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.

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 9-3-0, 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 3 months earlier than Carlyle, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 27 to Carlyle's 39.

Souza vs Carlyle form

Souza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

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

Previous to that, he had beaten Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

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

Before that, he had defeated Mizuto Hirota at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

He was victorious against Satoru Kitaoka at RIZIN 15 on 21st April 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama.

Spike Carlyle had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Yoshinori Horie at RIZIN 44 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 42 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Tokyo Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 10 days ago, while Spike Carlyle's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 8 days ago.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Carlyle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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