Karine Silva vs. Ketlen Souza
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Karine Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Ketlen Souza
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Karine Silva
Distance 87.1% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 4.5%)
Ketlen Souza
Distance 91.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Karine Silva
Head 62.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 18.5% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 19.4% (norm 7.6%)
Ketlen Souza
Head 72.3% (norm 76.6%) · Body 17.4% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Silva L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Souza L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 150 / 432 | 34.7% | 40.3% | 289 / 576 | 50.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 38 | 78.9% | 73.9% | 43 / 51 | 84.3% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 17 / 26 | 65.4% | 74.4% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 83 / 308 | 26.9% | 36.0% | 194 / 456 | 42.5% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 45 / 92 | 48.9% | 69.5% | 85 / 110 | 77.3% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 69 / 96 | 71.9% | 82.3% | 57 / 65 | 87.7% | 77.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Flyweight: 47 fighters · Women's Strawweight: 63 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Silva L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Souza L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 174 / 421 | 41.3% | 39.0% | 259 / 604 | 42.9% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 73.8% | 55 / 74 | 74.3% | 71.2% |
| On the ground | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 73.4% | 11 / 17 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 127 / 358 | 35.5% | 35.0% | 163 / 460 | 35.4% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 63 / 87 | 72.4% | 69.0% | 106 / 156 | 67.9% | 68.7% |
| To the legs | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 78.7% | 56 / 79 | 70.9% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Silva has more cage time on record.