Meng vs Cardoso

Who won Meng vs Cardoso?

Bo Meng beat Dayane Souza by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE on Prime Video 9, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Bo Meng.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Meng vs Cardoso stats

Bo Meng stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Dayane Souza made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 5 of those wins by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggested Souza had an advantage in power over Meng, with a 56% knock out percentage over Meng's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meng had a slight advantage over Souza, with a 30% submission rate over Souza's 22%.

Bo Meng was the same age as Dayane Souza, at 27 years old.

Meng had a height advantage of 1 inch over Souza.

Meng was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 31 more professional rounds, 54 to Souza's 23.

Meng vs Cardoso form

Meng had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had beat Jenelyn Olsim at ONE Championship 164 on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Tiffany Teo at ONE Championship – Heavy Hitters on 14th January 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Ritu Phogat at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary on 3rd September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, she had beat Samara Santos at ONE Championship – Unbreakable on 22nd January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

She had won against Priscilla Gaol at ONE Championship – Inside the Matrix 2 on 6th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

Meng's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Souza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Meng vs Cardoso?

Bo Meng was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Dayane Souza made her way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.