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 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 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 7 months earlier than Kitaoka, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 134 less professional rounds, 29 to Kitaoka's 163.

Souza vs Kitaoka form

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

In his last fight before 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.

Activity check

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.

Kitaoka's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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