Hill vs Souza

Who won Hill vs Souza?

Angela Hill beat Ketlen Souza by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Angela Hill.

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).

Hill vs Souza stats

Angela Hill stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ketlen Souza made her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Angela Hill's 27th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Ketlen Souza marked her 4th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Angela Hill's UFC record stood at 13-14-0, while Ketlen Souza's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Souza had a large advantage in power over Hill, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Hill's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a slight advantage over Hill, with a 13% submission rate over Hill's 6%.

Angela Hill was the older woman by 11 years, at 40 years old.

Hill was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2014, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 48 more professional rounds, 94 to Souza's 46.

Hill vs Souza form

Angela Hill had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Tabatha Ricci at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Denise Gomes at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, she had been beaten by Mackenzie Dern at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

She had defeated Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

Activity check

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Souza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What time did Hill vs Souza start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:30 PM UTC , which was 6:30 PM EST or 3:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:30 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hill vs Souza?

Angela Hill was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Ketlen Souza made her way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.