Shogun
Mauricio Rua
27 - 14 - 1
Height
6'1"
Reach
76.0"
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Height
6'1"
Reach
76.0"
Born
1981-11-25
Birthplace
Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Fighting Out Of
Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Team(s)
Chute Boxe Academy (until 2008)
Overall Record
27 - 14 - 1
Winning Method
20%
Dec.
Decision
5 / 25
4%
Sub.
Submission
1 / 25
76%
KO
KO
19 / 25
Losing Method
28.6%
Dec.
Decision
4 / 14
21.4%
Sub.
Submission
3 / 14
50%
KO
KO
7 / 14
Past Fights
21 January 2023
UFC 283
Ihor Potieria
Loss (27–14–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:05)
7 May 2022
UFC 274
Ovince Saint Preux
Loss (27–13–1)Decision (split)
21 November 2020
UFC 255
Paul Craig
Loss (27–12–1)TKO (submission to punches) • Round 2 (3:36)
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21 January 2023
UFC 283
Ihor Potieria
Loss (27–14–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:05)
7 May 2022
UFC 274
Ovince Saint Preux
Loss (27–13–1)Decision (split)
21 November 2020
UFC 255
Paul Craig
Loss (27–12–1)TKO (submission to punches) • Round 2 (3:36)
26 July 2020
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Win (27–11–1)Decision (split)
16 November 2019
UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré
Paul Craig
Draw (26–11–1)Draw (split) • Round 3 (5:00)
2 December 2018
UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Tyson Pedro
Win (26–11)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (0:43)
22 July 2018
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
Anthony Smith
Loss (25–11)KO (elbow) • Round 1 (1:29)
11 March 2017
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Gian Villante
Win (25–10)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (0:59)
14 May 2016
UFC 198
Corey Anderson
Win (24–10)Decision (split)
1 August 2015
UFC 190
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Win (23–10)Decision (unanimous)
8 November 2014
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux
Ovince Saint Preux
Loss (22–10)KO (punches) • Round 1 (0:34)
23 March 2014
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Henderson 2
Dan Henderson
Loss (22–9)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (1:31)
7 December 2013
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
James Te Huna
Win (22–8)KO (punch) • Round 1 (1:03)
17 August 2013
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
Loss (21–8)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 1 (4:47)
8 December 2012
UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz
Alexander Gustafsson
Loss (21–7)Decision (unanimous)
4 August 2012
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
Brandon Vera
Win (21–6)TKO (punches) • Round 4 (4:09)
19 November 2011
UFC 139
Dan Henderson
Loss (20–6)Decision (unanimous)
27 August 2011
UFC 134
Forrest Griffin
Win (20–5)KO (punches) • Round 1 (1:53)
19 March 2011
UFC 128
Jon Jones
Loss (19–5)TKO (punches and knees) • Round 3 (2:37)
8 May 2010
UFC 113
Lyoto Machida
Win (19–4)KO (punches) • Round 1 (3:35)
24 October 2009
UFC 104
Lyoto Machida
Loss (18–4)Decision (unanimous)
18 April 2009
UFC 97
Chuck Liddell
Win (18–3)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (4:28)
17 January 2009
UFC 93
Mark Coleman
Win (17–3)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (4:36)
22 September 2007
UFC 76
Forrest Griffin
Loss (16–3)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 3 (4:45)
24 February 2007
PRIDE 33
Alistair Overeem
Win (16–2)KO (punches) • Round 1 (3:37)
31 December 2006
PRIDE Shockwave 2006
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Win (15–2)Decision (unanimous)
21 October 2006
PRIDE 32
Kevin Randleman
Win (14–2)Submission (kneebar) • Round 1 (2:35)
10 September 2006
PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute
Cyrille Diabaté
Win (13–2)TKO (stomps) • Round 1 (5:29)
26 February 2006
PRIDE 31
Mark Coleman
Loss (12–2)TKO (broken arm) • Round 1 (0:49)
28 August 2005
PRIDE Final Conflict 2005
Ricardo Arona
Win (12–1)KO (punches) • Round 1 (2:54)
26 June 2005
PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Win (10–1)Decision (unanimous)
23 April 2005
PRIDE Total Elimination 2005
Quinton Jackson
Win (9–1)TKO (soccer kicks) • Round 1 (4:47)
20 February 2005
PRIDE 29
Hiromitsu Kanehara
Win (8–1)TKO (stomp) • Round 1 (1:40)
14 October 2004
PRIDE Bushido 5
Yasuhito Namekawa
Win (7–1)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (6:02)
15 February 2004
PRIDE Bushido 2
Akihiro Gono
Win (6–1)TKO (soccer kicks) • Round 1 (9:04)
5 October 2003
PRIDE Bushido 1
Akira Shoji
Win (5–1)KO (punches) • Round 1 (3:47)
6 September 2003
IFC: Global Domination
Renato Sobral
Loss (4–1)Submission (guillotine choke) • Round 3 (3:07)
1 August 2003
Meca World Vale Tudo 9
Evangelista Santos
Win (3–0)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (9:22)
16 May 2003
Meca World Vale Tudo 8
Angelo de Oliveira
Win (2–0)TKO (soccer kicks) • Round 1 (0:55)
8 November 2002
Meca World Vale Tudo 7
Rafael Freitas
Win (1–0)KO (kick) • Round 1 (4:00)
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