Souza vs Carlyle

Who won Souza vs Carlyle?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Spike Carlyle by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 42, on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza.

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

Souza vs Carlyle stats

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Spike Carlyle made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggested Carlyle had an advantage in power over Souza, with a 43% knock out percentage over Souza's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a large advantage over Carlyle, boasting at 71% submission rate over Carlyle's 50%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 3 inches over Carlyle.

Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 6 years earlier than Carlyle, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 26 to Carlyle's 36.

Souza vs Carlyle form

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Johnny Case at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by unanimous decision in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Going into that contest, he had beat Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 2021 by unanimous decision in the 2nd round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he had won against Tofiq Musayev at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by unanimous decision in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

He had beat Kazuki Tokudome at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by unanimous decision in the 1st round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

Carlyle had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to AJ McKee Jr at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Koji Takeda at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dan Moret at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had defeated JJ Ambrose at Cage Warriors 130 on 17th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Humphrey's on the Bay, San Diego, California.

He had been beaten by Bill Algeo at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 8 months and 24 days ago, while Spike Carlyle's last outing had been 11 months and 23 days ago.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Carlyle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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