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 in favor of the 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 losses 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, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Bo Meng's One Championship record stood at 5-3-0, while Dayane Souza's came in at 1-1-0.

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 28 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 32 more professional rounds, 55 to Souza's 23.

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Souza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 5 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.