Saldana vs Souza

Who won Saldana vs Souza?

Luis Salda a beat Bruno Souza by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night Columbus, on Saturday 26th March 2022 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Luis Salda a.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Saldana vs Souza stats

Luis Salda a stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Bruno Souza made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Bruno Souza marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Luis Salda a's UFC record stood at 2-1-1, while Bruno Souza's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested a had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Souza's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested a had an advantage over Souza, with a 33% submission rate over Souza's 20%.

Luis Salda a was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

a had a height advantage of 4 inches over Souza. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

a was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 53 to Souza's 43.

Saldana vs Souza form

Souza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Melsik Baghdasaryan at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Javier Garcia at LFA 114 on 27th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their LFA Featherweight championship fight at The Factory at the District, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Elijah Johns at LFA 102 on 19th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee.

Before that, he had defeated Guilherme Santos at LFA 95 on 20th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

He was victorious against Kamuela Kirk at LFA 84 on 10th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

a's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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