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Draws Hill in February
Souza will take on Angela Hill in a strawweight matchup at UFC Vegas 102 on February 15, MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
After losing her UFC debut in 2023, Souza has rattled off back-to-back victories, most recently defeating Yazmin Jauregui via first-round submission in September. She now takes on one of the most experienced female fighters on the roster in Hill, who is coming off an August defeat that snapped a two-fight winning streak. If this fight remains standing, as the offensive wrestling numbers suggest, Hill will have a slight statistical advantage in striking volume, while Souza sports the superior defensive marks.
After losing her UFC debut in 2023, Souza has rattled off back-to-back victories, most recently defeating Yazmin Jauregui via first-round submission in September. She now takes on one of the most experienced female fighters on the roster in Hill, who is coming off an August defeat that snapped a two-fight winning streak. If this fight remains standing, as the offensive wrestling numbers suggest, Hill will have a slight statistical advantage in striking volume, while Souza sports the superior defensive marks.
Pulls upset of Yazmin Jauregui
Souza defeated Yazmin Jauregui via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:02 of Round 1 at UFC 306 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
1-1 in her UFC career entering the evening, with a win over Marnic Mann and a loss to Karine Silva on her resume, no one gave Souza much of a chance of emerging victorious here, which is why she entered as a +400 underdog. Yet, her power proved to be legitimate, as Jauregui found out first-hand. The Brazilian dropped her opponent with a massive left hook before expertly taking her back and putting Yazmin to sleep. It goes in the books as a submission win for Souza, but the power shot is what caused the stoppage. It will be interesting to see if Ketlen can follow up this performance with another strong one her next time out. In the meantime, she'll earn a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus as one of just two fight finishers on the evening.
1-1 in her UFC career entering the evening, with a win over Marnic Mann and a loss to Karine Silva on her resume, no one gave Souza much of a chance of emerging victorious here, which is why she entered as a +400 underdog. Yet, her power proved to be legitimate, as Jauregui found out first-hand. The Brazilian dropped her opponent with a massive left hook before expertly taking her back and putting Yazmin to sleep. It goes in the books as a submission win for Souza, but the power shot is what caused the stoppage. It will be interesting to see if Ketlen can follow up this performance with another strong one her next time out. In the meantime, she'll earn a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus as one of just two fight finishers on the evening.
Will face Jauregui
Souza will take on Yazmin Jauregui in a strawweight bout on UFC 306 in Las Vegas on Sept. 14, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Souza is coming off her first win in the UFC, knocking off Marnic Mann in late April via unanimous decision. That was a good bounce-back performance following a her debut with the promotion in which she was bested in the first round with a Kneebar. Her opponent Jauregui is also coming off a win.
Souza is coming off her first win in the UFC, knocking off Marnic Mann in late April via unanimous decision. That was a good bounce-back performance following a her debut with the promotion in which she was bested in the first round with a Kneebar. Her opponent Jauregui is also coming off a win.
Easily secures first UFC victory
Souza defeated Marnic Mann via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:33 of Round 1 at UFC on ESPN 55 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Souza wasn't competitive in her UFC debut, tapping to Karine Silva in less than two minutes. She predictably looked much better here against a much weaker opponent. Souza kept things simple and made things dirty, leading to a whopping 80-31 edge in terms of significant strikes landed. Mann did land a couple takedowns for 2:54 worth of control time, but Souza was never in any real trouble from a defensive standpoint. The Brazilian showed more good than bad on the regional scene prior to her company arrival, so perhaps there's some hope here still.
Souza wasn't competitive in her UFC debut, tapping to Karine Silva in less than two minutes. She predictably looked much better here against a much weaker opponent. Souza kept things simple and made things dirty, leading to a whopping 80-31 edge in terms of significant strikes landed. Mann did land a couple takedowns for 2:54 worth of control time, but Souza was never in any real trouble from a defensive standpoint. The Brazilian showed more good than bad on the regional scene prior to her company arrival, so perhaps there's some hope here still.
Mann up next
Souza is scheduled to compete against Marnic Mann in a strawweight fight at UFC Vegas 91 on April 27, per Nolan King of MMAJunkie.com.
ANALYSIS
Souza has a second opportunity to fight in the UFC after a disappointing debut at UFC Vegas 74. It was then when she fought Karine Silva and tapped out to a kneebar not even multiple minutes into the bout. Perhaps fortunately for Souza, her next opponent was not much better in her relatively recent UFC debut, going the distance but losing decisively.
Souza has a second opportunity to fight in the UFC after a disappointing debut at UFC Vegas 74. It was then when she fought Karine Silva and tapped out to a kneebar not even multiple minutes into the bout. Perhaps fortunately for Souza, her next opponent was not much better in her relatively recent UFC debut, going the distance but losing decisively.