Souza vs Karamov

Who won Souza vs Karamov?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Vugar Kyaramov by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN DECADE, on Tuesday 31st December 2024 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

This contest was for the Rizin Souza Vs Karamov championship.

Souza vs Karamov 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.

Vugar Kyaramov made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's 14th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Vugar Kyaramov marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

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

The stats suggested Kyaramov had a slight advantage in power over Souza, with a 32% knock out percentage over Souza's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had an advantage over Kyaramov, with a 63% submission rate over Kyaramov's 47%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kyaramov.

Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 13 years and 1 month earlier than Kyaramov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 29 to Kyaramov's 42.

Souza vs Karamov 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.

Kyaramov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Kazumasa Majima at RIZIN LANDMARK 10 in NAGOYA on 17th November 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Port Messe Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Chihiro Suzuki at RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan on 4th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at National Gymnastics Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mikuru Asakura at Super RIZIN 2 on 30th July 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Yoshinori Horie at RIZIN 41 on 1st April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka, Osaka.

He had defeated Sora Yamamoto at RIZIN 37 on 31st July 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 Vugar Kyaramov.

Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Vugar Kyaramov's last outing had been 5 months and 22 days ago.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Kyaramov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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