Mauricio Rua

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Association: Universidade da Luta
Pro Debut Date: 2002-11-08
Pro Record: 27-14-1
Win Finish %: 81.4%
Quality Perf. %: 59.5%
Last Ranked: 1/01/2023

#45 Light Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2011

#1 Light Heavyweight

All-Time Rank:

#8 Light Heavyweight
Last Loss Date: 1/21/2023
Last Loss: [#69 MW] Ihor Potieria
Opponent's Last 5: W L L W L
UFC Record: 11-12-1
Octagon Time: 4:24:50
Title Bouts: 1-2-0
Longest Win Streak: 3 (2015-2017)
Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2009)
UFC Debut: 2007-09-22
Last UFC Fight: 2023-01-21

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Ihor Potieria
#130 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 283 - Teixeira vs. Hill
Saturday, January 21st 2023
L Ovince St. Preux
#46 Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 7th 2022
L Paul Craig
#37 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 255 - Figueiredo vs. Perez
Saturday, November 21st 2020
W Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
#25 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Saturday, July 25th 2020
D Paul Craig
#59 Light Heavyweight 		Draw
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 164 - Blachowicz vs. Jacare
Saturday, November 16th 2019
W Tyson Pedro
#36 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Saturday, December 1st 2018
L Anthony Smith
#13 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Elbow)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 134 - Shogun vs. Smith
Sunday, July 22nd 2018
W Gian Villante
#40 Light Heavyweight 		TKO
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Saturday, March 11th 2017
W Corey Anderson
#17 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic
Saturday, May 14th 2016
W Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
#10 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 190 - Rousey vs. Correia
Saturday, August 1st 2015
L Ovince St. Preux
#20 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. St. Preux
Saturday, November 8th 2014
L Dan Henderson
#7 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 38 - Shogun vs. Henderson 2
Sunday, March 23rd 2014
W James Te Huna
#21 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 33 - Hunt vs. Bigfoot
Saturday, December 7th 2013
L Chael Sonnen
#15 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 17th 2013
L Alexander Gustafsson
#8 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on Fox 5 - Henderson vs. Diaz
Saturday, December 8th 2012
W Brandon Vera
#23 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 4
  UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera
Saturday, August 4th 2012
L Dan Henderson
#4 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson
Saturday, November 19th 2011
W Forrest Griffin
#6 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami
Saturday, August 27th 2011
L Jon Jones
#16 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches and Knees)
Round 3
  UFC 128 - Shogun vs. Jones
Saturday, March 19th 2011
W Lyoto Machida
#1 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2
Saturday, May 8th 2010
L Lyoto Machida
#1 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun
Saturday, October 24th 2009
W Chuck Liddell
#8 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 97 - Redemption
Saturday, April 18th 2009
W Mark Coleman TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson
Saturday, January 17th 2009
L Forrest Griffin
#20 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
  UFC 76 - Knockout
Saturday, September 22nd 2007
W Alistair Overeem
#10 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Pride 33 - Second Coming
Saturday, February 24th 2007
W Kazuhiro Nakamura
#11 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Pride FC - Shockwave 2006
Sunday, December 31st 2006
W Kevin Randleman
#22 Heavyweight 		Submission (Kneebar)
Round 1
  Pride 32 - The Real Deal
Saturday, October 21st 2006
W Cyrille Diabate
#48 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Stomps)
Round 1
  Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute
Sunday, September 10th 2006
L Mark Coleman
#14 Heavyweight 		TKO (Broken Arm)
Round 1
  Pride 31 - Dreamers
Sunday, February 26th 2006
W Alistair Overeem
#5 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005
Sunday, August 28th 2005
W Ricardo Arona
#13 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005
Sunday, August 28th 2005
W Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
#8 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005
Sunday, June 26th 2005
W Quinton Jackson
#5 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Soccer Kicks)
Round 1
  Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005
Saturday, April 23rd 2005
W Hiromitsu Kanehara
#56 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Stomp)
Round 1
  Pride 29 - Fists of Fire
Sunday, February 20th 2005
W Yasuhito Namekawa
#74 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Pride - Bushido 5
Thursday, October 14th 2004
W Akihiro Gono
#14 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Soccer Kicks)
Round 1
  Pride - Bushido 2
Sunday, February 15th 2004
W Akira Shoji
#29 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Pride - Bushido 1
Sunday, October 5th 2003
W Erick Wanderley TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  IFC - Global Domination
Saturday, September 6th 2003
L Renato Sobral
#22 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
  IFC - Global Domination
Saturday, September 6th 2003
W Evangelista Santos
#42 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  Meca 9 - Meca World Vale Tudo 9
Friday, August 1st 2003
W Angelo Antonio de Oliveira TKO (Soccer Kicks)
Round 1
  Meca 8 - Meca World Vale Tudo 8
Friday, May 16th 2003
W Rafael Freitas KO (Kick)
Round 1
  Meca 7 - Meca World Vale Tudo 7
Friday, November 8th 2002
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Ihor Potieria
#130 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 283 - Teixeira vs. Hill
Saturday, January 21st 2023 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Ovince St. Preux
#46 Heavyweight 		  UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Saturday, May 7th 2022 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Paul Craig
#37 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 255 - Figueiredo vs. Perez
Saturday, November 21st 2020 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
#25 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Saturday, July 25th 2020 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
D Paul Craig
#59 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 164 - Blachowicz vs. Jacare
Saturday, November 16th 2019 		Draw
Round 3
W Tyson Pedro
#36 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Saturday, December 1st 2018 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
L Anthony Smith
#13 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 134 - Shogun vs. Smith
Sunday, July 22nd 2018 		KO (Elbow)
Round 1
W Gian Villante
#40 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Saturday, March 11th 2017 		TKO
Round 3
W Corey Anderson
#17 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic
Saturday, May 14th 2016 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
#10 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 190 - Rousey vs. Correia
Saturday, August 1st 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Ovince St. Preux
#20 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. St. Preux
Saturday, November 8th 2014 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Dan Henderson
#7 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 38 - Shogun vs. Henderson 2
Sunday, March 23rd 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W James Te Huna
#21 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 33 - Hunt vs. Bigfoot
Saturday, December 7th 2013 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
L Chael Sonnen
#15 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 17th 2013 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
L Alexander Gustafsson
#8 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 5 - Henderson vs. Diaz
Saturday, December 8th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Brandon Vera
#23 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera
Saturday, August 4th 2012 		TKO (Punches)
Round 4
L Dan Henderson
#4 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson
Saturday, November 19th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Forrest Griffin
#6 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami
Saturday, August 27th 2011 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Jon Jones
#16 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 128 - Shogun vs. Jones
Saturday, March 19th 2011 		TKO (Punches and Knees)
Round 3
W Lyoto Machida
#1 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2
Saturday, May 8th 2010 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Lyoto Machida
#1 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun
Saturday, October 24th 2009 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Chuck Liddell
#8 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 97 - Redemption
Saturday, April 18th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Mark Coleman   UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson
Saturday, January 17th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
L Forrest Griffin
#20 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 76 - Knockout
Saturday, September 22nd 2007 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Alistair Overeem
#10 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride 33 - Second Coming
Saturday, February 24th 2007 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Kazuhiro Nakamura
#11 Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Shockwave 2006
Sunday, December 31st 2006 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Kevin Randleman
#22 Heavyweight 		  Pride 32 - The Real Deal
Saturday, October 21st 2006 		Submission (Kneebar)
Round 1
W Cyrille Diabate
#48 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute
Sunday, September 10th 2006 		TKO (Stomps)
Round 1
L Mark Coleman
#14 Heavyweight 		  Pride 31 - Dreamers
Sunday, February 26th 2006 		TKO (Broken Arm)
Round 1
W Alistair Overeem
#5 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005
Sunday, August 28th 2005 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Ricardo Arona
#13 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005
Sunday, August 28th 2005 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
#8 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005
Sunday, June 26th 2005 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Quinton Jackson
#5 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005
Saturday, April 23rd 2005 		TKO (Soccer Kicks)
Round 1
W Hiromitsu Kanehara
#56 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride 29 - Fists of Fire
Sunday, February 20th 2005 		TKO (Stomp)
Round 1
W Yasuhito Namekawa
#74 Heavyweight 		  Pride - Bushido 5
Thursday, October 14th 2004 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Akihiro Gono
#14 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride - Bushido 2
Sunday, February 15th 2004 		TKO (Soccer Kicks)
Round 1
W Akira Shoji
#29 Light Heavyweight 		  Pride - Bushido 1
Sunday, October 5th 2003 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Erick Wanderley   IFC - Global Domination
Saturday, September 6th 2003 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Renato Sobral
#22 Light Heavyweight 		  IFC - Global Domination
Saturday, September 6th 2003 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
W Evangelista Santos
#42 Light Heavyweight 		  Meca 9 - Meca World Vale Tudo 9
Friday, August 1st 2003 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Angelo Antonio de Oliveira   Meca 8 - Meca World Vale Tudo 8
Friday, May 16th 2003 		TKO (Soccer Kicks)
Round 1
W Rafael Freitas   Meca 7 - Meca World Vale Tudo 7
Friday, November 8th 2002 		KO (Kick)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2023 2 #45 Light Heavyweight 27-13-1
110
10/01/2022   #43 Light Heavyweight 27-13-1
110
07/01/2022 NR #43 Light Heavyweight 27-13-1
110
01/01/2022 4 #41 Light Heavyweight 27-12-1
113
10/01/2021   #37 Light Heavyweight 27-12-1
122
07/01/2021   #37 Light Heavyweight 27-12-1
125
04/01/2021 1 #37 Light Heavyweight 27-12-1
125
01/01/2021 14 #38 Light Heavyweight 27-12-1
125
10/01/2020 2 #24 Light Heavyweight 27-11-1
210
07/01/2020 1 #26 Light Heavyweight 26-11-1
180
04/01/2020 1 #27 Light Heavyweight 26-11-1
181
01/01/2020 3 #28 Light Heavyweight 26-11-1
182
10/01/2019 3 #25 Light Heavyweight 26-11-0
190
07/01/2019 6 #22 Light Heavyweight 26-11-0
190
04/01/2019 2 #16 Light Heavyweight 26-11-0
250
01/01/2019 1 #18 Light Heavyweight 26-11-0
250
10/01/2018 NR #19 Light Heavyweight 25-11-0
173
04/01/2018   #9 Light Heavyweight 25-10-0
355
01/01/2018   #9 Light Heavyweight 25-10-0
371
10/01/2017   #9 Light Heavyweight 25-10-0
371
07/01/2017   #9 Light Heavyweight 25-10-0
371
04/01/2017 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 25-10-0
371
01/01/2017 1 #8 Light Heavyweight 24-10-0
358
10/01/2016 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 24-10-0
358
07/01/2016   #10 Light Heavyweight 24-10-0
358
04/01/2016 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 23-10-0
358
01/01/2016 1 #11 Light Heavyweight 23-10-0
358
10/01/2015 4 #10 Light Heavyweight 23-10-0
358
07/01/2015   #14 Light Heavyweight 22-10-0
268
04/01/2015 2 #14 Light Heavyweight 22-10-0
274
01/01/2015 3 #16 Light Heavyweight 22-10-0
281
10/01/2014 1 #13 Light Heavyweight 22-9-0
355
07/01/2014 2 #12 Light Heavyweight 22-9-0
358
04/01/2014 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 22-9-0
358
01/01/2014 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 22-8-0
420
10/01/2013 3 #10 Light Heavyweight 21-8-0
388
07/01/2013   #7 Light Heavyweight 21-7-0
493
04/01/2013 1 #7 Light Heavyweight 21-7-0
504
01/01/2013 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 21-7-0
517
10/01/2012 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 21-6-0
660
07/01/2012   #4 Light Heavyweight 20-6-0
660
04/01/2012   #4 Light Heavyweight 20-6-0
660
01/01/2012 2 #4 Light Heavyweight 20-6-0
660
10/01/2011 1 #2 Light Heavyweight 20-5-0
753
07/01/2011   #3 Light Heavyweight 19-5-0
622
04/01/2011 2 #3 Light Heavyweight 19-5-0
622
01/01/2011   #1 Light Heavyweight 19-4-0
770
10/01/2010   #1 Light Heavyweight 19-4-0
770
07/01/2010 4 #1 Light Heavyweight 19-4-0
770
04/01/2010   #5 Light Heavyweight 18-4-0
404
01/01/2010 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 18-4-0
404
10/01/2009 1 #4 Light Heavyweight 18-3-0
408
07/01/2009 2 #5 Light Heavyweight 18-3-0
408
04/01/2009 NR #7 Light Heavyweight 17-3-0
310
10/01/2008 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 16-3-0
256
07/01/2008 2 #8 Light Heavyweight 16-3-0
267
04/01/2008 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 16-3-0
274
01/01/2008   #7 Light Heavyweight 16-3-0
278
10/01/2007 5 #7 Light Heavyweight 16-3-0
278
07/01/2007   #2 Light Heavyweight 16-2-0
570
04/01/2007   #2 Light Heavyweight 16-2-0
430
01/01/2007   #2 Light Heavyweight 15-2-0
397
10/01/2006   #2 Light Heavyweight 13-2-0
367
07/01/2006   #2 Light Heavyweight 12-2-0
371
04/01/2006 1 #2 Light Heavyweight 12-2-0
371
01/01/2006   #1 Light Heavyweight 12-1-0
512
10/01/2005 3 #1 Light Heavyweight 12-1-0
512
07/01/2005 8 #4 Light Heavyweight 10-1-0
293
04/01/2005 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 8-1-0
112
01/01/2005 2 #13 Light Heavyweight 7-1-0
106
10/01/2004   #15 Light Heavyweight 6-1-0
97
07/01/2004 1 #15 Light Heavyweight 6-1-0
97
04/01/2004 18 #14 Light Heavyweight 6-1-0
97
01/01/2004 35 #32 Light Heavyweight 5-1-0
56
10/01/2003 NR #67 Light Heavyweight 4-1-0
31