Santos vs Sousa

When is Santos vs Sousa?

Luana Santos will face the challenge of Waleska Sousa during the prelims of LFA 146, on Friday 4th November 2022 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Santos vs Sousa stats

Luana Santos steps into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Waleska Sousa will make his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This will be Luana Santos' 3rd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Luana Santos' LFA record currently stands at 2-1-0, while Waleska Sousa's comes in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggest Sousa has an advantage in power over Santos, with a 25% knock out percentage over Santos' 13%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Santos and Sousa will be pretty equal, both with a 50% submission rate.

Luana Santos is the younger man by 2 years, at 24 years old.

Santos has a height advantage of 2 inches over Sousa.

Santos is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 years and 8 months later than Sousa, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 5 more professional rounds, 22 to Sousa's 17.

Santos vs Sousa form

Santos has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Casey O’Neill at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against Mariya Agapova at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stephanie Egger at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Juliana Miller at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Bartira Rodrigues at LFA 154 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

Activity check

Santos' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Santos vs Sousa?

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