Souza vs Tokudome

Who won Souza vs Tokudome?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Kazuki Tokudome by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of RIZIN 27, on Sunday 21st March 2021 at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール) in Nagoya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Souza vs Tokudome division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Souza vs Tokudome stats

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Kazuki Tokudome made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's 15th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Kazuki Tokudome marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's Rizin record stood at 12-3-0, while Kazuki Tokudome's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Tokudome had a slight advantage in power over Souza, with a 50% knock out percentage over Souza's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a massive advantage over Tokudome, boasting a 60% submission rate over Tokudome's 15%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 17 years and 7 months earlier than Tokudome, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 30 to Tokudome's 60.

Souza vs Tokudome form

Souza had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tofiq Musayev at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

Before that, he was victorious against Kazuki Tokudome at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

He had won against Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Activity check

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Tokudome's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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