// Roster Index›Women's Strawweight›Dossier · Ketlen Souza
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNWOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

Ketlen
Souza

NICKNAME"Esquentadinha"·BRAZIL
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
17-6-0
CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
Carioca Academy
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Ketlen Souza
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! LIVE
HEIGHT
5'3"
REACH
5'3"
AGE
32
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Women's Strawweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
23 BOUTS
WIN
17
LOSS
6
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
74%
17/23 bouts
FINISH RATE
65%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1L STREAK · 2-3
LLWWL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: LIVE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 53% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
4.13
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 3.67
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
53%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 44%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
4.00
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 4.18
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
53%
Striking Defense
Reference value 54%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.37
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.00
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
13%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 36%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
63%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 62%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.20
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.30
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 58 other rated fighters on the UFC women's strawweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#32
of 59 on the UFC women's strawweight roster · Elo 1532
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
69th
percentile · average opponent rated 1537 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
53rd
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.04 per fight)

12 rated fights · opponents rated in 50% of recorded fights · last rated fight OCT 10, 2026

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (17)
n = 17
KO/TKO · 9
SUB · 2
DEC · 6
9
KO/TKO
53%
2
SUB
12%
6
DEC
35%
// LOSSES (6)
n = 6
KO/TKO · 2
SUB · 2
DEC · 3
2
KO/TKO
33%
2
SUB
33%
3
DEC
50%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
65% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 9 fights
53%
SUBANY ROUND · 2 fights
12%
DECFULL FIGHT · 6 fights
35%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
24 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 25, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER76TD DEFENSE51GRAPPLING40CHIN78STRIKING64CARDIO71AGGRESSION30SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE51RECOVERY67
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power76
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=17 wins
TD Defense51
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (63%)

Grappling40
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin78
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=23 bouts
Striking64
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio71
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression30
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.2 per 15 min)

Str Defense51
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (53%)

Recovery67
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=7 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power76 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins17 wins
TD Defense51 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (63%)Not recorded
Grappling40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin78 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record23 bouts
Striking64 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio71 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression30 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.2 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense51 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (53%)Not recorded
Recovery67 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.7 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100DEC 2016WDEC 2016WMAY 2017WJUL 2017WSEP 2017WDEC 2017WMAR 2018LMAR 2018WJUL 2018WMAR 2019LMAY 2019LSEP 2020WMAY 2021WMAY 2021WAUG 2021WSEP 2022WJAN 2023LJUN 2023WAPR 2024WSEP 2024LFEB 2025LAUG 2025WFEB 2026WJUN 2026LOCT 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, DEC 2016, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, DEC 2016, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, MAY 2017, momentum score 63, DEC R3.
  4. Start, JUL 2017, momentum score 73, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, SEP 2017, momentum score 84, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, DEC 2017, momentum score 94, KO/TKO R1.
  7. Start, MAR 2018, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  8. Start, MAR 2018, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  9. Start, JUL 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R5.
  10. Start, MAR 2019, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  11. Start, MAY 2019, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R3.
  12. Start, SEP 2020, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  13. Start, MAY 2021, momentum score 92, KO/TKO R2.
  14. Start, MAY 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  15. Start, AUG 2021, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  16. Start, SEP 2022, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  17. Start, JAN 2023, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  18. Start, JUN 2023, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  19. Start, APR 2024, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  20. Start, SEP 2024, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  21. Start, FEB 2025, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  22. Start, AUG 2025, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  23. Start, FEB 2026, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  24. Start, JUN 2026, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  25. Start, OCT 2026, momentum score 93, DEC R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Cerdeira), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 93.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
24/24 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
6
25%
3
13%
1
4%
-
1
4%
11
total
SUB
3
13%
1
4%
-
-
-
4
total
DEC
-
-
7
29%
-
2
8%
9
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 9 of 24 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
R5 finishes on record
// DECISION RATE
38%, fights often go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Carioca Academy
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
24 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Loopy GodinezOct 10, 2026
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Unanimous
W
VS Ariane CarnelossiJun 6, 2026
KO/TKOR1 · 1:34
UFC Fight Night 278 - Muhammad vs. Bonfim
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches and Head Kick)
W
VS Bruna BrasilFeb 7, 2026
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 266 - Bautista vs. Oliveira
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Piera RodriguezAug 2, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 71 - Taira vs. Park
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Angela HillFeb 15, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 251 - Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Yazmin JaureguiSep 14, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 3:02
UFC 306 - Noche UFC: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Marnic MannApr 27, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 55 - Nicolau vs. Perez
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Karine SilvaJun 3, 2023
SubmissionR1 · 1:45
UFC on ESPN 46 - Kara-France vs. Albazi
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kneebar)
W
VS Kristina WilliamsJan 18, 2023
DecisionR5 · 5:00
Invicta FC 51 - Tennant vs. Bernardo
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Maiju SuotamaSep 28, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Invicta FC 49 - Delboni vs. DeCoursey
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Gisele MoreiraAug 5, 2021
DecisionR5 · 5:00
SFT 28 - Mexicano vs. Matsumoto
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Joane MilenMay 29, 2021
KO/TKOR2 · 2:03
Star Combat 1 - Evento de MMA
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Women's Strawweight. Professional record 17-6. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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