Meng vs Cardoso

Who won Meng vs Cardoso?

Bo Meng beat Dayane Souza by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of ONE on Prime Video 9, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Bo Meng.

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).

Meng vs Cardoso stats

Bo Meng stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Dayane Souza made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Bo Meng's 9th fight in the One Championship, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019.

Bo Meng's One Championship record stood at 6-3-0, while Dayane Souza's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Souza had an advantage in power over Meng, with a 56% knock out percentage over Meng's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meng had a slight advantage over Souza, with a 30% submission rate over Souza's 22%.

Bo Meng was the same age as Dayane Souza, at 29 years old.

Meng had a height advantage of 1 inch over Souza.

Meng was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 35 more professional rounds, 58 to Souza's 23.

Meng vs Cardoso form

Meng had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Jenelyn Olsim at ONE Championship 164 on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, she had lost to Tiffany Teo at ONE Championship – Heavy Hitters on 14th January 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Ritu Phogat at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary on 3rd September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, she had beaten Samara Santos at ONE Championship – Unbreakable on 22nd January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

She had defeated Priscilla Gaol at ONE Championship – Inside the Matrix 2 on 6th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

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Meng's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 6 months, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Souza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Meng vs Cardoso?

Bo Meng was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Dayane Souza made her way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.