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Mauricio Rua
“Shogun”
Activeage 44
27-14-1
66% win rate
L3 streak
Peak Vertex
2010-05-08 → 2010-05-0876held 5 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2010-05-08
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
11 wins12 losses1 drawlast 5: L L L W Ddrag to scroll · 1993–2023
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(24) | R2(16) | R3(15) | R4(3) | R5(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 19.0 | 16.2 | 23.7 | 17.4 | 18.5 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 22.5 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 11.0 | 3.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.58 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 0:53 | 1:11 | 1:02 | 1:20 | 2:17 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill2023-01-21L·KO·R1 · 4:05
- UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje2022-05-07L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez2020-11-21L·KO·R2 · 3:36
- UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till2020-07-25W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare2019-11-16D·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa2018-12-01W·KO·R3 · 0:43
- UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith2018-07-22L·KO·R1 · 1:29
- UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum2017-03-11W·KO·R3 · 0:59
- UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic2016-05-14W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia2015-08-01W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- L·KO·R1 · 0:34
- UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 22014-03-23L·KO·R3 · 1:31
- UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot2013-12-06W·KO·R1 · 1:03
- UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen2013-08-17L·Sub·R1 · 4:47
- UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz2012-12-08L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera2012-08-04W·KO·R4 · 4:09
- UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson2011-11-19L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 134: Silva vs Okami2011-08-27W·KO·R1 · 1:53
- UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones2011-03-19L·KO·R3 · 2:37
- UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 22010-05-08W·KO·R1 · 3:35
- UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun2009-10-24L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 97: Redemption2009-04-18W·KO·R1 · 4:28
- UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson2009-01-17W·KO·R3 · 4:36
- UFC 76: Knockout2007-09-22L·Sub·R3 · 4:45
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Former UFC light heavyweight champions Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Glover Teixeira will finally meet in the ring—but not as mixed martial artists.
- MMA Fighting
Glover Teixeira is drawing on the expertise of Alex Pereira as he prepares for his boxing debut against UFC Hall of Famer Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on August 29 at Spaten Fight Night 3 in São Paulo, Brazil.
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