Souza vs Yachi

Who won Souza vs Yachi?

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

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 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 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out and 2 by submission.

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 at 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 , 14 years and 7 months earlier than Yachi, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 63 less professional rounds, 26 to Yachi's 89.

Souza vs Yachi form

Souza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tofiq Musayev at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Kazuki Tokudome at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by in the 1st round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had beat Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Before that, he had been beaten by Johnny Case at RIZIN 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Edion Arena, Osaka.

He had defeated Mizuto Hirota at RIZIN 17 on 28th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo.

Yachi 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 won against Koji Takeda at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Yuki Kawana at RIZIN 29 on 27th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪), Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Juri Ohara at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Hiroto Uesako at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 20 days ago, while Yusuke Yachi's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 14 days ago.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Yachi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 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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