Mauricio Rua
9W · 10L
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
67% finish rate50% as favorite44% as underdog
1449
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1449.1Developing→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
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No recent fights — out of active rankings
Age
44
Nov 25, 1981
Height
6'1" (185.42 cm)
Reach
193.04 cm
Win Rate
47.4%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.57
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.79
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.78
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
54%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
2.01
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
49%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.70
Sub_Avg
Active wrestler
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
32.1
Sig. Strikes
1.5
Takedowns
0.4
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO6 (67%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO6 (60%)
Submission1 (10%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
50%
5W – 5L in 10 fights
As Underdog
44%
4W – 5L in 9 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Ihor Potieria
-2.51496
lost to Ovince Saint Preux
-1.01499
lost to Paul Craig
-0.41500
def. Rogerio Nogueira
+0.31500
def. Tyson Pedro
+0.11500
lost to Anthony Smith
-0.11500
def. Gian Villante
0.01500
def. Corey Anderson
0.01500
def. Rogerio Nogueira
0.01500
lost to Ovince Saint Preux
0.01500
lost to Dan Henderson
0.01500
def. James Te Huna
0.01500
lost to Chael Sonnen
0.01500
lost to Alexander Gustafsson
0.01500
def. Brandon Vera
0.01500
lost to Dan Henderson
0.01500
def. Forrest Griffin
0.01500
lost to Jon Jones
0.01500
def. Lyoto Machida
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Navajo Stirling
1567
Carlos Ulberg
1554
Billy Elekana
1545
Bogdan Guskov
1541
Alex Pereira
1541
Iwo Baraniewski
1541
Dustin Jacoby
1533
Jiri Prochazka
1521
Fight History (19 fights)
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · Jan 21, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 7, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →vs Paul Craig
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · Nov 21, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · Jul 25, 2020
vs Tyson Pedro
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Dec 1, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · Jul 22, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · Mar 11, 2017
UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · May 14, 2016
UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · Aug 1, 2015
UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux · Nov 8, 2014
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 · Mar 23, 2014
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot · Dec 6, 2013
vs Chael Sonnen
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013
Loss
View Analysis →UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · Dec 8, 2012
Loss
View Analysis →vs Brandon Vera
UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · Aug 4, 2012
UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · Nov 19, 2011
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · Aug 27, 2011
vs Jon Jones
UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones · Mar 19, 2011
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 · May 8, 2010