Souza vs Frota

Who won Souza vs Frota?

Livinha Souza beat Sarah Frota by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 2, on Saturday 2nd February 2019 at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Livinha Souza.

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).

Souza vs Frota stats

Livinha Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Sarah Frota made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Livinha Souza's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Sarah Frota's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Frota had a slight advantage in power over Souza, with a 22% knock out percentage over Souza's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had an advantage over Frota, with a 67% submission rate over Frota's 56%.

Livinha Souza was the younger woman by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Frota had a height advantage of 3 inches over Souza. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Souza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Frota, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 18 more professional rounds, 38 to Frota's 20.

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