Souza vs Tokudome

Who won Souza vs Tokudome?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Kazuki Tokudome by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of RIZIN 27, on Sunday 21st March 2021 at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール) in Nagoya.

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

Souza vs Tokudome stats

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Kazuki Tokudome made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's 14th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Kazuki Tokudome marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's Rizin record stood at 11-3-0, while Kazuki Tokudome's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Tokudome had a slight advantage in power over Souza, with a 50% knock out percentage over Souza's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a massive advantage over Tokudome, boasting a 60% submission rate over Tokudome's 15%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 17 years and 4 months earlier than Tokudome, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 31 less professional rounds, 29 to Tokudome's 60.

Souza vs Tokudome 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.

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.

Tokudome's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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