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Mauricio Rua

Mauricio Rua

POWER STRIKER
established · 23 UFC fights
27-14
Record
21 KO · 1 SUB · 5 DEC
Wins by method
WinWinLossLossLoss
Recent form
41
Age
185 cm
Height
193 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2023-01-21
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P50
Volume
P37
Striking Efficiency
P75
Range Sniper
P77
Kickboxing
P72
Clinch Striking
P56
Defensive Striking
P32
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P60
Pressure Wrestling
P46
Top Control
P54
Submission
P14
Anti-Wrestling
P15
Grappling Defense
P8
Scrambler
P17
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P93
Finisher
P76
Damage Resistance
P27
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P38
Pace
P38
Late Fighter
P6
GLOBAL
Versatility
P49
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2023-01-21
Striking
3.45
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.47
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
52%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
52%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.84
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.36
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
1.56
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
3.60
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
43%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
46%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
3:12
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.24
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head59%
Body16%
Leg25%
Position
Distance70%
Clinch15%
Ground15%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2115R386declining
TakedownsR1100R283R388declining
ControlR1100R2124R393stable
Model track record
50%
Model correct (1/2)
0/1
Fighter wins when model favored
0/1
Fighter wins when model underdog
0/1
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2023-01-21
vs Ihor Potieria Loss · KO/TKO
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
46.5%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-05-07
vs Ovince Saint Preux Loss · DEC
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
51.7%
Model · pick ✗
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