Ricardo Arona
“The Brazilian Tiger”
Age: 46 | Jul 17, 1978
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200 lbs
Professional Record
| 19 fights | 14 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 3 | 3 |
| Submissions | 2 | 0 |
| Decisions | 9 | 2 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 14 - 5 | Marvin Eastman | BC - Bitetti Combat 4 | September 12, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 13 - 5 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Pride 34 - Kamikaze | April 08, 2007 | KO (Punches) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 1:59 |
| WIN | 13 - 4 | Alistair Overeem | Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute | September 10, 2006 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | Moritaka Oshiro | 1 | 4:28 |
| LOSS | 12 - 4 | Wanderlei Silva | Pride FC - Shockwave 2005 | December 31, 2005 | Decision (Split) | Daisuke Noguchi | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 12 - 3 | Mauricio Rua | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 | August 28, 2005 | KO (Punches) | Yuji Shimada | 1 | 2:53 |
| WIN | 12 - 2 | Wanderlei Silva | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 | August 28, 2005 | Decision (Unanimous) | Daisuke Noguchi | 2 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 11 - 2 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 | June 26, 2005 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | Daisuke Noguchi | 2 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 10 - 2 | Dean Lister | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005 | April 23, 2005 | Decision (Unanimous) | Minoru Toyonaga | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 9 - 2 | Sergey Ignatiev | Pride 28 - High Octane | October 31, 2004 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Daisuke Noguchi | 1 | 8:37 |
| LOSS | 8 - 2 | Quinton Jackson | Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2004 | June 20, 2004 | KO (Slam) | Minoru Toyonaga | 1 | 7:32 |
| WIN | 8 - 1 | Murilo Rua | Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2 | November 24, 2002 | Decision (Unanimous) | Daisuke Noguchi | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 7 - 1 | Dan Henderson | Pride 20 - Armed and Ready | April 28, 2002 | Decision (Split) | Keiji Shiozaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 6 - 1 | Guy Mezger | Pride 16 - Beasts From The East | September 24, 2001 | Decision (Split) | Keiji Shiozaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 5 - 1 | Gustavo Machado | Rings - 10th Anniversary | August 11, 2001 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:29 | |
| WIN | 4 - 1 | Jeremy Horn | Rings - 10th Anniversary | August 11, 2001 | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 1 | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Rings - World Title Series 2 | June 15, 2001 | Submission (Kneebar) | 2 | 0:53 | |
| LOSS | 2 - 1 | Fedor Emelianenko | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B | December 22, 2000 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Jeremy Horn | Rings - Millennium Combine 3 | August 23, 2000 | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Andrei Kopylov | Rings - Millennium Combine 1 | April 20, 2000 | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |
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