Sousa vs Barros

Who won Sousa vs Barros?

Manoel Sousa beat Lucas Barros by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of LFA 205, on Friday 28th March 2025 at ASBAC Brasília in Brasilia.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Manoel Sousa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Sousa vs Barros stats

Manoel Sousa stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Lucas Barros made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Manoel Sousa's 1st fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Lucas Barros marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Manoel Sousa's LFA record stood at 1-0-0, while Lucas Barros' came in at 0-1-1.

The stats suggested Sousa had a massive power advantage over Barros, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Barros' 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barros had a large advantage over Sousa, boasting a 57% submission rate over Sousa's 27%.

Manoel Sousa was the same age as Lucas Barros, at 27 years old.

Sousa was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 5 months later than Barros, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 24 to Barros' 23.

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Sousa's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Sousa vs Barros start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:40 PM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Sousa vs Barros?

Manoel Sousa was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Lucas Barros made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.