Result
Pride - Bushido 1
· Sun 5 Oct 2003 · Pride FC
Maurício Rua vs Akira Shoji
W
Maurício Rua
“Shogun”
4-1
1,319Elo
KO/TKO
R1 · 3:47
Light Heavyweight
Akira Shoji
“Mr. Pride”
11-8-5
1,383Elo
Elo
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litMaurício RuaAkira Shoji
1,319
Elo
1,383
1,111
KO rating
1,074
967
Sub rating
1,170
999
Dec rating
1,142
Wins by
4
KO/TKO
2
0
Submission
4
0
Decision
5
Losses by
0
KO/TKO
2
1
Submission
1
0
Decision
5
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedMaurício RuaAkira Shoji
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Moneyline
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What the betting model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
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.
Maurício Rua
4-1 going in · 5 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
|
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
this fight
|
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 |
Akira Shoji
11-8-5 going in · 24 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 2026-03-15 | L |
Hideki Sekine
|
KO/TKOElbows | R19:11 | 52.1 | 1,033-54 | 1,174 | -- | Heavyweight | Roots of Martial Arts Network 4 Roots Of Martial Arts Network |
| 36 | 2011-04-21 | L |
Kazuo Misaki
|
KO/TKOPunches | R26:13 | 37.2 | 1,117-9 | 1,623 | -- | Middleweight | Deep - 53 Impact DEEP |
| 35 | 2007-04-08 | L |
Gilbert Yvel
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:04 | 33.2 | 1,155-17 | 1,541 | -- | Open Weight | Pride 34: Kamikaze Pride FC |
| 34 | 2006-11-19 | W |
Carlos Toyota
|
DecisionMajority | R210:00 | 32.8 | 1,126+29 | 1,147 | -- | -- | Deep - clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 5 DEEP |
| 33 | 2006-10-28 | L |
Kyacey Uscola
|
KO/TKOPunches | R27:23 | 32.7 | 1,226-99 | 1,178 | -- | Middleweight | KOTC: All Stars King of the Cage |
| 32 | 2006-08-04 | W |
Todd Medina
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.5 | 1,200+25 | 1,056 | -- | Light Heavyweight | KOTC: Rapid Fire King of the Cage |
| 31 | 2006-02-05 | L |
Kazuo Misaki
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R12:32 | 32.0 | 1,225-25 | 1,538 | -- | Middleweight | Deep - 23 Impact DEEP |
| 30 | 2005-12-03 | L |
 Mark Weir
|
KO/TKOHead Kick | R10:17 | 31.8 | 1,314-88 | 1,310 | -- | Middleweight | Cage Rage 14: Punishment Cage Rage |
| 29 | 2005-04-03 | L |
Dean Lister
|
SubTriangle Choke | R13:13 | 31.2 | 1,364-50 | 1,523 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride - Bushido 6 Pride FC |
| 28 | 2004-07-19 | L |
Paulo Filho
|
DecisionSplit | R215:00 | 30.5 | 1,330+34 | 1,524 | -- | Open Weight | Pride - Bushido 4 Pride FC |
| 27 | 2004-05-23 | W |
Yukio Kawabe
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:18 | 30.3 | 1,221+109 | 1,307 | -- | Middleweight | Pride - Bushido 3 Pride FC |
| 26 | 2003-12-31 | L |
Murilo Rua
|
KO/TKOFlying Knee | R12:24 | 29.9 | 1,280-59 | 1,398 | -- | Middleweight | Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 Pride FC |
| 25 | 2003-10-05 | L |
Maurício Rua
this fight
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:47 | 29.7 | 1,383-104 | 1,319 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Pride - Bushido 1 Pride FC |
| 24 | 2003-07-19 | W |
Dustin Denes
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.5 | 1,290+93 | 1,431 | -- | -- | Absolute Fighting Championships 4 Absolute Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2003-03-16 | W |
Alex Stiebling
|
DecisionSplit | R320:00 | 29.1 | 1,270+20 | 1,307 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 25: Body Blow Pride FC |
| 22 | 2002-09-29 | L |
Paulo Filho
|
SubArmbar | R12:48 | 28.7 | 1,317-47 | 1,493 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 22: Beasts From The East 2 Pride FC |
| 21 | 2002-05-17 | W |
David Roberts
|
SubArmbar | R29:46 | 28.3 | 1,237+80 | 1,206 | -- | Light Heavyweight | KOTC 13: Revolution King of the Cage |
| 20 | 2001-12-23 | L |
Jeremy Horn
|
DecisionUnanimous | R320:00 | 27.9 | 1,244-7 | 1,486 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 18: Cold Fury 2 Pride FC |
| 19 | 2001-09-24 | L |
Semmy Schilt
|
KO/TKOKnee & Punches | R18:19 | 27.6 | 1,266-22 | 1,603 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 16: Beasts From The East Pride FC |
| 18 | 2001-05-27 | L |
Dan Henderson
|
KO/TKOPunches & Knees | R318:18 | 27.3 | 1,296-30 | 1,568 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 14: Clash of the Titans Pride FC |
| 17 | 2000-12-09 | L |
Ricardo Almeida
|
DecisionUnanimous | R215:00 | 26.9 | 1,409-113 | 1,266 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 12: Cold Fury Pride FC |
| 16 | 2000-10-31 | W |
Herman Renting
|
SubArmbar | R13:48 | 26.7 | 1,389+21 | 1,039 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun Pride FC |
| 15 | 2000-06-04 | W |
John Renken
|
SubArmbar | R16:44 | 26.3 | 1,380+8 | 863 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 9: New Blood Pride FC |
| 14 | 2000-05-01 | L |
Mark Coleman
|
DecisionUnanimous | R115:00 | 26.2 | 1,412-32 | 1,637 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals Pride FC |
| 13 | 2000-01-30 | W |
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
|
DecisionUnanimous | R115:00 | 26.0 | 1,343+70 | 1,292 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round Pride FC |
| 12 | 1999-09-18 | D |
Ryushi Yanagisawa
|
DecisionUnanimous | R115:00 | 25.6 | 1,382-39 | 1,214 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 77 Pancrase |
| 11 | 1999-09-12 | W |
Larry Parker
|
DecisionUnanimous | R320:00 | 25.6 | 1,312+70 | 1,354 | -- | Open Weight | Pride FC - Pride 7 Pride FC |
| 10 | 1999-07-04 | W |
Guy Mezger
|
DecisionSplit | R320:00 | 25.4 | 1,266+46 | 1,415 | -- | Middleweight | Pride FC - Pride 6 Pride FC |
| 9 | 1999-04-29 | L |
Igor Vovchanchyn
|
DecisionUnanimous | R220:00 | 25.2 | 1,274-8 | 1,662 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride FC - Pride 5 Pride FC |
| 8 | 1998-10-11 | W |
Wallid Ismail
|
KO/TKOPunches | R211:26 | 24.7 | 1,137+137 | 1,361 | -- | Middleweight | Pride FC - Pride 4 Pride FC |
| 7 | 1998-08-29 | D |
Adriano de Souza
|
-- | R315:00 | 24.6 | 1,178-41 | 1,000 | -- | -- | GCM - Vale Tudo Greatest Common Multiple |
| 6 | 1998-06-24 | D |
Daijiro Matsui
|
DecisionTime Limit | R440:00 | 24.4 | 1,207-29 | 1,089 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride FC - Pride 3 Pride FC |
| 5 | 1998-03-15 | W |
Juan Mott
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:47 | 24.1 | 1,103+104 | 1,169 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride FC - Pride 2 Pride FC |
| 4 | 1997-10-11 | D |
Renzo Gracie
|
DecisionTime Limit | R330:00 | 23.7 | 1,040+63 | 1,354 | -- | Middleweight | Pride FC - Pride 1 Pride FC |
| 3 | 1997-07-27 | L |
Kaichi Tsuji
|
DecisionUnanimous | R210:00 | 23.5 | 1,140-100 | 1,052 | -- | -- | Lumax Cup - Tournament of J '97 Heavyweight Tournament Japan Regional |
| 2 | 1997-05-28 | W |
 Vidal Serradilla
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KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | R12:16 | 23.3 | 1,050+90 | 1,059 | -- | -- | Japan Extreme Challenge Vale Tudo Open Japan Regional |
| 1 | 1996-11-30 | D |
Manabu Ohara
|
-- | R120:00 | 22.8 | 1,057-6 | 1,032 | -- | -- | KP X WK - Koppo vs. Keisyukai Japan Regional |