Souza vs Musayev

Who won Souza vs Musayev?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Tofiq Musayev by submission in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 28, on Sunday 13th June 2021 at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム) in Bunkyo.

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

This contest was for the Rizin souza vs musayev championship.

Souza vs Musayev stats

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Tofiq Musayev made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's Rizin record stood at 9-3-0, while Tofiq Musayev's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Musayev had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Souza's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a massive advantage over Musayev, boasting a 64% submission rate over Musayev's 11%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the same age as Tofiq Musayev, at 34 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Musayev.

Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 10 years and 11 months earlier than Musayev, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 27 to Musayev's 42.

Souza vs Musayev 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.

Musayev had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Patricky Pitbull at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Johnny Case at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Damien Brown at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

Before that, he was victorious against Daron Cruickshank at RIZIN 16 on 2nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at World Memorial Hall, Kobe.

He had won against Nobumitsu Osawa at RIZIN 14 on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 7 days ago, while Tofiq Musayev's last outing had been 4 years, 3 months and 28 days ago.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Musayev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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