Mauricio Rua

Statistic	Mauricio Rua
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Strike Differential	-0.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	42.9%
Takedown Defense	47.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	3:29
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	72.7%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	27.3%
Avg Fight Time	11:02
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Takedown Accuracy	42.9%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	2:36

LOSS

vs. Ihor Potieria

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:05 • UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023

Mauricio Rua17/3155%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Ihor Potieria21/4151%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:38KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	17/31	55%	0/0	0:01	—
	Ihor Potieria	21/41	51%	0/2	0:38	1

LOSS

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje • May 2022

Mauricio Rua54/9955%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ovince Saint Preux62/11255%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	20/38	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	20/34	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	21/33	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	20/39	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	13/28	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	22/39	56%	0/1	0:15	—

LOSS

vs. Paul Craig

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:36 • UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez • Nov 2020

Mauricio Rua10/2836%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:44

Paul Craig29/5751%TD 4/8Ctrl 3:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	6/15	40%	0/0	1:44	—
	Paul Craig	8/24	33%	2/3	1:45	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paul Craig	21/33	64%	2/5	2:01	—

WIN

vs. Rogerio Nogueira

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020

Mauricio Rua54/10352%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:57

Rogerio Nogueira46/10046%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	16/36	44%	1/1	1:29	—
	Rogerio Nogueira	13/30	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	15/31	48%	0/2	0:11	—
	Rogerio Nogueira	15/39	38%	0/0	1:21	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	23/36	64%	1/1	1:17	—
	Rogerio Nogueira	18/31	58%	0/0	0:00	—

D

vs. Paul Craig

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare • Nov 2019

Mauricio Rua25/6638%TD 1/3Ctrl 8:21

Paul Craig51/9952%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	7/24	29%	0/2	1:24	—
	Paul Craig	31/58	53%	0/2	1:05	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	9/24	38%	1/1	3:37	—
	Paul Craig	10/16	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	9/18	50%	0/0	3:20	—
	Paul Craig	10/25	40%	1/2	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Tyson Pedro

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:43 • UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa • Dec 2018

Mauricio Rua30/5654%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:20KD 1

Tyson Pedro31/4470%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	10/21	48%	1/3	0:35	—
	Tyson Pedro	30/41	73%	0/1	0:41	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	6/11	55%	2/2	4:33	—
	Tyson Pedro	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	14/24	58%	0/0	0:12	1
	Tyson Pedro	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Smith

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:29 • UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith • Jul 2018

Mauricio Rua4/1233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anthony Smith23/3174%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	23/31	74%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Gian Villante

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:59 • UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum • Mar 2017

Mauricio Rua94/17354%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:04KD 2

Gian Villante55/15136%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	39/77	51%	2/3	0:00	1
	Gian Villante	25/69	36%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	38/68	56%	0/0	0:04	—
	Gian Villante	27/68	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	17/28	61%	0/0	0:00	1
	Gian Villante	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Corey Anderson

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016

Mauricio Rua48/10148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 2

Corey Anderson55/13840%TD 4/8Ctrl 5:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	30/55	55%	0/0	0:06	1
	Corey Anderson	30/75	40%	0/0	0:25	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	14/34	41%	0/0	0:06	1
	Corey Anderson	19/46	41%	2/5	1:43	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Corey Anderson	6/17	35%	2/3	3:33	—

WIN

vs. Rogerio Nogueira

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia • Aug 2015

Mauricio Rua53/9854%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:19

Rogerio Nogueira63/16638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	16/42	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rogerio Nogueira	38/88	43%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	13/16	81%	1/1	2:37	—
	Rogerio Nogueira	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	24/40	60%	1/3	1:42	—
	Rogerio Nogueira	19/62	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:34 • UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux • Nov 2014

Mauricio Rua2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ovince Saint Preux9/1560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	9/15	60%	0/0	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. Dan Henderson

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:31 • UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 • Mar 2014

Mauricio Rua48/9650%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:25KD 2

Dan Henderson23/6038%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	30/58	52%	1/1	0:40	1
	Dan Henderson	10/35	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	12/24	50%	0/1	2:45	1
	Dan Henderson	5/12	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	6/14	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Henderson	8/13	62%	0/1	0:08	1

WIN

vs. James Te Huna

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:03 • UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot • Dec 2013

Mauricio Rua9/1275%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

James Te Huna1/714%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	9/12	75%	0/0	0:03	1
	James Te Huna	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chael Sonnen

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:47 • UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen • Aug 2013

Mauricio Rua0/10%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:50

Chael Sonnen5/956%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	0/1	0%	0/1	0:50	—
	Chael Sonnen	5/9	56%	2/3	3:48	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Gustafsson

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz • Dec 2012

Mauricio Rua41/9543%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:29

Alexander Gustafsson72/15646%TD 6/12Ctrl 3:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	16/27	59%	1/1	1:13	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	21/50	42%	1/3	1:10	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	15/38	39%	0/2	0:16	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	20/54	37%	2/3	1:21	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	10/30	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	31/52	60%	3/6	1:22	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Vera

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 4:09 • UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera • Aug 2012

Mauricio Rua68/10366%TD 4/7Ctrl 11:26KD 1

Brandon Vera67/10663%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	8/12	67%	2/2	4:34	—
	Brandon Vera	7/9	78%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	31/49	63%	1/1	0:51	—
	Brandon Vera	20/37	54%	1/1	1:46	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	13/21	62%	1/3	3:26	—
	Brandon Vera	20/32	62%	0/0	0:02	—

R4	Mauricio Rua	16/21	76%	0/1	2:35	1
	Brandon Vera	20/28	71%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dan Henderson

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson • Nov 2011

Mauricio Rua96/19449%TD 5/10Ctrl 9:07

Dan Henderson77/14155%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:26KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	10/25	40%	0/3	1:10	—
	Dan Henderson	23/43	53%	0/1	0:08	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	20/45	44%	0/0	0:47	—
	Dan Henderson	25/42	60%	0/0	1:13	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	17/38	45%	1/3	2:07	—
	Dan Henderson	21/35	60%	0/1	1:05	1

R4	Mauricio Rua	23/44	52%	3/3	0:30	—
	Dan Henderson	8/20	40%	1/2	2:00	—

R5	Mauricio Rua	26/42	62%	1/1	4:33	—
	Dan Henderson	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Forrest Griffin

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:53 • UFC 134: Silva vs Okami • Aug 2011

Mauricio Rua16/2955%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Forrest Griffin3/1916%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	16/29	55%	0/0	0:07	1
	Forrest Griffin	3/19	16%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Jones

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 2:37 • UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones • Mar 2011

Mauricio Rua9/4022%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Jon Jones75/11366%TD 3/3Ctrl 7:52KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	5/17	29%	0/0	0:02	—
	Jon Jones	25/42	60%	1/1	3:20	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	26/35	74%	1/1	2:47	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	1/7	14%	0/0	0:03	—
	Jon Jones	24/36	67%	1/1	1:45	1

WIN

vs. Lyoto Machida

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:35 • UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 • May 2010

Mauricio Rua17/2861%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:35KD 1

Lyoto Machida9/1182%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	17/28	61%	0/1	0:35	1
	Lyoto Machida	9/11	82%	2/2	0:53	—

LOSS

vs. Lyoto Machida

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun • Oct 2009

Mauricio Rua80/14655%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:44

Lyoto Machida35/10832%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	19/27	70%	0/1	1:12	—
	Lyoto Machida	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	21/34	62%	0/1	0:57	—
	Lyoto Machida	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	19/38	50%	0/1	0:12	—
	Lyoto Machida	12/28	43%	0/0	0:03	—

R4	Mauricio Rua	10/19	53%	0/1	0:22	—
	Lyoto Machida	1/18	6%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Mauricio Rua	11/28	39%	0/0	0:01	—
	Lyoto Machida	6/21	29%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Chuck Liddell

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:28 • UFC 97: Redemption • Apr 2009

Mauricio Rua24/3275%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:26KD 1

Chuck Liddell8/3722%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	24/32	75%	0/1	0:26	1
	Chuck Liddell	8/37	22%	1/1	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Mark Coleman

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:36 • UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson • Jan 2009

Mauricio Rua62/10261%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:30KD 2

Mark Coleman31/6945%TD 7/9Ctrl 6:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	23/29	79%	1/1	2:05	1
	Mark Coleman	10/24	42%	3/5	1:43	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	25/48	52%	0/0	1:13	—
	Mark Coleman	8/24	33%	3/3	1:14	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	14/25	56%	0/1	0:12	1
	Mark Coleman	13/21	62%	1/1	3:14	—

LOSS

vs. Forrest Griffin

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:45 • UFC 76: Knockout • Sep 2007

Mauricio Rua27/7536%TD 5/12Ctrl 4:49

Forrest Griffin66/13051%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:40

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Mauricio Rua	13/34	38%	3/6	2:10	—
	Forrest Griffin	19/46	41%	1/1	1:04	—

R2	Mauricio Rua	11/34	32%	1/4	1:01	—
	Forrest Griffin	27/53	51%	1/1	1:52	—

R3	Mauricio Rua	3/7	43%	1/2	1:38	—
	Forrest Griffin	20/31	65%	0/0	2:44	—