Ricardo Arona

“The Brazilian Tiger”

8-4-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 11" (180 cm)

Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)

Reach-

StanceOrthodox

BornJul 17, 1978

Age48

DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.66

Str. Acc48%

SApM1.15

Str. Def57%

TD Avg2.41

TD Acc48%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.2

Recent form

L W L L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

12 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

2 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 5 decision wins

Losses by method

3 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 1 decision losses

Finish rate38%

Times finished75%

StreakL1

Best streak3

Avg fight10:02

Octagon time2h 0m

Opp win%56%

ActiveSep. 24, 2001 – Apr. 08, 2007 (7y)

Career story

Ricardo Arona "The Brazilian Tiger" is a 14-5-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Ricardo debuted Sep. 24, 2001 vs Guy Mezger (win). Longest win streak: 3. 7 years active (Sep. 24, 2001–Apr. 08, 2007).

Best wins: Alistair Overeem (KO/TKO Punches R1, Sep. 10, 2006); Wanderlei Silva (U-DEC R2, Aug. 28, 2005); Dan Henderson (S-DEC R3, Apr. 28, 2002).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Apr. 08, 2007	PRIDE 34: Kamikaze	L Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:59	0 1	2 9	0 0	0 0
Sep. 10, 2006	PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute	W Alistair Overeem	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:28	0 0	8 5	0 0	0 0
Dec. 31, 2005	PRIDE Shockwave 2005	L Wanderlei Silva	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 38	5 0	0 1
Aug. 28, 2005	PRIDE Final Conflict 2005	L Mauricio Rua	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:54	0 0	2 12	2 1	0 1
Aug. 28, 2005	PRIDE Final Conflict 2005	W Wanderlei Silva	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	25 21	2 0	0 0
Jun. 26, 2005	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005	W Kazushi Sakuraba	KO/TKO	2	5:00	1 0	48 10	2 1	0 0
Apr. 23, 2005	PRIDE Total Elimination 2005	W Dean Lister	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	22 16	0 2	3 2
Oct. 31, 2004	PRIDE 28: High Octane	W Sergey Ignatov	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	8:37	0 0	28 3	1 0	2 0
Jun. 20, 2004	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004	L Quinton Jackson	KO/TKO Slam	1	7:32	0 0	8 9	0 1	3 0
Nov. 24, 2002	PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2	W Murilo Rua	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	23 19	7 0	2 0
Apr. 28, 2002	PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready	W Dan Henderson	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	34 20	4 1	1 2
Sep. 24, 2001	PRIDE 16: Beasts from the East	W Guy Mezger	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	28 17	2 1	1 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.