Sousa vs Henrique

Who won Sousa vs Henrique?

Manoel Sousa beat Paulo Henrique by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 4, on Friday 17th February 2023 at Universal Studios in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Manoel Sousa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Sousa vs Henrique stats

Manoel Sousa stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Paulo Henrique made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Manoel Sousa's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Paulo Henrique's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Sousa had a massive power advantage over Henrique, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Henrique's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Henrique had a slight advantage over Sousa, with a 43% submission rate over Sousa's 33%.

Manoel Sousa was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Henrique had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sousa.

Sousa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 4 months later than Henrique, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 18 to Henrique's 41.

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What were the odds on Sousa vs Henrique?

Manoel Sousa was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Paulo Henrique made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.