Who won Souza vs Carlyle?
Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Spike Carlyle by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 42, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Souza vs Carlyle division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).
Souza vs Carlyle stats
Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.
Spike Carlyle made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.
This was Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's 15th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Spike Carlyle marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.
Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's Rizin record stood at 12-3-0, while Spike Carlyle's came in at 1-2-0.
The stats suggested Carlyle had an advantage in power over Souza, with a 43% knock out percentage over Souza's 29%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a large advantage over Carlyle, boasting a 71% submission rate over Carlyle's 50%.
Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.
Souza had a height advantage of 3 inches over Carlyle.
Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 7 years and 10 months earlier than Carlyle, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 30 to Carlyle's 39.
Souza vs Carlyle form
Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Patricky Pitbull at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.
Previous to that, he had won against Spike Carlyle at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by AJ McKee Jr at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.
Before that, he had beaten Johnny Case at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.
He had defeated Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.
Carlyle had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.
Previous to that, he was victorious against Koji Takeda at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu, Japan.
Going into that contest, he had won against Dan Moret at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.
Before that, he had beaten JJ Ambrose at Cage Warriors 130 on 17th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Humphrey's on the Bay, San Diego, California.
He had lost to Bill Algeo at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had been fighting more than Spike Carlyle.
Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 5 days ago, while Spike Carlyle's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 3 days ago.
Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
Carlyle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
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