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Who will José Souza 🇧🇷 fight next?

Officially announced The bout is on the official UFC.com fight card.

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Record 9-1-0 · Age 24 · Born Manaus, Brazil

Confirmed: opponent and date are officially announced: Jonny Parsons, Sat 7 Nov 2026 (UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady).

Last fight: W vs Ding Meng (Decision (split)), UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo, 30 May 2026

José Souza is booked to fight Jonny Parsons at UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady (Meta APEX, Las Vegas) on Sat 7 Nov 2026.

Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.

Unofficial rank #23 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.

Confirmed Official

José Souza 🇧🇷 vs Jonny Parsons
Welterweight Bout · UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady · Sat 7 Nov 2026 · Meta APEX, Las Vegas
Source: UFC.com event page, checked 2 Oct 2026.

Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate

Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning, and the booked bout above is official.

Field / other: 8%. This covers everyone not listed above.

Likely event
UFC Fight Night, Meta APEX, Las Vegas, 7 Nov 2026 · Event page: UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady
Last fight
Win vs Ding Meng · Decision (split) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night · 30 May 2026
Career stage
Riser: 4 straight wins.
Confidence
High (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
Last updated
(UAE time)

What changed?

  1. UFC.com event: UFC Fight Night, Meta APEX, Las Vegas, 7 Nov 2026 · source

Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.

Fight history Pro record 9-1-0

ResultOpponentMethodRdTimeEventDate
WDing MengDecision (split) · R3, 5:0035:00UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
WPorfirio Alves Jr.KO/TKO · R2, 2:1322:13Centurion FC 24: Arcem
WAlexandre SilvaDecision (majority) · R3, 5:0035:00Centurion FC 17: Rex Mundi
WAlan SilvaKO/TKO · R3, 4:5534:55Shooto Brazil 115
LYusaku KinoshitaKO/TKO · R3, 0:4330:43Dana White's Contender Series: Season 6, Week 6
WPedro OliveiraDecision (split) · R3, 5:0035:00LFA 132: Gomes vs. Costa
WCarlos EduardoKO/TKO · R2, 1:0521:05Shooto Brazil 109: Indio vs. Sousa
WLucas PrestesKO/TKO · R1, 1:1711:17SCF: Silva Combat Fight 3
WSadraque De FreitasKO/TKO · R1, 1:0111:01SFC: Shark Fight Championship 4
WLeonardo AndradeTKO (Retirement) · R2, 2:5022:50Open Extreme Manaus

Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: ESPN (checked 2 Oct 2026).

José Souza: frequently asked questions

When is José Souza's next fight?

José Souza is booked to fight Jonny Parsons at UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady (Meta APEX, Las Vegas) on Sat 7 Nov 2026. Source: the UFC.com event page, checked 2 Oct 2026.

Who did José Souza fight last?

José Souza beat Ding Meng at UFC Fight Night on 30 May 2026 (Decision (split) R3 5:00).

Who is José Souza likely to fight next?

The fight with Jonny Parsons is officially booked. NextSmash model estimate: Jonny Parsons (92%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.

What is José Souza's record?

9-1-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).

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Sources

  1. UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
  2. ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
  3. ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
  4. UFC.com event: UFC Fight Night, Meta APEX, Las Vegas, 7 Nov 2026 · 2 Oct 2026

Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.