Kevin Souza
| Kevin Souza | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edimilson dos Santos Souza October 17, 1984 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
| Division |
Featherweight Lightweight |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Team | DS Team CM System |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Edimilson Souza (born October 17, 1984), professionally known as Kevin Souza, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Kevin made a name for himself fighting all over his home country of Brazil. He is a former Jungle Fight Featherweight Champion.
After three successful Jungle Fight Featherweight Championship title defenses in Brazil, Kevin Souza replaced Sam Sicilia and was scheduled to make his UFC debut against Felipe Arantes on September 4, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 28. He won the fight via split decision.
He later faced Mark Eddiva on May 31, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale. Kevin won the fight via TKO due to punches with only eight seconds left for the end of the second round and received a Fight of the Night bonus as well.
Souza faced Katsunori Kikuno on March 21, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 62. He won the fight by knockout in the first round.
Souza faced Chas Skelly on November 7, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 77. Despite hurting Skelly a number of times with punches, Souza lost the fight via submission in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion.
It was announced that Souza had signed with Bellator MMA, and is replacing the injured Derek Campos at Bellator 152 against Patricky Freire on just four days notice.
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