Nakamura vs Souza

Who won Nakamura vs Souza?

Keita Nakamura beat Marcos Yoshio de Souza by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of RIZIN 19, on Saturday 12th October 2019 at Edion Arena in Osaka.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Nakamura vs Souza stats

Keita Nakamura stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 16 by submission.

Marcos Yoshio de Souza made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Keita Nakamura's Rizin record stood at 2-1-0, while Marcos Yoshio de Souza's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Nakamura had a slight advantage in power over Souza, with a 21% knock out percentage over Souza's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a large advantage over Nakamura, boasting a 75% submission rate over Nakamura's 47%.

Keita Nakamura was the same age as Marcos Yoshio de Souza, at 39 years old.

Nakamura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Souza.

Nakamura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 37 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 9 years and 1 month earlier than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 77 more professional rounds, 95 to Souza's 18.

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