Mauricio Rua vs.
James Te Huna
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Mauricio Rua
Full career not yet synced for Mauricio Rua — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 10-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
James Te Huna
Full career not yet synced for James Te Huna — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mauricio Rua
Distance 76.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.6% (norm 10.4%)
James Te Huna
Distance 65.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mauricio Rua
Head 72.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 16.0% (norm 9.7%)
James Te Huna
Head 78.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rua L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Huna L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 621 / 1322 | 47.0% | 41.4% | 138 / 309 | 44.7% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 130 / 184 | 70.7% | 70.9% | 34 / 56 | 60.7% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 137 / 217 | 63.1% | 72.3% | 70 / 106 | 66.0% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 527 / 1254 | 42.0% | 38.9% | 166 / 369 | 45.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 140 / 194 | 72.2% | 71.9% | 39 / 59 | 66.1% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 221 / 275 | 80.4% | 81.8% | 37 / 43 | 86.0% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Rua L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Huna L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 605 / 1462 | 41.4% | 40.4% | 98 / 367 | 26.7% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 148 / 225 | 65.8% | 68.7% | 31 / 44 | 70.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 164 / 233 | 70.4% | 70.4% | 50 / 70 | 71.4% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 616 / 1529 | 40.3% | 37.5% | 134 / 424 | 31.6% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 206 / 263 | 78.3% | 72.3% | 19 / 28 | 67.9% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 95 / 128 | 74.2% | 83.0% | 26 / 29 | 89.7% | 83.0% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rua has more cage time on record.