Souza vs Gustavo

Who won Souza vs Gustavo?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Luiz Gustavo by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of RIZIN 48, on Sunday 29th September 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the Rizin Lightweight championship.

Souza vs Gustavo stats

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Luiz Gustavo made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's 14th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's Rizin record stood at 11-3-0, while Luiz Gustavo's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Gustavo had an advantage in power over Souza, with a 50% knock out percentage over Souza's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a large advantage over Gustavo, boasting a 63% submission rate over Gustavo's 36%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gustavo.

Souza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in , 10 years and 7 months earlier than Gustavo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 29 to Gustavo's 27.

Souza vs Gustavo form

Souza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

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

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Before that, he had lost to Johnny Case at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

He was victorious against Mizuto Hirota at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Gustavo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Yoshinori Horie at RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in Saga on 24th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saga Arena, Saga, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Koji Takeda at RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI on 30th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Yoyogi National Stadium, Shibuya.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Juri Ohara at RIZIN 38 on 25th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he was victorious against Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN Trigger 3rd on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

He had been beaten by Patricky Pitbull at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luiz Gustavo had been fighting more than Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza.

Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 3 years and 9 months ago, while Luiz Gustavo's last outing had been 1 year and 17 days ago.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Gustavo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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