Mauricio Rua

“Shogun”
OctagonStats Rating 1598
27-14-1
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach76" (193 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornNov 25, 1981
Age44
DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.57
Str. Acc50%
SApM2.79
Str. Def54%
TD Avg2.01
TD Acc48%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.7

Recent form

L L L W D
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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42 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
21 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 5 decision wins
Losses by method
7 KO/TKO losses · 3 sub losses · 4 decision losses
Finish rate82%
Times finished71%
StreakL3
Best streak9
Avg fight8:50
Octagon time6h 10m
Opp win%63%
ActiveNov. 08, 2002 – Jan. 21, 2023 (22y)

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1
Fight of the Night3
Knockout of the Night2
Total bonuses6
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Mauricio Rua "Shogun" is a 27-14-1 knockout artist. 81% finish rate.

Mauricio debuted Nov. 08, 2002 vs Rafael Freitas (win). Longest win streak: 9. On a 3-fight losing skid. 22 years active (Nov. 08, 2002–Jan. 21, 2023).

Best wins: Alistair Overeem (KO/TKO Punches R1, Feb. 24, 2007); Alistair Overeem (KO/TKO Punches R1, Aug. 28, 2005); Quinton Jackson (KO/TKO Kicks R1, Apr. 23, 2005).

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua fought 42 times between 2002 and 2023, finishing 27-14-1. He was a finisher throughout: 22 of his 27 wins came inside the distance, 21 by KO/TKO. The 6'1" orthodox light heavyweight, born November 25, 1981, beat Rogerio Nogueira twice and also holds wins over Lyoto Machida, Chuck Liddell, and Gian Villante.

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Jan. 21, 2023UFC 283: Teixeira vs. HillL Ihor PotieriaKO/TKO Punches14:050 117 210 00 0
May. 07, 2022UFC 274: Oliveira vs. GaethjeL Ovince Saint PreuxS-DEC35:000 054 620 00 0
Nov. 21, 2020UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. PerezL Paul CraigKO/TKO Punches23:360 010 290 40 0
Jul. 25, 2020UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. TillW Rogerio NogueiraS-DEC35:000 054 462 00 0
Nov. 16, 2019UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. JacareD Paul CraigS-DEC35:000 025 511 10 1
Dec. 01, 2018UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. TuivasaW Tyson PedroKO/TKO Punches30:431 030 313 00 1
Jul. 22, 2018UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. SmithL Anthony SmithKO/TKO Punches11:290 14 230 00 0
Mar. 11, 2017UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. GastelumW Gian VillanteKO/TKO Punch30:592 094 552 00 0
May. 14, 2016UFC 198: Werdum vs MiocicW Corey AndersonS-DEC35:002 048 550 40 0
Aug. 01, 2015UFC 190: Rousey vs CorreiaW Rogerio NogueiraU-DEC35:000 053 632 00 1
Nov. 08, 2014UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint PreuxL Ovince Saint PreuxKO/TKO Punch10:340 12 90 00 0
Mar. 23, 2014UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2L Dan HendersonKO/TKO Punch31:312 148 231 00 0
Dec. 06, 2013UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs BigfootW James Te HunaKO/TKO Punch11:031 09 10 00 0
Aug. 17, 2013UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs SonnenL Chael SonnenSUB Guillotine Choke14:470 00 50 20 2
Dec. 08, 2012UFC on FOX: Henderson vs DiazL Alexander GustafssonU-DEC35:000 041 721 61 0
Aug. 04, 2012UFC on FOX: Shogun vs VeraW Brandon VeraKO/TKO Punches44:091 068 674 10 1
Nov. 19, 2011UFC 139: Shogun vs HendersonL Dan HendersonU-DEC55:000 196 775 11 1
Aug. 27, 2011UFC 134: Silva vs OkamiW Forrest GriffinKO/TKO Punches11:531 016 30 00 0
Mar. 19, 2011UFC 128: Shogun vs JonesL Jon JonesKO/TKO Knee32:370 19 750 30 0
May. 08, 2010UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2W Lyoto MachidaKO/TKO Punches13:351 017 90 20 0
Oct. 24, 2009UFC 104: Machida vs ShogunL Lyoto MachidaU-DEC55:000 080 350 00 0
Apr. 18, 2009UFC 97: RedemptionW Chuck LiddellKO/TKO Punch14:281 024 80 10 0
Jan. 17, 2009UFC 93: Franklin vs HendersonW Mark ColemanKO/TKO Punches34:362 062 311 72 0
Sep. 22, 2007UFC 76: KnockoutL Forrest GriffinSUB Rear Naked Choke34:450 027 665 20 3
Feb. 24, 2007PRIDE 33: The Second ComingW Alistair OvereemKO/TKO Punches13:370 09 91 11 0
Dec. 31, 2006PRIDE Shockwave 2006W Kazuhiro NakamuraU-DEC35:000 068 258 22 0
Oct. 21, 2006PRIDE 32: The Real DealW Kevin RandlemanSUB Kneebar12:350 00 00 15 0
Sep. 10, 2006PRIDE Final Conflict AbsoluteW Cyrille DiabateKO/TKO Stomps15:290 016 63 01 0
Feb. 26, 2006PRIDE 31: UnbreakableL Mark ColemanKO/TKO10:490 00 00 21 0
Aug. 28, 2005PRIDE Final Conflict 2005W Ricardo AronaKO/TKO Punches12:540 012 21 21 0
Aug. 28, 2005PRIDE Final Conflict 2005W Alistair OvereemKO/TKO Punches16:420 026 180 20 1
Jun. 26, 2005PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005W Rogerio NogueiraU-DEC35:001 170 317 00 1
Apr. 23, 2005PRIDE Total Elimination 2005W Quinton JacksonKO/TKO Kicks14:470 048 81 00 0
Feb. 20, 2005PRIDE 29: Fists Of FireW Hiromitsu KaneharaKO/TKO Kick11:401 016 10 00 0
Oct. 14, 2004PRIDE Bushido 5W Yasuhito NamekawaKO/TKO Kicks16:021 026 10 01 1
Feb. 15, 2004PRIDE Bushido 2W Akihiro GonoKO/TKO Punches19:041 063 110 10 0
Oct. 05, 2003PRIDE Bushido 1W Akira ShojiKO/TKO Punches13:471 022 40 20 1
Sep. 06, 2003IFC - Global DominationL Renato SobralSUB Guillotine Choke33:070 016 90 41 5
Sep. 06, 2003IFC - Global DominationW Erick WanderleiKO/TKO Punches22:542 021 50 21 1
Aug. 01, 2003Meca 9W Evangelista SantosKO/TKO Punches12:310 121 81 00 0
May. 16, 2003Meca 8W Angelo AntonioKO/TKO Kicks10:550 07 11 00 0
Nov. 08, 2002Meca 7W Rafael FreitasKO/TKO Kick14:001 032 81 30 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.