Hirata vs Souza

Who won Hirata vs Souza?

Victoria Souza beat Itsuki Hirata by submission in the 1st round during the main card of ONE 167, on Friday 7th June 2024 at Impact Arena in Bangkok.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Atomweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 KG).

Hirata vs Souza stats

Itsuki Hirata stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Victoria Souza made her way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Itsuki Hirata's 9th fight in the One Championship, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019. Victoria Souza marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Itsuki Hirata's One Championship record stood at 5-4-0, while Victoria Souza's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Souza had a slight advantage in power over Hirata, with a 40% knock out percentage over Hirata's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a slight advantage over Hirata, with a 40% submission rate over Hirata's 33%.

Itsuki Hirata was the younger woman by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Hirata had a height advantage of 2 inches over Souza.

Hirata was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2018, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2020. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 24 to Souza's 20.

Hirata vs Souza form

Itsuki Hirata had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Ayaka Miura at ONE 165 on 28th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Seo Hee Ham at ONE on Prime Video 8 on 24th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, she had won against Heqin Lin at ONE Championship 161 on 26th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, she had been defeated by Jihin Radzuan at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

She had beaten Alyse Anderson at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary on 3rd September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

Hirata's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Hirata vs Souza start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hirata vs Souza?

Itsuki Hirata was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Victoria Souza made her way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.