Mauricio Rua

🇧🇷 ︎

(1981-11-25)

UFC HALL OF FAME

Statistics

UFC Record: 11-12-1

By Method:

KO/TKO: 8-6
Submission: 0-2
Decision: 3-4-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 7-8-1
As Underdog: 4-4

By Weight Class:

Light Heavyweight: 11-12-1

By Round:

Round 1: 4-4
Round 2: 0-1
Round 3: 6-5-1
Round 4: 1-0
Round 5: 0-2

By Type:

Main Event: 2-7
Title Fight: 1-2
Ranked Opponent: 4-4

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: D W L L L

Peak Elo: 3116 (2010-05-08)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2888 (#206)

Bonuses: 8 (4 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 11m 2s

Total Fight Time: 4h 24m 50s

Avg Time Between Fights: 252 days

Avg Card Placement: 2.1

Peak Rankings:

🏅 Light Heavyweight Champion

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2023-01-21
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill

Ihor Potieria (26)

🇺🇦 ︎

L • 0-1
Elo: 2633 (39%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:05

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Mauricio Rua (41)
11-11-1 • L L W D W
Elo: 2710 (61%)

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

🇧🇷 ︎

2022-05-07
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje

Ovince Saint Preux (39)

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🇺🇸 ︎

W L W L L • 13-11
Elo: 2641 (31%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Mauricio Rua (40)
11-10-1 • L W D W L
Elo: 2783 (69%)

Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona
United States

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2020-11-21
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

Paul Craig (32)

🇬🇧 ︎

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ︎

W L W D W • 5-4-1
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2832 (40%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:36

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Mauricio Rua (38)
11-9-1 • W D W L W
Elo: 2903 (60%) • UFC rank: #14

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States

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2020-07-25
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till

Mauricio Rua (38)

🇧🇷 ︎

D W L W W • 10-9-1
Elo: 2885 (58%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (44)
6-6 • L W L W L
Elo: 2830 (42%)

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

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2019-11-16
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré

Mauricio Rua (37)

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W L W W W • 10-9
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 2948 (82%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DRAW
R3
5:00

🇬🇧 ︎

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ︎

Paul Craig (31)
4-4 • W L W L W
Elo: 2690 (18%)

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil

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2018-12-01
UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

⭐ Mauricio Rua (37)

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L W W W L • 9-9
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2899 (76%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
0:43

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🇼🇸 ︎

Tyson Pedro (27)
3-2 • W W L W L
Elo: 2703 (24%) • UFC rank: #14

Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Adelaide
Australia

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2018-07-22
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith

⭐ Anthony Smith (29)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W W L W • 5-3
Elo: 2993 (49%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:29

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (36)
9-8 • W W W L L
Elo: 3001 (51%) • UFC rank: #8

Barclaycard Arena
Hamburg
Germany

🇩🇪 ︎

2017-03-11
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum

Mauricio Rua (35)

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W W L L W • 8-8
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2949 (74%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
0:59

🇺🇸 ︎

Gian Villante (31)
5-4 • W L W L W
Elo: 2766 (26%) • UFC rank: #12

Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste
Fortaleza
Brazil

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2016-05-14
UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic

Mauricio Rua (34)

🇧🇷 ︎

W L L W L • 7-8
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2909 (47%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Corey Anderson (26)
5-1 • W L W W W
Elo: 2931 (53%) • UFC rank: #12

Arena da Baixada
Curitiba
Brazil

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2015-08-01
UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia

Mauricio Rua (33)

🇧🇷 ︎

L L W L L • 6-8
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2758 (25%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (39)
4-3 • L L W W L
Elo: 2953 (75%) • UFC rank: #11

HSBC Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

🇧🇷 ︎

2014-11-08
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux

⭐ Ovince Saint Preux (31)

🇭🇹 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

W W W W L • 4-1
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2825 (43%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:34

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (32)
6-7 • L W L L W
Elo: 2872 (57%) • UFC rank: #9

Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves
Uberlândia
Brazil

🇧🇷 ︎

2014-03-23
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2

⭐ Dan Henderson (43)

🇺🇸 ︎

W W L L L • 6-5
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3011 (58%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R3
1:31

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (32)
6-6 • W L L W L
Elo: 2956 (42%) • UFC rank: #7

Ginásio Nélio Dias
Natal
Brazil

🇧🇷 ︎

2013-12-06
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot

⭐ Mauricio Rua (32)

🇧🇷 ︎

L L W L W • 5-6
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2874 (59%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:03

🇳🇿 ︎

James Te Huna (32)
5-2 • W W W W L
Elo: 2811 (41%)

Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane
Australia

🇦🇺 ︎

2013-08-17
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen

⭐ Chael Sonnen (36)

🇺🇸 ︎

L W W L L • 6-6
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3108 (74%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:47

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (31)
5-5 • L W L W L
Elo: 2926 (26%) • UFC rank: #8

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2012-12-08
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz

Alexander Gustafsson (25)

🇸🇪 ︎

W W W W W • 6-1
Elo: 3020 (49%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (31)
5-4 • W L W L W
Elo: 3029 (51%)

KeyArena
Seattle, Washington
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2012-08-04
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera

Mauricio Rua (30)

🇧🇷 ︎

L W L W L • 4-4
Elo: 3004 (88%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R4
4:09

🇺🇸 ︎

Brandon Vera (34)
8-5 (1 NC) • W L L N W
Elo: 2665 (12%)

Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2011-11-19
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson

Dan Henderson (41)

🇺🇸 ︎

L L W W W • 5-2
Elo: 3152 (60%)

UFC HALL OF FAME

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

UFC HALL OF FAME

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (29)
4-3 • W L W L W
Elo: 3084 (40%)

HP Pavilion
San Jose, California
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2011-08-27
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami

Mauricio Rua (29)

🇧🇷 ︎

L W L W W • 3-3
Elo: 2985 (50%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:53

🇺🇸 ︎

Forrest Griffin (32)
9-4 • W L L W W
Elo: 2982 (50%)

HSBC Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

🇧🇷 ︎

2011-03-19
UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones

Jon Jones (23)

🇺🇸 ︎

W L W W W • 6-1
Elo: 3006 (35%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R3
2:37

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (29)
3-2 • W L W W L
Elo: 3116 (65%)

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2010-05-08
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2

⭐ Mauricio Rua (28)

🇧🇷 ︎

L W W L • 2-2
Elo: 2950 (17%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
3:35

🇧🇷 ︎

Lyoto Machida (31)
8-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3223 (83%)

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada

🇨🇦 ︎

2009-10-24
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun

Lyoto Machida (31)

🇧🇷 ︎

W W W W W • 7-0
Elo: 3166 (71%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (27)
2-1 • W W L
Elo: 3008 (29%)

Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
United States

🇺🇸 ︎

2009-04-18
UFC 97: Redemption

⭐ Mauricio Rua (27)

🇧🇷 ︎

W L • 1-1
Elo: 2947 (70%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:28

🇺🇸 ︎

Chuck Liddell (39)
16-5 • W L L W L
Elo: 2803 (30%)

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada

🇨🇦 ︎

2009-01-17
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson

Mauricio Rua (27)

🇧🇷 ︎

L • 0-1
Elo: 2832 (42%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R3
4:36

🇺🇸 ︎

Mark Coleman (44)
6-3 • W W L L L
Elo: 2885 (58%)

The O2
Dublin
Ireland

🇮🇪 ︎

2007-09-22
UFC 76: Knockout

⭐ Forrest Griffin (28)

🇺🇸 ︎

W L W L W • 5-2
Elo: 2675 (13%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:45

🇧🇷 ︎

Mauricio Rua (25)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 3006 (87%)

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States

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