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Mauricio Rua

Mauricio Rua

1033 ELO #599

"Shogun"

MMA 27-14-1 · UFC 11-12-0 · Light Heavyweight · Last fought 3 years and 140 days ago

Mauricio Rua "Shogun" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Mauricio Rua has 11 wins in the UFC. Mauricio Rua lands an average of 3.57 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.01 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Light Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1033), and have not fought Mauricio Rua before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Jan Blachowicz 12-8-0 43 1125 1.0 92
Alonzo Menifield 11-6-0 38 1090 6.0 57
Dustin Jacoby 10-6-0 38 1109 6.0 76
Austen Lane 1-5-0 38 947 6.0 86
Alex Pereira 10-2-0 38 1165 6.0 132
Marcin Prachnio 4-7-0 37 969 7.0 64

Fight Results Breakdown

23
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Chuck Liddell in 2009
Opponent ELO: 1186

Biggest Upset Loss

Ihor Potieria in 2023
Your ELO: 1052 · Opponent ELO: 984 · Favored by 68

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Reach
76'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Nov 25 1981
Age
44
Peak ELO
1069
ELO Rank
599 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
509-238-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1066.6
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1057.1

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.57
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
50%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.79
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
54%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.01
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
48%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.7
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Mauricio Rua Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2023-01-21 UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Ihor Potieria KO/TKO Punches 1 4:05 Loss -
2022-05-07 UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje Ovince Saint Preux S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-11-21 UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Paul Craig KO/TKO Punches 2 3:36 Loss -
2020-07-25 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till Rogerio Nogueira S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-12-01 UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Tyson Pedro KO/TKO Punches 3 0:43 Win -
2018-07-22 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith Anthony Smith KO/TKO Punches 1 1:29 Loss -
2017-03-11 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum Gian Villante KO/TKO Punch 3 0:59 Win -
2016-05-14 UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic Corey Anderson S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-08-01 UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia Rogerio Nogueira U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-11-08 UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux Ovince Saint Preux KO/TKO Punch 1 0:34 Loss -
2014-03-23 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 Dan Henderson KO/TKO Punch 3 1:31 Loss -
2013-12-06 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot James Te Huna KO/TKO Punch 1 1:03 Win -
2013-08-17 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen Chael Sonnen SUB Guillotine Choke 1 4:47 Loss -
2012-12-08 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz Alexander Gustafsson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2012-08-04 UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera Brandon Vera KO/TKO Punches 4 4:09 Win -
2011-11-19 UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson Dan Henderson U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2011-08-27 UFC 134: Silva vs Okami Forrest Griffin KO/TKO Punches 1 1:53 Win -
2011-03-19 UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones Jon Jones KO/TKO Knee 3 2:37 Loss -
2010-05-08 UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 Lyoto Machida KO/TKO Punches 1 3:35 Win -
2009-10-24 UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun Lyoto Machida U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2009-04-18 UFC 97: Redemption Chuck Liddell KO/TKO Punch 1 4:28 Win -
2009-01-17 UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson Mark Coleman KO/TKO Punches 3 4:36 Win -
2007-09-22 UFC 76: Knockout Forrest Griffin SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 4:45 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Mauricio Rua ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
23 2023-01-21 Ihor Potieria 984 Loss -19 1033
22 2022-05-07 Ovince Saint Preux 1079 Loss 0 1052
21 2020-11-21 Paul Craig 1040 Loss -17 1052
20 2020-07-25 Rogerio Nogueira 1031 Win 0 1069
19 2018-12-01 Tyson Pedro 1032 Win +20 1069
18 2018-07-22 Anthony Smith 1060 Loss -16 1049
17 2017-03-11 Gian Villante 1037 Win +21 1065
16 2016-05-14 Corey Anderson 1066 Win 0 1044
15 2015-08-01 Rogerio Nogueira 1030 Win +16 1044
14 2014-11-08 Ovince Saint Preux 1048 Loss -16 1028
13 2014-03-23 Dan Henderson 1040 Loss -17 1044
12 2013-12-06 James Te Huna 1055 Win +22 1061
11 2013-08-17 Chael Sonnen 1055 Loss -16 1039
10 2012-12-08 Alexander Gustafsson 1107 Loss -14 1055
9 2012-08-04 Brandon Vera 1076 Win +22 1069
8 2011-11-19 Dan Henderson 1034 Loss -17 1047
7 2011-08-27 Forrest Griffin 1089 Win +23 1064
6 2011-03-19 Jon Jones 1115 Loss -13 1041
5 2010-05-08 Lyoto Machida 1138 Win +26 1054
4 2009-10-24 Lyoto Machida 1126 Loss -12 1028
3 2009-04-18 Chuck Liddell 1186 Win +28 1040
2 2009-01-17 Mark Coleman 1081 Win +25 1012
1 2007-09-22 Forrest Griffin 1064 Loss -13 987

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