Mauricio Rua

Fight Record

2023-01-21 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 27-13-1-0 \| LOSS	TKO R1 4:05 Punches	Ihor Potieria WIN \| 23-3-0-0	UFC 283 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UFC 283 Teixeira Vs Hill • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Jeunesse Arena
2022-05-07 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 27-12-1-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)	Ovince Saint Preux WIN \| 25-16-0-0	UFC 274 Phoenix, United States
UFC 274 Oliveira Vs Gaethje • Phoenix, Arizona, United States • Footprint Center
2020-11-21 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 27-11-1-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 3:36 Submission To Punches	Paul Craig WIN \| 13-4-1-0	UFC 255 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 255 Figueiredo Vs Perez • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2020-07-26 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 26-11-1-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira LOSS \| 23-9-0-0	UFC On ESPN Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC On ESPN Whittaker Vs Till • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Du Forum
2019-11-16 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 26-11-0-0 \| DRAW	DRAW R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)	Paul Craig DRAW \| 12-4-0-0	UFC Fight Night São Paulo, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Blachowicz Vs Jacare • São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil • Ginásio Do Ibirapuera
2018-12-02 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 25-11-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 0:43 Punches	Tyson Pedro LOSS \| 7-2-0-0	UFC Fight Night Adelaide, Australia
UFC Fight Night Dos Santos Vs Tuivasa • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia • Adelaide Entertainment Centre
2018-07-22 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 25-10-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 1:29 Elbow & Punches	Anthony Smith WIN \| 30-13-0-0	UFC Fight Night Hamburg, Germany
UFC Fight Night Shogun Vs Smith • Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany • Barclaycard Arena
2017-03-11 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 24-10-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 0:59 Head Kick & Punches	Gian Villante LOSS \| 15-7-0-0	UFC Fight Night Fortaleza, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Belfort Vs Gastelum • Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil • Centro De Formação Olímpica Do Nordeste
2016-05-14 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 23-10-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)	Corey Anderson LOSS \| 8-1-0-0	UFC 198 Curitiba, Brazil
UFC 198 Werdum Vs Miocic • Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil • Arena Da Baixada
2015-08-01 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 22-10-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira LOSS \| 21-6-0-0	UFC 190 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UFC 190 Rousey Vs Correia • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Hsbc Arena
2014-11-08 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 22-9-0-0 \| LOSS	KO R1 0:34 Punches	Ovince Saint Preux WIN \| 16-6-0-0	UFC Fight Night Sydney, Australia
UFC Fight Night Shogun Vs Saint Preux • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves
2014-03-23 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 22-8-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R3 1:31 Punches	Dan Henderson WIN \| 29-11-0-0	UFC Fight Night Natal, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Shogun Vs Henderson 2 • Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil • Ginásio Nélio Dias
2013-12-07 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 21-8-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 1:03 Punch	James Te Huna LOSS \| 16-6-0-0	UFC Fight Night Brisbane, Australia
UFC Fight Night Hunt Vs Bigfoot • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia • Brisbane Entertainment Centre
2013-08-17 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 21-7-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R1 4:47 Guillotine Choke	Chael Sonnen WIN \| 28-13-1-0	UFC Fight Night Boston, United States
UFC Fight Night Shogun Vs Sonnen • Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Td Garden
2012-12-08 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 21-6-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)	Alexander Gustafsson WIN \| 14-1-0-0	UFC On Fox Seattle, United States
UFC On Fox Henderson Vs Diaz • Seattle, Washington, United States • Keyarena
2012-08-04 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 20-6-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R4 4:09 Punches	Brandon Vera LOSS \| 12-5-0-1	UFC On Fox 1 Mexicali, Mexico
UFC On Fox 1 Shogun Vs Vera • Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico • Staples Center
2011-11-19 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 20-5-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)	Dan Henderson WIN \| 28-8-0-0	UFC 139 San Jose, United States
UFC 139 Shogun Vs Henderson • San Jose, California, United States • Hp Pavilion
2011-08-27 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 19-5-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 1:53 Punches	Forrest Griffin LOSS \| 18-6-0-0	UFC 134 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UFC 134 Silva Vs Okami • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Hsbc Arena
2011-03-19 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 19-4-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R3 2:37 Knees & Punches	Jon Jones WIN \| 12-1-0-0	UFC 128 Newark, United States
UFC 128 Shogun Vs Jones • Newark, New Jersey, United States • Prudential Center
2010-05-08 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 18-4-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 3:35 Punches	Lyoto Machida LOSS \| 16-0-0-0	UFC 113 Montréal, Canada
UFC 113 Machida Vs Shogun 2 • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2009-10-24 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 18-3-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)	Lyoto Machida WIN \| 15-0-0-0	UFC 104 Los Angeles, United States
UFC 104 Machida Vs Shogun • Los Angeles, California, United States • Staples Center
2009-04-18 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 17-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:28 Punches	Chuck Liddell LOSS \| 21-6-0-0	UFC 97 Montréal, Canada
UFC 97 Redemption • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2009-01-17 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 16-3-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 4:36 Punches	Mark Coleman LOSS \| 16-8-0-0	UFC 93 Dublin, Ireland
UFC 93 Franklin Vs Henderson • Dublin, Leinster, Ireland • The O2
2007-09-22 Light Heavyweight	Mauricio Rua 16-2-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R3 4:45 Rear-Naked Choke	Forrest Griffin WIN \| 14-4-0-0	UFC 76 Anaheim, United States
UFC 76 Knockout • Anaheim, California, United States • Honda Center
2007-02-24	Mauricio Rua 15-2-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 3:37 Punches	Alistair Overeem LOSS \| 24-9-0-0	Pride FC 33 Las Vegas, United States
Pride FC 33 The Second Coming • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2006-12-31	Mauricio Rua 14-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Kazuhiro Nakamura LOSS \| 11-5-0-0	Pride FC Shockwave 2006 Saitama, Japan
Pride FC Shockwave 2006 Shockwave 2006 • Saitama, Saitama, Japan
2006-10-21	Mauricio Rua 13-2-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 2:35 Kneebar	Kevin Randleman LOSS \| 16-11-0-0	Pride FC 32 Las Vegas, United States
Pride FC 32 The Real Deal • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2006-09-10	Mauricio Rua 12-2-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 5:29 Stomps	Cyrille Diabate LOSS \| 10-5-1-0	Pride FC Final Conflict Absolute Saitama, Japan
Pride FC Final Conflict Absolute Final Conflict Absolute • Saitama, Saitama, Japan
2006-02-26	Mauricio Rua 12-1-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R1 0:49 Broken Arm	Mark Coleman WIN \| 15-7-0-0	Pride FC 31 Saitama, Japan
Pride FC 31 Dreamers • Saitama, Saitama, Japan
2005-08-28	Mauricio Rua 10-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 6:42 Punches	Alistair Overeem LOSS \| 21-5-0-0	Pride FC Final Conflict 2005 Saitama, Japan
Pride FC Final Conflict 2005 Final Conflict 2005 • Saitama, Saitama, Japan
2005-08-28	Mauricio Rua 10-1-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 2:54 Punches	Ricardo Arona LOSS \| 11-2-0-0	Pride FC Final Conflict 2005 Saitama, Japan
Pride FC Final Conflict 2005 Final Conflict 2005 • Saitama, Saitama, Japan
2005-06-26	Mauricio Rua 9-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira LOSS \| 11-1-0-0	Pride FC Critical Countdown 2005 Saitama, Japan
Pride FC Critical Countdown 2005 Critical Countdown 2005 • Saitama, Saitama, Japan
2005-04-23	Mauricio Rua 8-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:47 Soccer Kicks	Quinton Jackson LOSS \| 22-5-0-0	Pride FC Total Elimination 2005 Osaka, Japan
Pride FC Total Elimination 2005 Total Elimination 2005 • Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
2005-02-20	Mauricio Rua 7-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:40 Stomp	Hiromitsu Kanehara LOSS \| 18-12-1-0	Pride FC (Punches) 29 Saitama, Japan
Pride FC (Punches) 29 Fists Of Fire • Saitama, Saitama, Japan
2004-10-14	Mauricio Rua 6-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 6:02 Punches	Yasuhito Namekawa LOSS \| 19-12-3-0	Pride FC Bushido 5 Osaka, Japan
Pride FC Bushido 5 • Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
2004-02-15	Mauricio Rua 5-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 9:04 Soccer Kicks	Akihiro Gono LOSS \| 20-9-7-0	Pride FC Bushido 2 Yokohama, Japan
Pride FC Bushido 2 Bushido 2 • Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
2003-10-05	Mauricio Rua 4-1-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 3:47 Punches	Akira Shoji LOSS \| 11-8-5-0	Pride FC Bushido 1 Saitama, Japan
Pride FC Bushido 1 • Saitama, Saitama, Japan
2003-09-06	Mauricio Rua 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 2:54 Punches	Erik Wanderley LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	International Fighting Championship Denver, United States
International Fighting Championship Global Domination • Denver, Colorado, United States
2003-09-06	Mauricio Rua 3-0-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R3 3:07 Guillotine Choke	Renato Sobral WIN \| 21-6-0-0	International Fighting Championship Denver, United States
International Fighting Championship Global Domination • Denver, Colorado, United States
2003-08-01	Mauricio Rua 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 8:12 Punches	Evangelista Santos LOSS \| 7-3-0-0	MECA World Vale Tudo 9 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MECA World Vale Tudo 9 Meca World Vale Tudo 9 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2003-05-16	Mauricio Rua 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 0:55 Soccer Kicks	Angelo De Oliveira LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	MECA World Vale Tudo 8 Curitiba, Brazil
MECA World Vale Tudo 8 Meca World Vale Tudo 8 • Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
2002-11-08	Mauricio Rua 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 4:00 Kick	Rafael Freitas LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	MECA World Vale Tudo 7 Curitiba, Brazil
MECA World Vale Tudo 7 • Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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