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Marco Ruas
Last fought: Jul 1999
RECORD
Pro
9-4-2
UFC
4-2-0
Age
65
Height
6'1"
Weight
210 lbs
Reach
—
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 9:07 |
| Fight Completion Rate | — |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | — |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 83.3% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 11-7 (61.1%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 5-4 (55.6%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 6-3 (66.7%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 81.5% |
| % Time in Control | 16.0% |
| % Time Controlled | 2.5% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 86.7% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 0.80 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 0.43 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | +0.37 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 28.3% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 77.1% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 11.11 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 0.00 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 0.27 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 0.80 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 8.14 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | — |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: control-time metrics use 2 of 6 fights; rounds-based metrics use 1 of 6 fights with known round format. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the UFC field
Marco Ruas
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Marco Ruas |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 45.8% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 1.1 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 0.5 |
| Strike Differential | 0.6/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 75.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 75.0% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 0.8 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 2.2 |
| Control Time/15min | 1:00 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 25.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 75.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 9:07 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.3 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.3 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 45.4% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 1.1 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 0.4 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 66.7% |
| Takedown Defense | 75.0% |
| Control Time/Fight | 0:44 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Maurice Smith
UFC 21: Return of the Champions • Jul 1999
Marco Ruas1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:41
Maurice Smith4/4100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34
LOSS
vs. Oleg Taktarov
UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95 • Dec 1995
Marco Ruas14/5326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Oleg Taktarov6/3318%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00
WIN
vs. Keith Hackney
UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95 • Dec 1995
Marco Ruas7/1070%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Keith Hackney1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
WIN
vs. Larry Cureton
UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo • Sep 1995
Marco Ruas1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Larry Cureton6/786%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
WIN
vs. Remco Pardoel
UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo • Sep 1995
Marco Ruas4/757%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Remco Pardoel2/450%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
WIN
vs. Paul Varelans
UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo • Sep 1995TITLE
Marco Ruas33/5956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1
Paul Varelans10/3033%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Prior to UFC
PRIDE (2 fights)
LOSS
vs. Alexander Otsuka
PRIDE 4 • Oct 1998
Marco Ruas9/1275%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Alexander Otsuka15/3345%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00
WIN
vs. Gary Goodridge
PRIDE 2 • Mar 1998
Marco Ruas7/1354%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00
Gary Goodridge15/3543%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00