Ricardo Arona

Last fought: Apr 2007

RECORD

Pro

14-5-0

UFC

0-0-0

PRIDE

8-4-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

—

Stance

Orthodox

Career Stats (PRIDE)

No UFC bouts yet — these are PRIDE numbers, not UFC numbers.

Statistic	Ricardo Arona
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.2
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	48.1%
Takedown Defense	58.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.4
Submission Attempts/15min	1.2
Control Time/15min	0:00
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	12.5%
Decision % of Wins	62.5%
Avg Fight Time	12:57
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Takedown Accuracy	42.9%
Takedown Defense	0.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:00

Fight History

No UFC fight history. Showing PRIDE fight data.

LOSS

vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

PRIDE 34: Kamikaze • Apr 2007

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:59

Ricardo Arona2/2100%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou9/1182%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	2/2	100%	0/3	0:00	—
	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	9/11	82%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Alistair Overeem

PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute • Sep 2006

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:28

Ricardo Arona8/1844%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alistair Overeem5/683%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	8/18	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alistair Overeem	5/6	83%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Wanderlei Silva

PRIDE Shockwave 2005 • Dec 2005

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Arona30/5159%TD 5/11Ctrl 0:00

Wanderlei Silva38/10038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	11/18	61%	2/6	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	14/39	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Arona	8/17	47%	2/3	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	16/37	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricardo Arona	11/16	69%	1/2	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	8/24	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Wanderlei Silva

PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 • Aug 2005

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Ricardo Arona25/4852%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:00

Wanderlei Silva21/6433%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	18/31	58%	1/3	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	11/32	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Arona	7/17	41%	1/2	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	10/32	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Mauricio Rua

PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 • Aug 2005

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:54

Ricardo Arona2/540%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Mauricio Rua12/1963%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	2/5	40%	2/2	0:00	—
	Mauricio Rua	12/19	63%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kazushi Sakuraba

PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 • Jun 2005

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Ricardo Arona48/7663%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Kazushi Sakuraba10/3231%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	27/46	59%	2/2	0:00	1
	Kazushi Sakuraba	9/25	36%	1/4	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Arona	21/30	70%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kazushi Sakuraba	1/7	14%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dean Lister

PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 • Apr 2005

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Arona22/7729%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Dean Lister16/3348%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	13/56	23%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dean Lister	11/19	58%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Arona	4/10	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dean Lister	2/10	20%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Ricardo Arona	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dean Lister	3/4	75%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sergey Ignatov

PRIDE 28: High Octane • Oct 2004

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 8:37

Ricardo Arona28/4957%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Sergey Ignatov3/650%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	28/49	57%	1/1	0:00	—
	Sergey Ignatov	3/6	50%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Quinton Jackson

PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 • Jun 2004

KO/TKO (Slam) • Rd 1, 7:32

Ricardo Arona8/1457%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Quinton Jackson9/2241%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	8/14	57%	0/1	0:00	—
	Quinton Jackson	9/22	41%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Murilo Rua

PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 • Nov 2002

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Arona23/4848%TD 7/10Ctrl 0:00

Murilo Rua19/4245%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	6/19	32%	4/7	0:00	—
	Murilo Rua	16/29	55%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Arona	5/7	71%	1/1	0:00	—
	Murilo Rua	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricardo Arona	12/22	55%	2/2	0:00	—
	Murilo Rua	1/10	10%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dan Henderson

PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready • Apr 2002

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Arona34/6354%TD 4/6Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Dan Henderson20/3754%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	14/21	67%	1/1	0:00	1
	Dan Henderson	15/23	65%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Arona	9/21	43%	2/3	0:00	—
	Dan Henderson	5/12	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ricardo Arona	11/21	52%	1/2	0:00	—
	Dan Henderson	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Guy Mezger

PRIDE 16: Beasts from the East • Sep 2001

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Arona28/7637%TD 2/9Ctrl 0:00

Guy Mezger17/5431%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Arona	12/35	34%	1/4	0:00	—
	Guy Mezger	8/38	21%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Arona	2/13	15%	0/4	0:00	—
	Guy Mezger	8/15	53%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Ricardo Arona	14/28	50%	1/1	0:00	—
	Guy Mezger	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com