McKee Jr. vs Souza

Who won McKee Jr. vs Souza?

AJ McKee Jr beat Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN, on Saturday 31st December 2022 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner AJ McKee Jr.

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).

McKee Jr. vs Souza stats

AJ McKee Jr stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was AJ McKee Jr's 23rd fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

AJ McKee Jr's Bellator record stood at 22-1-0, while Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested McKee Jr had a slight advantage in power over Souza, with a 32% knock out percentage over Souza's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a massive advantage over McKee Jr, boasting a 71% submission rate over McKee Jr's 37%.

AJ McKee Jr was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 1 inch over McKee Jr.

McKee Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 11 months later than Souza, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 51 to Souza's 29.

McKee Jr. vs Souza form

AJ McKee Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Spike Carlyle 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had defeated Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

He was victorious against Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 253 on 19th November 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Souza had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Luiz Gustavo at RIZIN 48 on 29th September 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Keita Nakamura at RIZIN LANDMARK 9 in KOBE on 23rd March 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kobe World Hall, Kobe.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Patricky Pitbull at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Spike Carlyle at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

He had been defeated 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, AJ McKee Jr had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 27 days ago, while Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's last outing had been 6 months and 1 day ago.

McKee Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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