By The Numbers: Patricky Freire vs. Roberto Satoshi de Souza

Patricky Freire will square off with Roberto Satoshi de Souza when their makeshift Bellator MMA lightweight grand prix quarterfinal headlines Bellator x Rizin 2 on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The winner advances to the tournament semifinal, where Alexander Shabliy lies in wait.

Freire enters the eight-man draw having lost three of his past four bouts. “Pitbull” last competed at Bellator 288, where he surrendered the company’s lightweight crown to Usman Nurmagomedov in a five-round unanimous decision on Nov. 18. Satoshi, meanwhile, steps in on less than a week’s notice to replace the injured A.J. McKee. The two-time Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship gold medalist last fought on May 6, when he outpointed Spike Carlyle to a unanimous verdict at Rizin 42.

As Freire and Satoshi approach their forthcoming battle at a 161-pound catchweight, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

37: Years of age for Freire, who was born in Mossoro, Brazil, on Jan. 21, 1986.

16: Freire victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 67% of his career total (24). His list of Bellator victims: Derek Campos (twice), Peter Queally, Roger Huerta, Josh Thomson, Ryan Couture, David Rickels, Kurt Pellegrino, Toby Imada and Rob McCullough. Freire owns one other victory by submission (4%)—he took care of Ermesson Silveira Queiroz with a guillotine choke at a Gouveia Fight Championship show in 2010—and seven more by decision (29%).

28: Seconds needed for Freire to bury Luiz Gustavo with punches and a soccer kick at Rizin 20 on Dec. 31, 2019. Nearly four years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

78: Rounds started by Freire as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 14 different occasions and carries a 7-7 record in those bouts.

.719: Cumulative winning percentage between the four opponents—Queally, Michael Chandler, Eddie Alvarez and Lloyd Mix—who have finished Freire. They boast a combined record of 80-31-1.

33: Years of age for Satoshi, who was born on Sept. 19, 1989 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

10: Satoshi wins by submission, accounting for 67% of his career total (15). His methods of choice: four rear-naked chokes, two triangle chokes, two triangle armbars, one arm-triangle choke and one armbar. Satoshi holds four other wins by knockout or technical knockout (27%) and one more by decision (6%).

2,183: Days spent by Satoshi as an undefeated mixed martial artist. He made his pro debut on Oct. 20, 2013 and started his career a perfect 9-0 before being struck into submission by Johnny Case at Rizin 19 on Oct. 12, 2019.

11: Consecutive calendar years in which Satoshi has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark in 2023, he went 1-0 in 2013, 1-0 in 2014, 1-0 in 2015, 2-0 in 2016, 1-0 in 2017, 1-0 in 2018, 2-1 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020, 3-0 in 2021 and 1-1 in 2022.

48: Combined victories between the two opponents—McKee and Case—who have beaten Satoshi. They sport a cumulative .822 winning percentage at 48-10-1.