Souza vs Carlyle

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 14th 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 11-3-0, 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 4 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 6 months earlier than Carlyle, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 29 to Carlyle's 39.

Souza vs Carlyle form

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 lost to 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 had won 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 beaten 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 defeated 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 been beaten by 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.

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Souza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Carlyle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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