Light Heavyweight · “Shogun”
Mauricio Rua
11-12-1
6'1"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1981-11-25Born
8KO wins
0Sub wins
72.7%Finish rate
11:02Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.46
Striking accuracy51.5%
Striking defense52.2%
Takedowns / 15 min1.53
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense47.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.23
Control time23.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-10
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
24 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Ihor Potieria 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:05 — UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · 2023-01-21
17/31Sig. strikes
21/41Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ovince Saint Preux 13-11 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · 2022-05-07
54/99Sig. strikes
62/112Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Paul Craig 5-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:36 — UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · 2020-11-21
10/28Sig. strikes
29/57Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rogerio Nogueira 6-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · 2020-07-25
54/103Sig. strikes
46/100Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
D Paul Craig 4-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare · 2019-11-16
25/66Sig. strikes
51/99Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
8:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyson Pedro 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:43 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · 2018-12-01
30/56Sig. strikes
31/44Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
5:20Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anthony Smith 5-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:29 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · 2018-07-22
4/12Sig. strikes
23/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gian Villante 5-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:59 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · 2017-03-11
94/173Sig. strikes
55/151Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
0:04Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Corey Anderson 5-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · 2016-05-14
48/101Sig. strikes
55/138Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rogerio Nogueira 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · 2015-08-01
53/98Sig. strikes
63/166Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
4:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ovince Saint Preux 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:34 — UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux · 2014-11-08
2/3Sig. strikes
9/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dan Henderson 6-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:31 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 · 2014-03-23
48/96Sig. strikes
23/60Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:25Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W James Te Huna 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot · 2013-12-06
9/12Sig. strikes
1/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chael Sonnen 6-6 walk-in Submission · R1 4:47 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · 2013-08-17
0/1Sig. strikes
5/9Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexander Gustafsson 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · 2012-12-08
41/95Sig. strikes
72/156Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:29Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Brandon Vera 8-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R4 4:09 — UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · 2012-08-04
68/103Sig. strikes
67/106Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
11:26Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dan Henderson 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · 2011-11-19
96/194Sig. strikes
77/141Absorbed
5/10Takedowns
9:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Forrest Griffin 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:53 — UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · 2011-08-27
16/29Sig. strikes
3/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jon Jones 6-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 2:37 — UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones · 2011-03-19
9/40Sig. strikes
75/113Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Lyoto Machida 8-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:35 — UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 · 2010-05-08
17/28Sig. strikes
9/11Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:35Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Lyoto Machida 7-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun · 2009-10-24
80/146Sig. strikes
35/108Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chuck Liddell 16-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:28 — UFC 97: Redemption · 2009-04-18
24/32Sig. strikes
8/37Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:26Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mark Coleman 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:36 — UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson · 2009-01-17
62/102Sig. strikes
31/69Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:30Control
2Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Forrest Griffin 5-2 walk-in Submission · R3 4:45 — UFC 76: Knockout · 2007-09-22
27/75Sig. strikes
66/130Absorbed
5/12Takedowns
4:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
2
Decision
4
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
24
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Light Heavyweight average, over 97 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.