Souza vs Yachi

Who won Souza vs Yachi?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Yusuke Yachi by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of RIZIN 22, on Sunday 9th August 2020 at Pia Arena MM in Yokohama.

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

Souza vs Yachi stats

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Yusuke Yachi made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's Rizin record stood at 9-3-0, while Yusuke Yachi's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Souza had a slight advantage in power over Yachi, with a 33% knock out percentage over Yachi's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a massive advantage over Yachi, boasting a 67% submission rate over Yachi's 10%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yachi.

Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 15 years earlier than Yachi, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 64 less professional rounds, 27 to Yachi's 91.

Souza vs Yachi 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.

Yusuke Yachi had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Hiroto Uesako at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he had lost to Johnny Case at RIZIN 14 on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He had been beaten by Luiz Gustavo at RIZIN 12 on 12th August 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 3 years, 1 month and 7 days ago, while Yusuke Yachi's last outing had been 3 years, 8 months and 19 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.

Yachi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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