Souza vs Oliveira

Who won Souza vs Oliveira?

Michael Oliveira beat Clever Souza by during the prelims of LFA 151, on Saturday 28th January 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Oliveira.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Souza vs Oliveira stats

Clever Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Michael Oliveira made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

Clever Souza's LFA record stood at 0-1-0, while Michael Oliveira's came in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggested Oliveira had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Souza's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a massive advantage over Oliveira, boasting a 33% submission rate over Oliveira's 0%.

Clever Souza was the younger man by 26 years, at years old.

Souza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Oliveira, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 10 to Oliveira's 9.

Activity check

Oliveira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Souza vs Oliveira?

Clever Souza was a 9/2 (+450) underdog going into the contest, while Michael Oliveira made his way into the ring at 1/8 (-770) with oddsmakers.