Mauricio Rua
"Shogun"
Birthday: 1981-11-25
AGE: 32
Curitiba, Parana
Brazil
AGE: 32
Curitiba, ParanaBrazil
Height
6'1"
185.42 cm Weight
205 lbs
92.99 kg
Association:
6'1"
185.42 cm Weight
205 lbs
92.99 kg
Association:
Universidade da Luta
Class: Light Heavyweight
Wins
22
19 KO/TKO (86%)
1 SUBMISSIONS (5%)
2 DECISIONS (9%)
Losses
9
3 KO/TKO (33%)
3 SUBMISSIONS (33%)
3 DECISIONS (33%)
Upcoming Fights
| Date | VS. Fighter | Event | Location | |
UFC Fight NightNovember 08, 2014 / Tancredo Neves Municipal Gymnasium, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||
Fight History
| Result | Fighter | Event | Method/Referee | R | Time |
| loss | Dan Henderson | UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. Henderson 2 Mar / 23 / 2014 |
TKO (Punches) Herb Dean |
3 | 1:31 |
| win | James Te Huna | UFC Fight Night - Hunt vs. Bigfoot Dec / 07 / 2013 |
KO (Punch) John Sharp |
1 | 1:03 |
| loss | Chael Sonnen | UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. Sonnen Aug / 17 / 2013 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) Herb Dean |
1 | 4:47 |
| loss | Alexander Gustafsson | UFC on Fox 5 - Henderson vs. Diaz Dec / 08 / 2012 |
Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Brandon Vera | UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera Aug / 04 / 2012 |
TKO (Punches) Herb Dean |
4 | 4:09 |
| loss | Dan Henderson | UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson Nov / 19 / 2011 |
Decision (Unanimous) Josh Rosenthal |
5 | 5:00 |
| win | Forrest Griffin | UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami Aug / 27 / 2011 |
KO (Punches) Marc Goddard |
1 | 1:53 |
| loss | Jon Jones | UFC 128 - Shogun vs. Jones Mar / 19 / 2011 |
TKO (Punches and Knees) Herb Dean |
3 | 2:37 |
| win | Lyoto Machida | UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2 May / 08 / 2010 |
KO (Punches) Yves Lavigne |
1 | 3:35 |
| loss | Lyoto Machida | UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun Oct / 24 / 2009 |
Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean |
5 | 5:00 |
| win | Chuck Liddell | UFC 97 - Redemption Apr / 18 / 2009 |
TKO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki |
1 | 4:28 |
| win | Mark Coleman | UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson Jan / 17 / 2009 |
TKO (Punches) Kevin Mulhall |
3 | 4:36 |
| loss | Forrest Griffin | UFC 76 - Knockout Sep / 22 / 2007 |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Steve Mazzagatti |
3 | 4:45 |
| win | Alistair Overeem | Pride 33 - Second Coming Feb / 24 / 2007 |
KO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 3:37 |
| win | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 Dec / 31 / 2006 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Kevin Randleman | Pride 32 - The Real Deal Oct / 21 / 2006 |
Submission (Kneebar) N/A |
1 | 2:35 |
| win | Cyrille Diabate | Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute Sep / 10 / 2006 |
TKO (Stomps) N/A |
1 | 5:29 |
| loss | Mark Coleman | Pride 31 - Dreamers Feb / 26 / 2006 |
TKO (Broken Arm) N/A |
1 | 0:49 |
| win | Ricardo Arona | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 Aug / 28 / 2005 |
KO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 2:54 |
| win | Alistair Overeem | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 Aug / 28 / 2005 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 6:42 |
| win | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 Jun / 26 / 2005 |
Decision (Unanimous) N/A |
3 | 5:00 |
| win | Quinton Jackson | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005 Apr / 23 / 2005 |
TKO (Soccer Kicks) N/A |
1 | 4:47 |
| win | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Pride 29 - Fists of Fire Feb / 20 / 2005 |
TKO (Stomp) N/A |
1 | 1:40 |
| win | Yasuhito Namekawa | Pride - Bushido 5 Oct / 14 / 2004 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 6:02 |
| win | Akihiro Gono | Pride - Bushido 2 Feb / 15 / 2004 |
TKO (Soccer Kicks) N/A |
1 | 9:04 |
| win | Akira Shoji | Pride - Bushido 1 Oct / 05 / 2003 |
KO (Punches) N/A |
1 | 3:47 |
| loss | Renato Sobral | IFC - Global Domination Sep / 06 / 2003 |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) N/A |
3 | 3:07 |
| win | Erick Wanderley | IFC - Global Domination Sep / 06 / 2003 |
TKO (Punches) N/A |
2 | 2:54 |
| win | Evangelista Santos | Meca 9 - Meca World Vale Tudo 9 Aug / 01 / 2003 |
TKO (Punches) Pedro Rizzo |
1 | 9:22 |
| win | Angelo Antonio de Oliveira | Meca 8 - Meca World Vale Tudo 8 May / 16 / 2003 |
TKO (Soccer Kicks) Luiz Alves |
1 | 0:55 |
| win | Rafael Freitas | Meca 7 - Meca World Vale Tudo 7 Nov / 08 / 2002 |
KO (Kick) N/A |
1 | 4:00 |
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