Decision — Women’s SBW
Dhiego Lima def. Court McGee — Unanimous Decision — WW
Bonuses & Awards
🥇 Fight of the Night: Mike Perry + Alex Oliveira — $50,000 each
🥇 Performance of the Night: Glover Teixeira + Jim Miller — $50,000 each
Records & Milestones
• Hermansson’s UD over Jacaré — one of MW’s most consequential upset decisions.
• Jim Miller’s 24th UFC fight — most by any active UFC lightweight at the time.
Legacy & Impact
Hermansson’s Sunrise upset produced a MW title eliminator fight against Jacare’s successor contender position and subsequent wins over Ronaldo Souza’s replacements in the title picture. His subsequent MW career produced wins over David Branch, Jack Hermansson’s own UFC career continued building toward the top five. Gilbert Burns’ Sunrise sub win was an early step in the LW-to-WW transition that produced the UFC WW title fight against Kamaru Usman at UFC 258 in March 2021, which Burns lost by TKO. Sandhagen’s win over Lineker solidified his BW contender position before the interim BW title fight against Petr Yan at UFC FN207 in October 2022.
FAQ
What made Hermansson’s grappling Jacaré so significant?
Souza’s BJJ reputation meant that almost every fighter who engaged at grappling range against him did so defensively — attempting to escape rather than initiate. Hermansson’s guillotine attempt in round one — proactively going to submission range against the UFC’s most dangerous BJJ MW — was a statement of confidence in his own grappling quality. The fact that he sustained grappling engagement across five rounds without being submitted by a fighter who had submitted multiple ranked MWs demonstrated that his BJJ technical quality matched Souza’s at competitive depth.
What was Teixeira’s Cutelaba sequence?
What was Perry vs. Oliveira’s fight quality?
Perry and Oliveira’s 15-minute WW brawl produced significant strikes, multiple knockdowns, and a competitive exchange quality that earned both FotN despite Perry’s 65-to-48 significant strike advantage. Oliveira had been one of the UFC WW division’s most active fighters — a Brazilian brawler with 15 UFC fights before Sunrise. Perry’s 59% significant strike accuracy and his continued forward pressure despite absorbing Oliveira’s counters reflected the mutual attrition that made their fight the card’s most entertaining individual contest.
What was Greg Hardy’s situation?
Hardy was a 30-year-old HW whose UFC debut had been disqualified for an illegal knee against Allen Crowder at FN143 in January 2019. His Sunrise TKO of Smoliakov — a 23-year-old Russian HW with limited UFC experience — was his first clean UFC win. His continued UFC career was commercially controversial given his domestic violence background; his competitive HW career produced additional wins before his eventual decline and departure from the UFC.
What was Cory Sandhagen’s win over Lineker?
Lineker was a 26-year-old Brazilian BW known for exceptional punch power and aggressive forward pressure. His knockdown and finishing record reflected the competitive danger he posed to any technical fighter at BW. Sandhagen’s split decision survival — one judge scoring it 28-29 for Lineker — reflected how close the fight was. Sandhagen’s ability to maintain technical footwork and striking output against Lineker’s power-pressure demonstrated the defensive quality that his subsequent BW career built upon.
What was Gilbert Burns’ Sunrise significance?
Burns was a 32-year-old Sao Paulo, Brazil LW who had produced inconsistent UFC LW results before Sunrise. His R2 RNC of Davis was a clean submission that reflected his BJJ black belt quality. His subsequent move to welterweight produced the dominant wins that built his UFC WW title contendership: wins over Gunnar Nelson, Alexei Kunchenko, and Tyron Woodley before the UFC 258 WW title fight against Kamaru Usman in March 2021, where he produced 3-plus competitive rounds before a TKO finish.
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