Souza vs Kitaoka

Who won Souza vs Kitaoka?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Satoru Kitaoka by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of RIZIN 15, on Sunday 21st April 2019 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama.

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

Souza vs Kitaoka stats

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Satoru Kitaoka made his way to the cage with a record of 42 wins, 18 losses and 10 draws and 20 by submission.

This was Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's 15th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's Rizin record stood at 12-3-0, while Satoru Kitaoka's came in at 2-6-0.

The stats suggested that Souza and Kitaoka have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kitaoka had a massive advantage over Souza, boasting a 48% submission rate over Souza's 0%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the younger man by 10 years, at 35 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 5 inches over Kitaoka.

Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 70 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 24 years and 10 months earlier than Kitaoka, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 133 less professional rounds, 30 to Kitaoka's 163.

Activity check

Souza's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Kitaoka's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Souza vs Kitaoka?

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