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Women's Strawweight

Ketlen Souza

“Esquentadinha”

17-6

Age
32
Height
5'3"
Reach
5'3"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Ribas Family
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C · 57
Finish rate
12%
Win rate
74%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
2
Dec
15

FightMetric

SLpM

4.01

SApM

3.20

Str Acc

61%

Str Def

60%

TD Avg

0.46

TD Acc

13%

TD Def

83%

Sub Avg

0.23

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

57C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 23 career fights for Ketlen Souza. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Fight IQ

    Predictable under stress. When the first look fails, the tape shows the same entry again.

Scouting report

Ketlen Souza “Esquentadinha” is a 32-year-old Orthodox women's strawweight out of Brazil, camped at Ribas Family. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 17-6-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 15 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (57).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.46 TD/15 and 0.23 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 60% / 3.20 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 83% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (21, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Souza yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

21 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.46 takedowns / 15 at 13% accuracy
  • 0.23 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

65 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 60% striking defense · 3.20 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 6 defeats

Counter punching

50 C

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 61% accuracy on 4.01 SLpM
  • 0.12 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

65 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 60% · TD def 83% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.20 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

58 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 4.01 SLpM at 61% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.20 SApM

Takedown reaction

58 C

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 83% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 2 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 6 losses
  • 15 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.