Silva vs Souza

Who won Silva vs Souza?

Karine Silva beat Ketlen Souza by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Karine Silva.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Silva vs Souza stats

Karine Silva stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Ketlen Souza made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Karine Silva's UFC record stood at 3-0-0, while Ketlen Souza's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Souza had a slight advantage in power over Silva, with a 62% knock out percentage over Silva's 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a massive advantage over Souza, boasting a 40% submission rate over Souza's 8%.

Karine Silva was the older woman by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 2 inches over Souza.

Silva was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in , 7 years and 4 months earlier than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 10 less professional rounds, 29 to Souza's 39.

Activity check

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Silva vs Souza?

Karine Silva was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Ketlen Souza made her way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.