Mauricio Rua
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Maurício Milani Rua is a Brazil
ian mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Nicknamed Shogun, Rua was also the winner of the Pride Fighting Championship's 2005 Middleweight (205 lb) Grand Prix.
He received a black belt
in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
from Nino Schembri
after winning the Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix. In addition to his black belt in jiu-jitsu, Shogun also has a black belt in the Chute Boxe Muay Thai
system under the universally respected Rafael Cordeiro
. Rua is currently ranked as the No. 3 Light Heavyweight fighter by Sherdog
and MMAWeekly. He was also previously ranked the No. 10 pound for pound fighter in the world, before his loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 139 in November 2011.
, Brazil. His father is a successful businessman that runs his own business, and his mother was a track athlete and is currently a marathon
runner. The Rua brothers occasionally run 10 km runs with their mother as well. Shogun has an older brother Murilo
(born 1980) and a younger brother Marcos "Shaolin" Rua. Both are mixed martial artists training at Universidade da luta
, though Marcos does not compete at a professional level.
Shogun has stated that he began training in Muay Thai at the age of 15, and began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at 17. In contrast, Pride announcer Mauro Ranallo
once claimed that Shogun began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
(BJJ) at the age of six and Muay Thai
at seven, and achieved a 10–0 Kick-boxing record. He was very successful in BJJ championships at the Blue and Purple belt level. Rua followed his older brother's footsteps after Murilo started training at the Chute Boxe Academy. In addition to Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he also currently trains in wrestling
and western boxing
.
events in Brazil, achieving three stoppages due to strikes, including a win over future Chute Boxe teammate Evangelista Santos
. In a fast-paced bout, Santos matched Rua on the feet until Rua took Santos to the ground and forced a stoppage due to strikes from mount. Shogun
then entered the International Fighting Championship's (IFC) "Global Domination" tournament. Rua won his first bout against Erik Wanderlei due to punches, and in the second bout got the first submission loss of his career against Renato Sobral
with a guillotine choke
in the third round. The loss was considered by some as controversial because despite Shogun moving his arms in a peculiar way to signify a submission, Shogun never actually submitted and was trying use his arms to get his head free of the guillotine choke. It's also considered by some as controversial due to Shogun going on immediately to have success in PRIDE.
, a side promotion for lighter weight fighters. In his three Bushido appearances, Rua defeated Akira Shoji, Akihiro Gono
, and Yasuhito Namekawa
all by strikes in the first round. With his success, Rua graduated to his debut in a main Pride event at Pride 29
, where he faced former professional wrestler Hiromitsu Kanehara
. Rua defeated Kanehara by stomps and soccer kicks early in the first round.
Rua's success and similar background led to comparisons with his Chute Boxe teammate and Pride Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva
. However, when he entered the PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix tournament, he entered as a heavy underdog. For the first round of the tounament at Pride Total Elimination 2005
, he faced Quinton Jackson
, whom he had challenged after Jackson won a controversial split decision over his brother, Murilo
at PRIDE 29
. Jackson had been the runner-up in the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix, but Maurício dominated the favored fighter from beginning to end, breaking Jackson's ribs with knee strikes and ending the fight in dramatic fashion with soccer kicks to the face in the first round. Jackson later stated that Shogun
was the best fighter he had ever fought. In the second round at Pride Critical Countdown 2005
, Rua faced Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
, a member of Chute Boxe's rival academy Brazilian Top Team
. Rua defeated Nogueira by unanimous decision. On August 28, 2005, Rua participated in Pride Final Conflict 2005
, in which the last two rounds of the tournament were held on the same night. Rua defeated Alistair Overeem
by TKO in the first round, while Ricardo Arona
defeated Rua's teammate Wanderlei Silva by decision. Rua and Arona faced each other in the final bout of the tournament. At 2:54 in the first round, Rua knocked Arona out with punches to win the bout and become the 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix winner. It wrapped up a year in which he won Fighter of the Year honors from Sherdog.com
In the very next fight after his Grand Prix win, Shogun
faced heavyweight wrestler and Pride Grand Prix 2000 winner Mark Coleman
at Pride 31
. As Coleman executed a takedown, Rua landed awkwardly and dislocated his elbow, forcing a stoppage due to injury. At Pride Final Conflict Absolute
he defeated French kickboxer Cyrille Diabate
by TKO due to stomps. At Pride 32
he submitted former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman
with a kneebar at 2:35 of the first round. In his final Pride appearance at Pride 33
, he fought a rematch with Alistair Overeem
and knocked the Dutchman out at 3:37 of the first round.
By the end of his run at Pride, Rua was ranked as the top light heavyweight in the world by Nokaut, Sherdog
, and MMAWeekly.com.
. Facing The Ultimate Fighter 1
winner Forrest Griffin
, Rua was widely regarded as the top light heavyweight fighter in the world and considered a heavy favorite to win. However, Rua had difficulty with Griffin and became exhausted early on and was dominated for the remainder of the fight. After losing both of the previous rounds, Rua ultimately succumbed to a rear naked choke in the final seconds of the third round. He also injured his knee during the fight and had elective surgery afterwards while Griffin would soon have major shoulder surgery to repair a nagging injury.
Rua left Chute Boxe in January 2008 and opened his own camp, Universidade da luta
, with his brother Murilo in his hometown, Curitiba
, Brazil.
Rua's surgery forced him to drop out of UFC 85
. Instead, he was granted a rematch with Mark Coleman
at UFC 93
in Dublin, Ireland. Shogun narrowly defeated Coleman by TKO with 24 seconds left in the third round after both fighters were visibly exhausted. The fight earned co-Fight of the Night honors and a $40,000 bonus. In spite of the award, Rua drew criticism for his lackluster performance against Coleman, who was 44 years old at the time and had not competed in over two years. Rua's next fight took place at UFC 97
in Montreal
, Canada against former longtime UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell
. Shogun
went onto defeat Chuck by TKO due to strikes. With this victory, Rua returned to the top-ten rankings for the light heavyweight division, and the UFC decided to put him next in line for a shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, which many fans complained about due to his last two previous preformances and the fact that he only held one victory over a top-ten light heavyweight fighter.
Shogun
lost a unanimous decision to UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida
. All three judges scored the bout 48–47 in favor of Machida.
on May 8, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Rua won via knockout at 3:35 of round 1, after dropping Machida with a right and following up with punches on the ground, and was awarded the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Following the victory, Rua underwent surgery in June to repair a knee injured during the bout against Machida. UFC President Dana White
officially confirmed that Rua's first title defense would be on March 19, 2011 against Rashad Evans
, who had recently won a unanimous decision over Quinton Jackson
.
However, following Jon Jones
' victory over Ryan Bader
at UFC 126
, it was announced that Evans had blown his knee out in training and would not be able to face Rua. Jones was told during his post-fight interview that the UFC wanted him to replace Evans against Rua for the Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones accepted and the fight which took place at UFC 128
. Rua later disclosed that Quinton Jackson was offered the title fight but declined, which Jackson confirmed, explaining the reasons he declined was due to the short notice; six weeks and because he would not be able to make weight.
. Jones was able to overwhelm Rua from start to finish beginning with a flying right knee to the head of Rua mere seconds into the first round. Rua would later attribute that single first knee to greatly affecting his performance for the rest of the bout. Jones eventually ended the fight when he landed a left punch to the body of Rua quickly followed by a knee to the head as he fell to the ground. Although Shogun tapped to strikes, the referee declared it a TKO.
took place on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134
. In a match that looked like the complete opposite of their original bout, Shogun demonstrated good head movement and footwork, as well as good accuracy and striking power, to win the bout via KO early in the first round. Rua has now avenged 3 of his 6 losses.
Rua faced Dan Henderson
on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139
, losing via unanimous decision. Henderson controlled the match for the first three rounds with strikes and almost ended the fight in the 3rd round, but Rua staggered Henderson in the 4th as exhaustion set in heavily on both fighters. Rua gained full mount over Henderson and held it for most of the final round, but was unable to earn a stoppage. The back and forth action earned both fighters Fight of the Night honors, and was described by many as one of the greatest fights in UFC history.
Before becoming a fighter Rua worked as a model in Brazil, doing books, pictures, and even fashion show
s for brands. He later stated that he liked the experience very much but decided to fight exclusively. Due to his relationship with Wanderlei Silva
and of course with his own brother, Rua has stated that those are the only two people that he would never fight Maurício is of Italian
and Portuguese
descent.
Mixed martial arts
PRIDE Fighting Championships
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Fighters Only World MMA Awards
Sherdog
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Muay Thai
| Loss
|align=center| 20–6
| Dan Henderson
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 139
|
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 5:00
| San Jose, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 20–5
| Forrest Griffin
| KO (punches)
| UFC 134
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:53
| Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 19–5
| Jon Jones
| TKO (punches and knees)
| UFC 128
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2:37
| Newark, New Jersey
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 19–4
| Lyoto Machida
| KO (punches)
| UFC 113
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:35
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 18–4
| Lyoto Machida
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 104
|
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 5:00
| Los Angeles, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 18–3
| Chuck Liddell
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 97
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:28
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 17–3
| Mark Coleman
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 93
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:36
| Dublin, Ireland
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 16–3
| Forrest Griffin
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| UFC 76
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:45
| Anaheim, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 16–2
| Alistair Overeem
| KO (punches)
| Pride 33
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:37
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 15–2
| Kazuhiro Nakamura
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride Shockwave 2006
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 14–2
| Kevin Randleman
| Submission (kneebar)
| Pride 32
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:35
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 13–2
| Cyrille Diabate
| TKO (stomps)
| Pride Final Conflict Absolute
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5:29
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 12–2
| Mark Coleman
| TKO (injury)
| Pride 31
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:49
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
| Shogun had his arm broken.
|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–1
| Ricardo Arona
| KO (punches)
| Pride Final Conflict 2005
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:54
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
| .
|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–1
| Alistair Overeem
| TKO (punches)
| Pride Final Conflict 2005
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 6:42
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–1
| Antônio Rogério Nogueira
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride Critical Countdown 2005
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–1
| Quinton Jackson
| TKO (soccer kicks)
| Pride Total Elimination 2005
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:47
| Osaka, Osaka, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–1
| Hiromitsu Kanehara
| TKO (stomp)
| Pride 29
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:40
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–1
| Yasuhito Namekawa
| TKO (punches)
| Pride Bushido 5
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 6:02
| Osaka, Osaka, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–1
| Akihiro Gono
| TKO (soccer kicks)
| Pride Bushido 2
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 9:04
| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–1
| Akira Shoji
| KO (punches)
| Pride Bushido 1
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:47
| Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 4–1
| Renato Sobral
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| IFC: Global Domination
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:07
| Denver, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Erik Wanderley
| TKO (punches)
| IFC: Global Domination
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:54
| Denver, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Evangelista Santos
| TKO (punches)
| Meca World Vale Tudo 9
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 8:12
| Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Angelo Antonio de Oliveira
| TKO (soccer kicks)
| Meca World Vale Tudo 8
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:55
| Curitiba
, Brazil
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Rafael Freitas
| KO (kick)
| Meca World Vale Tudo 7
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:00
| Curitiba
, Brazil
|
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Nicknamed Shogun, Rua was also the winner of the Pride Fighting Championship's 2005 Middleweight (205 lb) Grand Prix.
He received a black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
from Nino Schembri
Nino Schembri
Antonio "Nino" Schembri is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is a former member of the Chute Boxe Academy and currently trains with the Black House Team. He is called "Elvis" because of his long, chop-like sideburns. The highlight of his career came with his upset victory over Kazushi Sakuraba...
after winning the Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix. In addition to his black belt in jiu-jitsu, Shogun also has a black belt in the Chute Boxe Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
system under the universally respected Rafael Cordeiro
Rafael Cordeiro
Rafael Cordeiro is a Brazilian former Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, now a trainer at Kings MMA in Huntington Beach, California, United States....
. Rua is currently ranked as the No. 3 Light Heavyweight fighter by Sherdog
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
and MMAWeekly. He was also previously ranked the No. 10 pound for pound fighter in the world, before his loss to Dan Henderson at UFC 139 in November 2011.
Early life
Rua was born and raised in CuritibaCuritiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil. His father is a successful businessman that runs his own business, and his mother was a track athlete and is currently a marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
runner. The Rua brothers occasionally run 10 km runs with their mother as well. Shogun has an older brother Murilo
Murilo Rua
Murilo Rua is a former Brazilian mixed martial artist who fought in Pride Fighting Championships. Nicknamed Ninja, he is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. He is known for his well-rounded fighting skills, in particular Muay Thai and Brazilian...
(born 1980) and a younger brother Marcos "Shaolin" Rua. Both are mixed martial artists training at Universidade da luta
Universidade da luta
Universidade da Luta is a team of Brazilian martial arts created by the fighters Mauricio Rua, Andre Amade, Mauricio Veio and Murilo Rua after their departure from the Chute Boxe Academy Team, in 2008. The name translates in English to "University of Fighting".The team’s headquarters is located in...
, though Marcos does not compete at a professional level.
Shogun has stated that he began training in Muay Thai at the age of 15, and began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at 17. In contrast, Pride announcer Mauro Ranallo
Mauro Ranallo
Mauro Domenico Antonio Ranallo is a Canadian sports announcer and commentator, with experience in football, hockey, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts events. He is best known for his work as a commentator for PRIDE FC and, more recently, Showtime for Elite XC and Strikeforce broadcasts...
once claimed that Shogun began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
(BJJ) at the age of six and Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
at seven, and achieved a 10–0 Kick-boxing record. He was very successful in BJJ championships at the Blue and Purple belt level. Rua followed his older brother's footsteps after Murilo started training at the Chute Boxe Academy. In addition to Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he also currently trains in wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
and western boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
.
Mixed martial arts career
Rua started his professional career at vale tudoVale tudo
Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...
events in Brazil, achieving three stoppages due to strikes, including a win over future Chute Boxe teammate Evangelista Santos
Evangelista Santos
Evangelista Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is a member of the famous Chute Boxe Academy. He has fought in Strikeforce, Pride Fighting Championship, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships and Pancrase. He is currently fighting for World Victory Road and Strikeforce...
. In a fast-paced bout, Santos matched Rua on the feet until Rua took Santos to the ground and forced a stoppage due to strikes from mount. Shogun
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
then entered the International Fighting Championship's (IFC) "Global Domination" tournament. Rua won his first bout against Erik Wanderlei due to punches, and in the second bout got the first submission loss of his career against Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
Renato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...
with a guillotine choke
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
in the third round. The loss was considered by some as controversial because despite Shogun moving his arms in a peculiar way to signify a submission, Shogun never actually submitted and was trying use his arms to get his head free of the guillotine choke. It's also considered by some as controversial due to Shogun going on immediately to have success in PRIDE.
Pride Fighting Championship
Following his victory in the IFC tournament, Shogun made his way to Japan to enter the Pride Fighting Championship. He made his Pride debut at the inaugural Pride Bushido 1PRIDE Bushido 1
PRIDE Bushido 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five events represented by both a "coach" Hidehiko Yoshida fighter and a "coach" Royce Gracie fighter . It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in...
, a side promotion for lighter weight fighters. In his three Bushido appearances, Rua defeated Akira Shoji, Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently fights as a welterweight. He is best known for his clever and deceptive fighting style, and for his flashy ring entrances. His fighting style is characterized by skillfully avoiding strikes, using fast counter punches and generally getting the...
, and Yasuhito Namekawa
Yasuhito Namekawa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules. Throughout his career, Namekawa has...
all by strikes in the first round. With his success, Rua graduated to his debut in a main Pride event at Pride 29
PRIDE 29
Pride 29: Fists of Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on February 20, 2005 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.- Mario Sperry vs Hirotaka Yokoi:...
, where he faced former professional wrestler Hiromitsu Kanehara
Hiromitsu Kanehara
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...
. Rua defeated Kanehara by stomps and soccer kicks early in the first round.
Rua's success and similar background led to comparisons with his Chute Boxe teammate and Pride Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
. However, when he entered the PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix tournament, he entered as a heavy underdog. For the first round of the tounament at Pride Total Elimination 2005
PRIDE Total Elimination 2005
Pride Total Elimination 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. This event marked the first round of the Middleweight tournament...
, he faced Quinton Jackson
Quinton Jackson
Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...
, whom he had challenged after Jackson won a controversial split decision over his brother, Murilo
Murilo Rua
Murilo Rua is a former Brazilian mixed martial artist who fought in Pride Fighting Championships. Nicknamed Ninja, he is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. He is known for his well-rounded fighting skills, in particular Muay Thai and Brazilian...
at PRIDE 29
PRIDE 29
Pride 29: Fists of Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on February 20, 2005 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.- Mario Sperry vs Hirotaka Yokoi:...
. Jackson had been the runner-up in the Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix, but Maurício dominated the favored fighter from beginning to end, breaking Jackson's ribs with knee strikes and ending the fight in dramatic fashion with soccer kicks to the face in the first round. Jackson later stated that Shogun
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
was the best fighter he had ever fought. In the second round at Pride Critical Countdown 2005
PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005
Pride Critical Countdown 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on June 26th, 2005.-Background:...
, Rua faced Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antônio Rogério Nogueira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. A proficient amateur boxer, he was the 2006 and 2007 Brazilian Super Heavyweight Champion. He also won a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan...
, a member of Chute Boxe's rival academy Brazilian Top Team
Brazilian Top Team
The Brazilian Top Team is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing.The academy was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former-members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new...
. Rua defeated Nogueira by unanimous decision. On August 28, 2005, Rua participated in Pride Final Conflict 2005
PRIDE Final Conflict 2005
Pride Final Conflict 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. This event featured the much anticipated heavyweight title fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Cro Cop and also the final round of the 2005 Middleweight Tournament...
, in which the last two rounds of the tournament were held on the same night. Rua defeated Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...
by TKO in the first round, while Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC Middleweight Grand Prix finalist. He has competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and is a member of Brazilian Top Team.-Abu Dhabi and RINGS:...
defeated Rua's teammate Wanderlei Silva by decision. Rua and Arona faced each other in the final bout of the tournament. At 2:54 in the first round, Rua knocked Arona out with punches to win the bout and become the 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix winner. It wrapped up a year in which he won Fighter of the Year honors from Sherdog.com
In the very next fight after his Grand Prix win, Shogun
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
faced heavyweight wrestler and Pride Grand Prix 2000 winner Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former NCAA collegiate wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler. In MMA, he was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, and the Pride Fighting...
at Pride 31
PRIDE 31
Pride 31: Unbreakable was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on February 26, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan...
. As Coleman executed a takedown, Rua landed awkwardly and dislocated his elbow, forcing a stoppage due to injury. At Pride Final Conflict Absolute
PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute
Pride Final Conflict Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on September 10, 2006.-Background:...
he defeated French kickboxer Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille Diabaté is a French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai. He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and Ultimate Fighting Championship....
by TKO due to stomps. At Pride 32
PRIDE 32
Pride 32: The Real Deal was a mixed martial arts event and was held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 21, 2006, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
he submitted former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman
Kevin Randleman
Kevin Christopher Randleman is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter and a former UFC heavyweight champion. Randleman's background is in Collegiate wrestling. Wrestling at 177 pounds, Randleman was a two time Division I NCAA Champion for The Ohio State University...
with a kneebar at 2:35 of the first round. In his final Pride appearance at Pride 33
PRIDE 33
Pride 33: The Second Coming was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on February 24, 2007 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
, he fought a rematch with Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...
and knocked the Dutchman out at 3:37 of the first round.
By the end of his run at Pride, Rua was ranked as the top light heavyweight in the world by Nokaut, Sherdog
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
, and MMAWeekly.com.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
After the UFC bought out Pride, Shogun signed on with the UFC and made his highly anticipated debut in the organization at UFC 76UFC 76
UFC 76: Knockout was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . The event took place on September 22, 2007 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California...
. Facing The Ultimate Fighter 1
The Ultimate Fighter 1
The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter premiered on January 17, 2005. Sixteen mixed martial arts fighters were invited to participate in the show where they would reside together and train in two separate teams...
winner Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
, Rua was widely regarded as the top light heavyweight fighter in the world and considered a heavy favorite to win. However, Rua had difficulty with Griffin and became exhausted early on and was dominated for the remainder of the fight. After losing both of the previous rounds, Rua ultimately succumbed to a rear naked choke in the final seconds of the third round. He also injured his knee during the fight and had elective surgery afterwards while Griffin would soon have major shoulder surgery to repair a nagging injury.
Rua left Chute Boxe in January 2008 and opened his own camp, Universidade da luta
Universidade da luta
Universidade da Luta is a team of Brazilian martial arts created by the fighters Mauricio Rua, Andre Amade, Mauricio Veio and Murilo Rua after their departure from the Chute Boxe Academy Team, in 2008. The name translates in English to "University of Fighting".The team’s headquarters is located in...
, with his brother Murilo in his hometown, Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil.
Rua's surgery forced him to drop out of UFC 85
UFC 85
UFC 85: Bedlam was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , on June 7, 2008 at The O2 arena in London, England.-Background:...
. Instead, he was granted a rematch with Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former NCAA collegiate wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler. In MMA, he was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, and the Pride Fighting...
at UFC 93
UFC 93
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland....
in Dublin, Ireland. Shogun narrowly defeated Coleman by TKO with 24 seconds left in the third round after both fighters were visibly exhausted. The fight earned co-Fight of the Night honors and a $40,000 bonus. In spite of the award, Rua drew criticism for his lackluster performance against Coleman, who was 44 years old at the time and had not competed in over two years. Rua's next fight took place at UFC 97
UFC 97
UFC 97: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broke the UFC attendance record that was set 364 days earlier in Montreal at UFC 83, by 61 people.-Preliminary card:*Light Heavyweight bout: Vinicius...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada against former longtime UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
Charles David "Chuck" Liddell is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Liddell has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Koei-Kan karate and kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling.As of his...
. Shogun
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
went onto defeat Chuck by TKO due to strikes. With this victory, Rua returned to the top-ten rankings for the light heavyweight division, and the UFC decided to put him next in line for a shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, which many fans complained about due to his last two previous preformances and the fact that he only held one victory over a top-ten light heavyweight fighter.
Fighting for the UFC Light Heavyweight title
At UFC 104UFC 104
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.-Background:...
Shogun
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
lost a unanimous decision to UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
. All three judges scored the bout 48–47 in favor of Machida.
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Due to the controversy of the decision, of his UFC 104 loss to Machida, a rematch was immediately announced and took place at UFC 113UFC 113
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 8, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Background:...
on May 8, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Rua won via knockout at 3:35 of round 1, after dropping Machida with a right and following up with punches on the ground, and was awarded the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Following the victory, Rua underwent surgery in June to repair a knee injured during the bout against Machida. UFC President Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
officially confirmed that Rua's first title defense would be on March 19, 2011 against Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
, who had recently won a unanimous decision over Quinton Jackson
Quinton Jackson
Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...
.
However, following Jon Jones
Jon Jones (fighter)
Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American mixed martial artist from Endicott, New York. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion....
' victory over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader
Ryan DuWayne Bader is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. On December 13, 2008, Bader defeated Vinicius Magalhães to win a contract with the UFC and the title of The Ultimate Fighter...
at UFC 126
UFC 126
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
, it was announced that Evans had blown his knee out in training and would not be able to face Rua. Jones was told during his post-fight interview that the UFC wanted him to replace Evans against Rua for the Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones accepted and the fight which took place at UFC 128
UFC 128
UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 19, 2011, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.-Background:...
. Rua later disclosed that Quinton Jackson was offered the title fight but declined, which Jackson confirmed, explaining the reasons he declined was due to the short notice; six weeks and because he would not be able to make weight.
Losing the Title
Rua lost the belt during his first title defense to Jon JonesJon Jones (fighter)
Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American mixed martial artist from Endicott, New York. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion....
. Jones was able to overwhelm Rua from start to finish beginning with a flying right knee to the head of Rua mere seconds into the first round. Rua would later attribute that single first knee to greatly affecting his performance for the rest of the bout. Jones eventually ended the fight when he landed a left punch to the body of Rua quickly followed by a knee to the head as he fell to the ground. Although Shogun tapped to strikes, the referee declared it a TKO.
Post-title and future
A rematch with Forrest GriffinForrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
took place on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134
UFC 134
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
. In a match that looked like the complete opposite of their original bout, Shogun demonstrated good head movement and footwork, as well as good accuracy and striking power, to win the bout via KO early in the first round. Rua has now avenged 3 of his 6 losses.
Rua faced Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...
on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139
UFC 139
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, USA...
, losing via unanimous decision. Henderson controlled the match for the first three rounds with strikes and almost ended the fight in the 3rd round, but Rua staggered Henderson in the 4th as exhaustion set in heavily on both fighters. Rua gained full mount over Henderson and held it for most of the final round, but was unable to earn a stoppage. The back and forth action earned both fighters Fight of the Night honors, and was described by many as one of the greatest fights in UFC history.
Personal life
On September 12, 2007, Rua married physiotherapist Renata Ribeiro. The couple had their first child, a daughter named Maria Eduarda, on January 15, 2010.Before becoming a fighter Rua worked as a model in Brazil, doing books, pictures, and even fashion show
Fashion show
A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing during Fashion Week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. This is where the latest fashion trends are made...
s for brands. He later stated that he liked the experience very much but decided to fight exclusively. Due to his relationship with Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei César da Silva , nicknamed "The Axe Murderer", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American based Ultimate Fighting Championship . Silva is known for his aggressive fighting style with the majority of his fights ending in...
and of course with his own brother, Rua has stated that those are the only two people that he would never fight Maurício is of Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
and Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
descent.
Mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
PRIDE Fighting Championships
- PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Championship (2005)PRIDE Final Conflict 2005Pride Final Conflict 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. This event featured the much anticipated heavyweight title fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Cro Cop and also the final round of the 2005 Middleweight Tournament...
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
- UFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One Time)
- Knockout of the NightBonus Awards-Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....
(Two TimesBonus Awards-Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....
) - Fight of the NightBonus Awards-Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....
(Two TimesBonus Awards-Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....
)
Fighters Only World MMA Awards
- Knockout of the Year (2010) vs Lyoto MachidaLyoto MachidaLyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
on May 8 http://www.themmanews.com/?p=23843
Sherdog
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts . The site is a member of the Crave Online network and provides MMA related content for ESPN.com.- History :...
- 2005 Fight of the Year vs Antonio Rogerio NogueiraAntonio Rogerio NogueiraAntônio Rogério Nogueira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. A proficient amateur boxer, he was the 2006 and 2007 Brazilian Super Heavyweight Champion. He also won a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan...
on June 26 http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Sherdogcom-Names-Shogun-amp-Gomi-2005-Fighters-of-the-Year-3783
Brazilian Jiu-JitsuBrazilian Jiu-JitsuBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
| Status | |Championship | |Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | N/A | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu South American Championship | 80 kg | Brazil |
| 5th | N/A | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mundial Championship (blue belt level) | 80 kg | Brazil |
Muay ThaiMuay ThaiMuay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
| Status | |Championship | |Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2003 | STORM Muay Thai | Middleweight | Brazil |
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Loss
|align=center| 20–6
| Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson, is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler, who competes as a middleweight and light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 139
UFC 139
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, USA...
|
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 5:00
| San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 20–5
| Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
| KO (punches)
| UFC 134
UFC 134
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 27, 2011 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:53
| Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 19–5
| Jon Jones
Jon Jones (fighter)
Jonathan Dwight Jones is an American mixed martial artist from Endicott, New York. He is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion....
| TKO (punches and knees)
| UFC 128
UFC 128
UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 19, 2011, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2:37
| Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 19–4
| Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
| KO (punches)
| UFC 113
UFC 113
UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 8, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:35
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 18–4
| Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist from Belém, Brazil who fights as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 104
UFC 104
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 5:00
| Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 18–3
| Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
Charles David "Chuck" Liddell is a retired American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion. Liddell has an extensive striking background in Kempo, Koei-Kan karate and kickboxing, as well as a grappling background in collegiate wrestling.As of his...
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 97
UFC 97
UFC 97: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broke the UFC attendance record that was set 364 days earlier in Montreal at UFC 83, by 61 people.-Preliminary card:*Light Heavyweight bout: Vinicius...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:28
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 17–3
| Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former NCAA collegiate wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler. In MMA, he was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, and the Pride Fighting...
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 93
UFC 93
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland....
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:36
| Dublin, Ireland
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 16–3
| Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC light heavyweight champion....
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| UFC 76
UFC 76
UFC 76: Knockout was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship . The event took place on September 22, 2007 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:45
| Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 16–2
| Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...
| KO (punches)
| Pride 33
PRIDE 33
Pride 33: The Second Coming was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on February 24, 2007 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:37
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 15–2
| Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing as a middleweight in DREAM. His primary style is judo, in which he holds a 3rd dan black belt under Hidehiko Yoshida...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride Shockwave 2006
PRIDE Shockwave 2006
Pride Shockwave 2006 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on December 31, 2006. In Japan, this event was called...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 14–2
| Kevin Randleman
Kevin Randleman
Kevin Christopher Randleman is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter and a former UFC heavyweight champion. Randleman's background is in Collegiate wrestling. Wrestling at 177 pounds, Randleman was a two time Division I NCAA Champion for The Ohio State University...
| Submission (kneebar)
| Pride 32
PRIDE 32
Pride 32: The Real Deal was a mixed martial arts event and was held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 21, 2006, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:35
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 13–2
| Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille Diabate
Cyrille Diabaté is a French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai. He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and Ultimate Fighting Championship....
| TKO (stomps)
| Pride Final Conflict Absolute
PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute
Pride Final Conflict Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on September 10, 2006.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5:29
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 12–2
| Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman is an American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former NCAA collegiate wrestler and former Olympic amateur wrestler. In MMA, he was the UFC 10 and UFC 11 tournament champion, the first Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, and the Pride Fighting...
| TKO (injury)
| Pride 31
PRIDE 31
Pride 31: Unbreakable was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on February 26, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:49
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
| Shogun had his arm broken.
|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–1
| Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC Middleweight Grand Prix finalist. He has competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and is a member of Brazilian Top Team.-Abu Dhabi and RINGS:...
| KO (punches)
| Pride Final Conflict 2005
PRIDE Final Conflict 2005
Pride Final Conflict 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. This event featured the much anticipated heavyweight title fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Cro Cop and also the final round of the 2005 Middleweight Tournament...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:54
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
| .
|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–1
| Alistair Overeem
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem is a British born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer, signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Interim Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and made history by being the only fighter in combat...
| TKO (punches)
| Pride Final Conflict 2005
PRIDE Final Conflict 2005
Pride Final Conflict 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. This event featured the much anticipated heavyweight title fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Cro Cop and also the final round of the 2005 Middleweight Tournament...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 6:42
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 10–1
| Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Antônio Rogério Nogueira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the UFC. He is the twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira. A proficient amateur boxer, he was the 2006 and 2007 Brazilian Super Heavyweight Champion. He also won a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Pride Critical Countdown 2005
PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005
Pride Critical Countdown 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on June 26th, 2005.-Background:...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 9–1
| Quinton Jackson
Quinton Jackson
Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...
| TKO (soccer kicks)
| Pride Total Elimination 2005
PRIDE Total Elimination 2005
Pride Total Elimination 2005 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. This event marked the first round of the Middleweight tournament...
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:47
| Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 8–1
| Hiromitsu Kanehara
Hiromitsu Kanehara
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division.Although starting as a professional wrestler in 1991, Kanehara did not have much success as such, and eventually abandoned professional wrestling when his then-home circuit, Fighting Network RINGS, abandoned the...
| TKO (stomp)
| Pride 29
PRIDE 29
Pride 29: Fists of Fire was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on February 20, 2005 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.- Mario Sperry vs Hirotaka Yokoi:...
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:40
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Win
|align=center| 7–1
| Yasuhito Namekawa
Yasuhito Namekawa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. Namekawa made his Mixed martial arts debut for Fighting Network Rings in 1998. He fought in mainly Shoot fighting bouts until 1999 when Rings introduced the King of King Rules. Throughout his career, Namekawa has...
| TKO (punches)
| Pride Bushido 5
PRIDE Bushido 5
Pride Bushido 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Osaka Castle Hall in Osaka, Japan on October 14, 2004...
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 6:02
| Osaka, Osaka, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 6–1
| Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono
is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently fights as a welterweight. He is best known for his clever and deceptive fighting style, and for his flashy ring entrances. His fighting style is characterized by skillfully avoiding strikes, using fast counter punches and generally getting the...
| TKO (soccer kicks)
| Pride Bushido 2
PRIDE Bushido 2
Pride Bushido 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on February 15, 2004.- Mu Bae Choi vs. Yusuke Imamura:...
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 9:04
| Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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| Win
|align=center| 5–1
| Akira Shoji
| KO (punches)
| Pride Bushido 1
PRIDE Bushido 1
PRIDE Bushido 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five events represented by both a "coach" Hidehiko Yoshida fighter and a "coach" Royce Gracie fighter . It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in...
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:47
| Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
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| Loss
|align=center| 4–1
| Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
Renato da Cunha Sobral , also known as "Babalu", is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. He is regarded as one of the best light heavyweights of the night, and noted for his aggressive style, grappling prowess, and high-caliber submissions. Sobral...
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| IFC: Global Domination
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|align=center| 3:07
| Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Erik Wanderley
Erik Wanderley
Erik Wanderley is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA fighter.In 2003 he became the Super Heavy World Jiu-jitsu Champion. and began his MMA career, in the same year...
| TKO (punches)
| IFC: Global Domination
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:54
| Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Evangelista Santos
Evangelista Santos
Evangelista Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is a member of the famous Chute Boxe Academy. He has fought in Strikeforce, Pride Fighting Championship, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships and Pancrase. He is currently fighting for World Victory Road and Strikeforce...
| TKO (punches)
| Meca World Vale Tudo 9
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 8:12
| Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Angelo Antonio de Oliveira
| TKO (soccer kicks)
| Meca World Vale Tudo 8
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:55
| Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil
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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Rafael Freitas
| KO (kick)
| Meca World Vale Tudo 7
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:00
| Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, Brazil
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See also
- List of male mixed martial artists
- List of PRIDE champions
- List of UFC champions
- List of current mixed martial arts champions