Mauricio Shogun Rua

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UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Since: 5/8/2010, UFC 113: Machida .vs. Shogun 2
Defeated: Lyoto Machida, 1st round 3:35 KO (Punches)
Title Defenses: 0

Statistics

Name: Mauricio Rua

Nickname: Shogun
Height: 6 ft 0 in (181 cm)
Weight: 201 lb (91 kg)
Born: November 11, 1981
Nationality: Brazilian
Fighting Out Of: Curitiba, Brazil
Town Of Birth: Curitiba, Brazil
Fighting Style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Mixed Martial Arts Record
Wins: 19
By (T)KO: 16
By Submission: 1
By Decision: 2
Losses: 4
Draws: 0
No Contests: 0

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is a mixed martial artist who won the PRIDE Fighting Championships' Grand Prix 2005 by defeating first Quinton Jackson, then Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the first two GP events, followed by Alistair Overeem and then Ricardo Arona in the same night at PRIDE Final Conflict 2005. He hails from Chute Boxe Academy in Curitiba, Brazil, a Muay Thai training group which has produced champions like Wanderlei Silva. His brother is Murilo "Ninja" Rua, a fellow Chute Boxe member. Mauricio is known for his Muay Thai ability and is considered a phenom of the new style of MMA, having masterd both Muay Thai and BJJ, and given his relatively young age and win loss record. Shogun's only losses have been to Renato Sobral at IFC tournament "Global Domination" on September 6, 2003 by submission (guillotine choke) in the third round, along with a loss to Mark Coleman at PRIDE 31 via referee stoppage when Rua broke his arm following a takedown by Coleman in which he landed in a freakish position. Immediatly the refree stopped the fight and as the bell rang Coleman pushed aside the referee who tried to restrain him from continuing his attack on the injured Rua and continued to pummel him despite both the refree and the bell sounding off. Fellow members of Chute Boxe, namely Wanderlei Silva, Murilo Rua, and Rafael Cordeiro entered the ring then and a confrontation quickly erupted between the Chute Boxe members, Coleman and his cornerman Phil Baroni. After the devastating elbow injury, Shogun Rua returned to the ring on September 10, 2006 to face French striker Cyrille Diabate. Mauricio Shogun defeated Diabate via TKO (stomps). On October 21 Rua defeated the American Kevin Randleman with a kneebar two minutes into the first round . In a recent interview Rua said that he wants to fight in the middleweight GP in 2007, and fight as a heavyweight in 2008.

MMA Fight History:
-May 8' 2010: UFC Light Heavyweight Title: defeated Lyoto Machida (c), UFC 113: Machida .vs. Shogun 2, 1st round 3:35 KO (Punches)
-October 24' 2009: UFC Light Heavyweight Title: lost to Lyoto Machida (c), UFC 104: Machida .vs. Shogun, 5th round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-April 18' 2009: defeated Chuck Liddell, UFC 97: Redemption, 1st round 4:28 TKO (Strikes)
-January 17' 2009: defeated Mark Coleman, UFC 93: Franklin .vs. Henderson, 3rd round 4:36 TKO (Strikes)
-September 22' 2007: lost to Forrest Griffin, UFC 76: Knockout, 3rd round 4:45 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
-February 24' 2007: defeated Alistair Overeem, PRIDE FC 33: The Second Coming, 1st round 3:37 KO (Punches)
-December 31' 2006: defeated Kazuhiro Nakamura, PRIDE FC Shockwave 2006, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-October 21' 2006: defeated Kevin Randleman, PRIDE FC 32: The Real Deal, 1st round 2:35 Submission (Kneebar)
-September 10' 2006: defeated Cyrille Diabate, PRIDE FC Final Conflict Absolute, 1st round 5:29 TKO (Stomps)
-February 26' 2006: lost to Mark Coleman, PRIDE FC 31: Unbreakable, 1st round 0:49 TKO (Injury)
-August 28' 2005: defeated Ricardo Arona, PRIDE FC Final Conflict 2005, 1st round 2:51 KO (Punches)
-August 28' 2005: defeated Alistair Overeem, PRIDE FC Final Conflict 2005, 1st round 6:42 TKO (Strikes)
-June 26' 2005: defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, PRIDE FC Critical Countdown 2005, 3rd round 5:00 Unanimous Decision
-April 23' 2005: defeated Quinton Jackson, PRIDE FC Total Elimination 2005, 1st round 4:47 KO (Strikes)
-February 20' 2005: defeated Hiromitsu Kanehara, PRIDE FC 29: Fists Of Fire, 1st round 1:40 TKO (Stomps)
-October 14' 2004: defeated Yasuhito Namekawa, PRIDE FC Bushido 5, 1st round 6:02 TKO (Strikes)
-February 15' 2004: defeated Akihiro Gono, PRIDE FC Bushido 2, 1st round 9:04 TKO (Strikes)
-October 5' 2003: defeated Akira Shoji, PRIDE FC Bushido 1, 1st round 3:47 KO (Punches)
-September 6' 2003: lost to Renato Sobral, IFC-Global Domination, 3rd round 3:07 Submisson (Guillotine Choke)
-September 6' 2003: defeated Eric Wanderlei, IFC-Global Domination, 2nd round 2:54 TKO (Strikes)
-August 1' 2003: defeated Evangelista Santos, Meca 9-Meca World Vale Tudo 9, 1st round 2:04 TKO (Strikes)
-May 16' 2003: defeated Angelo Antonio, Meca 8-Meca World Vale Tudo 8, 1st round 0:55 TKO (Soccer Kicks)
-November 8' 2002: defeated Rafael Capoeira, Meca 7-Meca World Vale Tudo 7, 1st round 4:00 KO (Kick)