Souza vs Musayev

Who won Souza vs Musayev?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Tofiq Musayev by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 28, on Sunday 13th June 2021 at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム) in Bunkyo.

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

This contest was for the Rizin Souza Vs Musayev championship.

Souza vs Musayev stats

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Tofiq Musayev made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 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 Tofiq Musayev's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Musayev had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Souza's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a massive advantage over Musayev, boasting a 64% submission rate over Musayev's 11%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the same age as Tofiq Musayev, at 35 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Musayev.

Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 10 months earlier than Musayev, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 29 to Musayev's 42.

Souza vs Musayev form

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

In his last fight leading up to 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 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.

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 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.

Musayev had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Patricky Pitbull at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Johnny Case at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Damien Brown at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

Before that, he had defeated Daron Cruickshank at RIZIN 16 on 2nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at World Memorial Hall, Kobe.

He was victorious against Nobumitsu Osawa at RIZIN 14 on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 6 months and 1 day ago, while Tofiq Musayev's last outing had been 5 years, 2 months and 27 days ago.

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.

Musayev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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