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Mauricio Rua
“Shogun”
Age: 42 | Nov 25, 1981
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205 lbs
Professional Record
| 42 fights | 27 wins | 14 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 21 | 7 |
| Submissions | 1 | 3 |
| Decisions | 5 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 27 - 14 - 1 | Ihor Potieria | UFC 283 - Teixeira vs. Hill | January 21, 2023 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 4:05 |
| LOSS | 27 - 13 - 1 | Ovince St. Preux | UFC 274 - Oliveira vs. Gaethje | May 07, 2022 | Decision (Split) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 27 - 12 - 1 | Paul Craig | UFC 255 - Figueiredo vs. Perez | November 21, 2020 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | Herb Dean | 2 | 3:36 |
| WIN | 27 - 11 - 1 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | UFC on ESPN 14 - Whittaker vs. Till | July 25, 2020 | Decision (Split) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
| DRAW | 26 - 11 - 1 | Paul Craig | UFC Fight Night 164 - Blachowicz vs. Jacare | November 16, 2019 | Draw (Split) | Jerin Valel | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 26 - 11 | Tyson Pedro | UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | December 01, 2018 | TKO (Punches) | Steve Perceval | 3 | 0:43 |
| LOSS | 25 - 11 | Anthony Smith | UFC Fight Night 134 - Shogun vs. Smith | July 22, 2018 | KO (Elbow) | Marc Goddard | 1 | 1:29 |
| WIN | 25 - 10 | Gian Villante | UFC Fight Night 106 - Belfort vs. Gastelum | March 11, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 0:59 |
| WIN | 24 - 10 | Corey Anderson | UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic | May 14, 2016 | Decision (Split) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 23 - 10 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | UFC 190 - Rousey vs. Correia | August 01, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 22 - 10 | Ovince St. Preux | UFC Fight Night 56 - Shogun vs. St. Preux | November 08, 2014 | KO (Punches) | Mario Yamasaki | 1 | 0:34 |
| LOSS | 22 - 9 | Dan Henderson | UFC Fight Night 38 - Shogun vs. Henderson 2 | March 23, 2014 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 3 | 1:31 |
| WIN | 22 - 8 | James Te Huna | UFC Fight Night 33 - Hunt vs. Bigfoot | December 07, 2013 | KO (Punch) | John Sharp | 1 | 1:03 |
| LOSS | 21 - 8 | Chael Sonnen | UFC Fight Night 26 - Shogun vs. Sonnen | August 17, 2013 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 4:47 |
| LOSS | 21 - 7 | Alexander Gustafsson | UFC on Fox 5 - Henderson vs. Diaz | December 08, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 21 - 6 | Brandon Vera | UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera | August 04, 2012 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 4 | 4:09 |
| LOSS | 20 - 6 | Dan Henderson | UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson | November 19, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | Josh Rosenthal | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 20 - 5 | Forrest Griffin | UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami | August 27, 2011 | KO (Punches) | Marc Goddard | 1 | 1:53 |
| LOSS | 19 - 5 | Jon Jones | UFC 128 - Shogun vs. Jones | March 19, 2011 | TKO (Punches and Knees) | Herb Dean | 3 | 2:37 |
| WIN | 19 - 4 | Lyoto Machida | UFC 113 - Machida vs. Shogun 2 | May 08, 2010 | KO (Punches) | Yves Lavigne | 1 | 3:35 |
| LOSS | 18 - 4 | Lyoto Machida | UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun | October 24, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 18 - 3 | Chuck Liddell | UFC 97 - Redemption | April 18, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | Mario Yamasaki | 1 | 4:28 |
| WIN | 17 - 3 | Mark Coleman | UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson | January 17, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | Kevin Mulhall | 3 | 4:36 |
| LOSS | 16 - 3 | Forrest Griffin | UFC 76 - Knockout | September 22, 2007 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Steve Mazzagatti | 3 | 4:45 |
| WIN | 16 - 2 | Alistair Overeem | Pride 33 - Second Coming | February 24, 2007 | KO (Punches) | Steve Mazzagatti | 1 | 3:37 |
| WIN | 15 - 2 | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 | December 31, 2006 | Decision (Unanimous) | Moritaka Oshiro | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 14 - 2 | Kevin Randleman | Pride 32 - The Real Deal | October 21, 2006 | Submission (Kneebar) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 2:34 |
| WIN | 13 - 2 | Cyrille Diabate | Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute | September 10, 2006 | TKO (Stomps) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 5:29 |
| LOSS | 12 - 2 | Mark Coleman | Pride 31 - Dreamers | February 26, 2006 | TKO (Broken Arm) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 0:49 |
| WIN | 12 - 1 | Ricardo Arona | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 | August 28, 2005 | KO (Punches) | Yuji Shimada | 1 | 2:53 |
| WIN | 11 - 1 | Alistair Overeem | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 | August 28, 2005 | TKO (Punches) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 6:42 |
| WIN | 10 - 1 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 | June 26, 2005 | Decision (Unanimous) | Moritaka Oshiro | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 9 - 1 | Quinton Jackson | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005 | April 23, 2005 | TKO (Soccer Kicks) | Yuji Shimada | 1 | 4:47 |
| WIN | 8 - 1 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Pride 29 - Fists of Fire | February 20, 2005 | KO (Punches and Soccer Kicks) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 1:40 |
| WIN | 7 - 1 | Yasuhito Namekawa | Pride - Bushido 5 | October 14, 2004 | KO (Soccer Kicks) | Yuji Shimada | 1 | 6:02 |
| WIN | 6 - 1 | Akihiro Gono | Pride - Bushido 2 | February 15, 2004 | KO (Punches and Soccer Kick) | Minoru Toyonaga | 1 | 9:04 |
| WIN | 5 - 1 | Akira Shoji | Pride - Bushido 1 | October 05, 2003 | KO (Punches) | Yuji Shimada | 1 | 3:47 |
| LOSS | 4 - 1 | Renato Sobral | IFC - Global Domination | September 06, 2003 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 3 | 3:07 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Erick Wanderley | IFC - Global Domination | September 06, 2003 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:54 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Evangelista Santos | Meca 9 - Meca World Vale Tudo 9 | August 01, 2003 | TKO (Punches) | Pedro Rizzo | 1 | 9:22 |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Angelo Antonio de Oliveira | Meca 8 - Meca World Vale Tudo 8 | May 16, 2003 | TKO (Soccer Kicks) | Luiz Alves | 1 | 0:55 |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Rafael Freitas | Meca 7 - Meca World Vale Tudo 7 | November 08, 2002 | KO (Kick) | 1 | 4:00 |
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