Result
UFC on Fox 5: Henderson vs. Diaz
· Sat 8 Dec 2012 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Alexander Gustafsson vs Maurício Rua
W
Alexander Gustafsson
“The Mauler”
14-1 · -198
1,960Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
30-27 · 30-27 · 30-26
Light Heavyweight
Maurício Rua
“Shogun”
21-6 · +162
2,000Elo
Elo
Market said
The scorecards
Every score reads Alexander Gustafsson first; a round is coloured for whoever won it| Judge | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sal D'Amato | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
| Lester Griffin | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-9 | 30-27 |
| Dave Hagen | 10-9 | 10-9 | 10-8 | 30-26 |
Media
10 of 10 media members scored it for Alexander Gustafsson; the most common card was 29-28 to Alexander Gustafsson
Fans
76% of fans had Alexander Gustafsson winning, from 68 votes; the most picked score was 29-28 to Alexander Gustafsson (35%)
Elo counted this as 82% of a win for Alexander Gustafsson — from these scorecards.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litAlexander GustafssonMaurício Rua
1,960
Elo
2,000
1,590
KO rating
1,662
1,258
Sub rating
1,270
1,362
Dec rating
1,404
Wins by
9
KO/TKO
18
3
Submission
1
2
Decision
2
Losses by
0
KO/TKO
2
1
Submission
2
0
Decision
2
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedAlexander GustafssonMaurício Rua
-198
Moneyline
+162
What the betting model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Common opponents
Everyone both have fought, before this bout, most recent firstAlexander GustafssonMaurício Rua
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Alexander Gustafsson
14-1 going in · 15 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 2022-07-23 | L |
 Nikita Krylov
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:07 | 35.5 | 1,818-89 | 1,813 | +180 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 208: Blaydes vs. Aspinall Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2020-07-25 | L |
Fabrício Werdum
|
SubArmbar | R12:30 | 33.5 | 1,962-101 | 1,908 | -300 | Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2019-06-01 | L |
 Anthony Smith
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R417:38 | 32.4 | 2,069-100 | 2,018 | -297 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 153: Gustafsson vs. Smith Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2018-12-29 | L |
Jon Jones
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R312:02 | 32.0 | 2,109-40 | 2,319 | +230 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2017-05-28 | W |
Glover Teixeira
|
KO/TKOPunches | R521:07 | 30.4 | 2,067+77 | 2,023 | -300 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 109: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2016-09-03 | W |
 Jan Błachowicz
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.6 | 2,052+14 | 1,630 | -600 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 93: Arlovski vs. Barnett Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2015-10-03 | L |
Daniel Cormier
|
DecisionSplit | R525:00 | 28.7 | 2,010+43 | 2,240 | +224 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2015-01-24 | L |
Anthony Johnson
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:15 | 28.0 | 2,109-100 | 2,061 | -208 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on Fox 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2014-03-08 | W |
 Jimi Manuwa
|
KO/TKOKnee & Punches | R26:18 | 27.1 | 2,071+38 | 1,847 | -393 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 37: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2013-09-21 | L |
Jon Jones
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 26.7 | 2,025+46 | 2,252 | +462 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2012-12-08 | W |
Maurício Rua
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.9 | 1,960+65 | 2,000 | -198 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on Fox 5: Henderson vs. Diaz Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2012-04-14 | W |
Thiago Silva
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.2 | 1,896+64 | 1,819 | -241 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on Fuel TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2011-12-30 | W |
 Vladimir Matyushenko
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:13 | 25.0 | 1,815+81 | 1,789 | -350 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2011-08-06 | W |
Matt Hamill
|
KO/TKOPunches | R28:34 | 24.6 | 1,754+62 | 1,648 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 2011-02-26 | W |
 James Te Huna
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R14:27 | 24.1 | 1,674+80 | 1,644 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 2010-10-16 | W |
 Cyrille Diabate
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R27:41 | 23.8 | 1,542+132 | 1,737 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 10 | 2010-04-10 | L |
Phil Davis
|
SubAnaconda Choke | R14:55 | 23.2 | 1,645-103 | 1,582 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 112: Invincible Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 9 | 2009-11-14 | W |
Jared Hamman
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:41 | 22.8 | 1,543+102 | 1,599 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 8 | 2009-05-30 | W |
Vladimir Shemarov
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:37 | 22.4 | 1,520+23 | 1,190 | -- | -- | Superior Challenge 3: Untamed Superior Challenge |
| 7 | 2008-11-08 | W |
 Pedro Quetglas
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:08 | 21.8 | 1,512+8 | 991 | -- | -- | The Zone FC 3: Shockwave The Zone Pro League |
| 6 | 2008-09-13 | W |
Krzysztof Kułak
|
DecisionUnanimous | R210:00 | 21.7 | 1,449+63 | 1,387 | -- | Light Heavyweight | KSW - Extra Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| 5 | 2008-05-10 | W |
 Matteo Minonzio
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:52 | 21.3 | 1,422+27 | 1,124 | -- | -- | The Zone FC 2: Showdown The Zone Pro League |
| 4 | 2008-03-13 | W |
 Florian Muller
|
KO/TKOPunches | R2 | 21.2 | 1,323+99 | 1,369 | -- | -- | United Arab Emirates Regional United Arab Emirates Regional |
| 3 | 2008-02-09 | W |
Farbod Fadami
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:31 | 21.1 | 1,224+99 | 1,270 | -- | -- | The Zone FC 1: The Zone The Zone Pro League |
| 2 | 2007-12-15 | W |
 Mikael Haydari
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:50 | 20.9 | 1,176+49 | 1,010 | -- | -- | FF 9: FinnFight 9 Finland Regional |
| 1 | 2007-11-17 | W |
Saku Heikola
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R2 | 20.8 | 1,104+71 | 1,039 | -- | -- | Shooto Finland - Chicago Collision 3 Shooto Europe |
Maurício Rua
21-6 going in · 27 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 2023-01-21 | L |
Ihor Potieria
|
KO/TKOHooks to Ground Strikes | R14:05 | 41.2 | 1,636-124 | 1,482 | +175 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 41 | 2022-05-07 | L |
 Ovince St. Preux
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 40.4 | 1,651-15 | 1,645 | +205 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 40 | 2020-11-21 | L |
 Paul Craig
|
KO/TKOTapped to Strikes | R28:36 | 39.0 | 1,765-98 | 1,721 | +150 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 39 | 2020-07-25 | W |
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 38.7 | 1,779-15 | 1,726 | -183 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 38 | 2019-11-16 | D |
Paul Craig
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 38.0 | 1,814-34 | 1,601 | -271 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 164: Blachowicz vs. Jacare Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 2018-12-01 | W |
 Tyson Pedro
|
KO/TKOPunches | R310:43 | 37.0 | 1,761+52 | 1,613 | +356 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 142: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2018-07-22 | L |
Anthony Smith
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:29 | 36.7 | 1,825-64 | 1,921 | +155 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 134: Shogun vs. Smith Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2017-03-11 | W |
Gian Villante
|
KO/TKOPunches | R310:59 | 35.3 | 1,765+75 | 1,717 | -142 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2016-05-14 | W |
Corey Anderson
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 34.5 | 1,760+5 | 1,777 | +134 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2015-08-01 | W |
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.7 | 1,737+24 | 1,792 | -197 | Light Heavyweight | UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2014-11-08 | L |
Ovince St. Preux
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:34 | 33.0 | 1,816-80 | 1,847 | -186 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs. St. Preux Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2014-03-23 | L |
Dan Henderson
|
KO/TKOPunches | R311:31 | 32.3 | 1,907-91 | 1,894 | -240 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 38: Shogun vs. Henderson 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2013-12-06 | W |
James Te Huna
|
KO/TKOPunch | R11:03 | 32.0 | 1,848+59 | 1,729 | -105 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2013-08-17 | L |
Chael Sonnen
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R14:47 | 31.7 | 1,935-87 | 1,939 | +110 | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2012-12-08 | L |
Alexander Gustafsson
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.0 | 2,000-65 | 1,960 | +162 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on Fox 5: Henderson vs. Diaz Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2012-08-04 | W |
Brandon Vera
|
KO/TKOPunches | R419:09 | 30.7 | 1,987+14 | 1,559 | -312 | Light Heavyweight | UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs. Vera Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2011-11-19 | L |
Dan Henderson
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 30.0 | 1,964+23 | 2,078 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2011-08-27 | W |
Forrest Griffin
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:53 | 29.8 | 1,910+54 | 1,769 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2011-03-19 | L |
Jon Jones
|
KO/TKOPunches & Knees | R312:37 | 29.3 | 2,024-114 | 1,915 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2010-05-08 | W |
Lyoto Machida
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:35 | 28.4 | 1,931+93 | 1,954 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2009-10-24 | L |
Lyoto Machida
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 27.9 | 1,865+66 | 2,020 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2009-04-18 | W |
Chuck Liddell
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:28 | 27.4 | 1,804+61 | 1,694 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 97: Redemption Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2009-01-17 | W |
Mark Coleman
|
KO/TKOPunches | R314:36 | 27.1 | 1,731+74 | 1,675 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2007-09-22 | L |
Forrest Griffin
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R314:45 | 25.8 | 1,888-145 | 1,612 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 76: Knockout Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2007-02-24 | W |
 Alistair Overeem
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:37 | 25.2 | 1,859+28 | 1,575 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride 33: Second Coming Pride FC |
| 17 | 2006-12-31 | W |
 Kazuhiro Nakamura
|
DecisionUnanimous | R320:00 | 25.1 | 1,828+31 | 1,711 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 Pride FC |
| 16 | 2006-10-21 | W |
Kevin Randleman
|
SubKneebar | R12:35 | 24.9 | 1,803+25 | 1,491 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride 32: The Real Deal Pride FC |
| 15 | 2006-09-10 | W |
Cyrille Diabate
|
KO/TKOStomps | R15:29 | 24.8 | 1,781+23 | 1,450 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute Pride FC |
| 14 | 2006-02-26 | L |
Mark Coleman
|
KO/TKOBroken Arm | R10:49 | 24.3 | 1,935-154 | 1,586 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 31: Dreamers Pride FC |
| 13 | 2005-08-28 | W |
Alistair Overeem
|
KO/TKOPunches | R16:42 | 23.8 | 1,863+72 | 1,800 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 Pride FC |
| 12 | 2005-08-28 | W |
Ricardo Arona
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:54 | 23.8 | 1,804+59 | 1,687 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 Pride FC |
| 11 | 2005-06-26 | W |
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
|
DecisionUnanimous | R320:00 | 23.6 | 1,726+77 | 1,798 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 Pride FC |
| 10 | 2005-04-23 | W |
Quinton Jackson
|
KO/TKOSoccer Kicks | R14:47 | 23.4 | 1,625+102 | 1,681 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005 Pride FC |
| 9 | 2005-02-20 | W |
Hiromitsu Kanehara
|
KO/TKOStomp | R11:40 | 23.2 | 1,590+35 | 1,349 | -- | Open Weight | Pride 29: Fists of Fire Pride FC |
| 8 | 2004-10-14 | W |
Yasuhito Namekawa
|
KO/TKOPunches | R16:02 | 22.9 | 1,529+61 | 1,419 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride - Bushido 5 Pride FC |
| 7 | 2004-02-15 | W |
Akihiro Gono
|
KO/TKOSoccer Kicks | R19:04 | 22.2 | 1,422+107 | 1,501 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride - Bushido 2 Pride FC |
| 6 | 2003-10-05 | W |
Akira Shoji
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:47 | 21.9 | 1,319+104 | 1,383 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride - Bushido 1 Pride FC |
| 5 | 2003-09-06 | W |
Eric Wanderlei
|
KO/TKOPunches | R27:54 | 21.8 | 1,268+51 | 1,112 | -- | Light Heavyweight | IFC 17: Global Domination International Fighting Championship |
| 4 | 2003-09-06 | L |
Renato Sobral
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R313:07 | 21.8 | 1,364-96 | 1,329 | -- | Light Heavyweight | IFC 17: Global Domination International Fighting Championship |
| 3 | 2003-08-01 | W |
Evangelista Santos
|
KO/TKOPunches | R19:22 | 21.7 | 1,243+121 | 1,384 | -- | -- | Meca World Vale Tudo 9 Meca World Vale Tudo |
| 2 | 2003-05-16 | W |
Ângelo de Oliveira
|
KO/TKOSoccer Kicks | R10:55 | 21.5 | 1,179+64 | 1,085 | -- | -- | Meca World Vale Tudo 8 Meca World Vale Tudo |
| 1 | 2002-11-08 | W |
Rafael Freitas
|
KO/TKOKick | R14:00 | 21.0 | 1,091+88 | 1,091 | -- | -- | Meca World Vale Tudo 7 Meca World Vale Tudo |