Mauricio Rua, a seasoned mixed martial artist, competed with a record of 27-14-1, primarily in the UFC's light heavyweight division at 205 lbs. Standing tall at 6'1" with a reach of 76", he adopted an orthodox stance in the ring. Throughout his UFC career, Rua demonstrated impressive striking skills, averaging 3.57 significant strikes per minute and maintaining a striking accuracy of 50%. However, he also faced a considerable amount of strikes, absorbing an average of 2.79 per minute, with a strike defense rate of 54%. His takedown attempts were frequent, averaging 2.01 per 15 minutes, and he managed to land these successfully 48% of the time. Rua's career highlights include a significant victory over Chuck Liddell, who held an ELO rating of 1186 at the time. In his recent fight history, Rua competed in five matches between 2019 and 2023. He won against Paul Craig via decision (S-DEC) in November 2019 and against Rogerio Nogueira also by decision (S-DEC) in July 2020. Unfortunately, he suffered losses to Paul Craig via knockout/technical knockout (KO/TKO Punches) in November 2020, to Ovince Saint Preux via decision (S-DEC) in May 2022, and to Ihor Potieria via KO/TKO Punches in January 2023.