Mauricio Rua

Light Heavyweight · 27-14-1 · orthodox

Last 5
LLLWD
Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'4"
193.04 cm
Age
44
Elo Rating
1551.7

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 106 Light Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Completes 48% of their takedown attempts — better than 82% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Stops only 49% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 77% of Light Heavyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.57
    Top 43%
  • Striking accuracy
    50%
    Top 40%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.79
    Top 33%
  • Striking defense
    54%
    Top 46%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.01
    Top 30%
  • Takedown accuracy
    48%
    Top 18%
  • Takedown defense
    49%
    Bottom 23%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.70
    Top 29%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1523, higher than 42% of Light Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1552).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Craig15:00Nogueira8:36Craig15:00Preux4:05Potieria
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LIhor Potieria
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
2023-01-21 · KO/TKO, R1 4:05
LOvince Saint Preux
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
2022-05-07 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LPaul Craig
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
2020-11-21 · KO/TKO, R2 3:36
WRogerio Nogueira
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
2020-07-25 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
DPaul Craig
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
2019-11-16
WTyson Pedro
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2018-12-01 · KO/TKO, R3 0:43
LAnthony Smith
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
2018-07-22 · KO/TKO, R1 1:29
WGian Villante
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
2017-03-11 · KO/TKO, R3 0:59
WCorey Anderson
UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic
2016-05-14 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WRogerio Nogueira
UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia
2015-08-01 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LOvince Saint Preux
UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux
2014-11-08 · KO/TKO, R1 0:34
LDan Henderson
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2
2014-03-23 · KO/TKO, R3 1:31
WJames Te Huna
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot
2013-12-06 · KO/TKO, R1 1:03
LChael Sonnen
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
2013-08-17 · Submission, R1 4:47
LAlexander Gustafsson
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz
2012-12-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WBrandon Vera
UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera
2012-08-04 · KO/TKO, R4 4:09
LDan Henderson
UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
2011-11-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WForrest Griffin
UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
2011-08-27 · KO/TKO, R1 1:53
LJon JonesTitle
UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
2011-03-19 · KO/TKO, R3 2:37
WLyoto MachidaTitle
UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
2010-05-08 · KO/TKO, R1 3:35
LLyoto MachidaTitle
UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
2009-10-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WChuck Liddell
UFC 97: Redemption
2009-04-18 · KO/TKO, R1 4:28
WMark Coleman
UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson
2009-01-17 · KO/TKO, R3 4:36
LForrest Griffin
UFC 76: Knockout
2007-09-22 · Submission, R3 4:45