Mauricio Rua "Shogun"

Light Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record11-12-1 · current 3-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record147-76-1 (65.9%) across 24 opponents
Last 5 opponents28-26-1 (51.9%) across 5 opponents
Age44
Height6' 1"
Reach76"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.35
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.46
Striking accuracy52%
Striking defense52%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.53
Takedowns landed / attempted43%
Takedown defense48%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.23
Average fight time11 min

UFC wins: 8 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision. UFC losses: 6 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 4 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2023-01-21Ihor Potieria0-1—LKO/TKO R1 4:05UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
2022-05-07Ovince Saint Preux13-11BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
2020-11-21Paul Craig5-4-1Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R2 3:36UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
2020-07-25Rogerio Nogueira6-6BalancedWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
2019-11-16Paul Craig4-4Submission grapplerDDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
2018-12-01Tyson Pedro3-2Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R3 0:43UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2018-07-22Anthony Smith5-3BalancedLKO/TKO R1 1:29UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
2017-03-11Gian Villante5-4StrikerWKO/TKO R3 0:59UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
2016-05-14Corey Anderson5-1WrestlerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic
2015-08-01Rogerio Nogueira4-3BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia
2014-11-08Ovince Saint Preux4-1BalancedLKO/TKO R1 0:34UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux
2014-03-23Dan Henderson6-5BalancedLKO/TKO R3 1:31UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2
2013-12-06James Te Huna5-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 1:03UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot
2013-08-17Chael Sonnen6-6WrestlerLSubmission R1 4:47UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
2012-12-08Alexander Gustafsson6-1Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz
2012-08-04Brandon Vera8-5 (1 NC)BalancedWKO/TKO R4 4:09UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera
2011-11-19Dan Henderson5-2BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
2011-08-27Forrest Griffin9-4StrikerWKO/TKO R1 1:53UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
2011-03-19Jon Jones6-1GrapplerLKO/TKO R3 2:37 (title)UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
2010-05-08Lyoto Machida8-0BalancedWKO/TKO R1 3:35 (title)UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2
2009-10-24Lyoto Machida7-0Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun
2009-04-18Chuck Liddell16-5BalancedWKO/TKO R1 4:28UFC 97: Redemption
2009-01-17Mark Coleman6-3GrapplerWKO/TKO R3 4:36UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson
2007-09-22Forrest Griffin5-2StrikerLSubmission R3 4:45UFC 76: Knockout

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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