Middleweight · Men

Murilo Rua

“Ninja”
Brazil Shogun Team debut 2000
Elo 1,355 peak 1,740 · 14 Jun 2008 385 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1549921
20-13-1pro record
3L current streak
1,648best win, Elo
1,400average opponent
-- born 22 May 1980
71.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,187 Sub1,251 Dec1,047

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Joey Villasenor KO/TKO R2 · 22 Jun 2007 · Strikeforce 1,648
  2. Tony Bonello KO/TKO R1 · 14 Jun 2008 · Elite XC 1,635
  3. Murad Chunkaev Submission R1 · 23 Oct 2005 · Pride FC 1,502
  4. Xavier Foupa-Pokam Submission R2 · 1 Dec 2007 · Cage Rage 1,482
  5. Mario Sperry Decision R3 · 28 Apr 2002 · Pride FC 1,445

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Paulo Filho KO/TKO R1 · 6 Sep 2012 · Best of the Best 1,456
  2. Tom Watson KO/TKO R3 · 21 May 2011 · BAMMA 1,549
  3. Roy Boughton Decision R3 · 23 Oct 2010 · Warrior One 1,333
  4. Riki Fukuda Decision R2 · 5 Apr 2009 · DREAM 1,603
  5. Benji Radach KO/TKO R2 · 4 Oct 2008 · Elite XC 1,513

Fight history

34 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
34 6 Sep 201232.3 yrs L20-13-1 Paulo Filho 22-4-2 · 34.3 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R10:47 0.00 1,438→1,355 -83 1,456 – Best of the Best 1: Filho vs. Rua Best of the Best
33 21 May 201131.0 yrs L20-12-1 Tom Watson 13-4 · 28.9 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOStrikes R312:06 0.00 1,527→1,445 -82 1,549 – BAMMA 6: Watson vs. Rua BAMMA
32 23 Oct 201030.4 yrs L20-11-1 Roy Boughton 4-1 · 18.4 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,649→1,527 -123 1,333 – W-1 MMA 6: New Ground Warrior One
31 17 Jul 201030.2 yrs W20-10-1 Jeremy May 8-7 · 23.7 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R14:12 1.00 1,623→1,649 +26 1,321 – Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney Impact FC
30 28 May 201030.0 yrs W19-10-1 Arturo Arcemendes debut – SubArm-Triangle Choke R11:27 1.00 1,605→1,623 +18 1,233 – Bitetti Combat 7 Bitetti Combat
29 12 Dec 200929.6 yrs W18-10-1 Jason Jones 15-7 · 28.4 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,552→1,605 +53 1,407 – Bitetti Combat 5 Bitetti Combat
28 12 Sep 200929.3 yrs W17-10-1 Alex Stiebling 19-10-1 (1) · 32.7 yrs – KO/TKOHead Kick and Punches R10:39 1.00 1,524→1,552 +28 1,236 – Bitetti Combat 4 Bitetti Combat
27 5 Apr 200928.9 yrs L16-10-1 Riki Fukuda 13-4 · 28.2 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.05 1,602→1,524 -78 1,603 – Dream 8: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Opening Round DREAM
26 4 Oct 200828.4 yrs L16-9-1 Benji Radach 15-4 (1) · 29.5 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R27:31 0.00 1,740→1,602 -138 1,513 – EliteXC: Heat Elite XC
25 14 Jun 200828.1 yrs W16-8-1 Tony Bonello 18-0-1 (1) · 35.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R13:15 1.00 1,658→1,740 +82 1,635 – EliteXC: Return of the King Elite XC
24 1 Dec 200727.5 yrs W15-8-1 Xavier Foupa-Pokam 13-8 · 25.7 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,599→1,658 +59 1,482 – Cage Rage 24: Feel the Pain Cage Rage
23 15 Sep 200727.3 yrs L14-8-1 Robbie Lawler 14-4 · 25.5 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R312:04 0.00 1,660→1,599 -61 1,767 – EliteXC: Uprising Elite XC
22 22 Jun 200727.1 yrs W14-7-1 Joey Villasenor 23-5 · 31.7 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R26:05 1.00 1,548→1,660 +112 1,648 – Strikeforce-EliteXC - Shamrock vs. Baroni Strikeforce
21 21 Apr 200726.9 yrs W13-7-1 Alex Reid 8-6-1 (1) · 31.7 yrs – KO/TKOCut on the Shin R10:28 1.00 1,531→1,548 +17 1,145 – Cage Rage 21: Judgement Day Cage Rage
20 30 Sep 200626.4 yrs W12-7-1 Mark Weir 17-10 · 39.0 yrs – SubArm-Triangle Choke R2 1.00 1,467→1,531 +65 1,373 – Cage Rage 18: Battleground Cage Rage
19 4 Jun 200626.0 yrs L11-7-1 Denis Kang 25-7-1 (2) · 28.7 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R10:15 0.00 1,503→1,467 -36 1,736 – Pride - Bushido 11 Pride FC
18 2 Apr 200625.9 yrs L11-6-1 Paulo Filho 10-0 · 27.9 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.05 1,558→1,503 -55 1,655 – Pride - Bushido 10 Pride FC
17 23 Oct 200525.4 yrs W11-5-1 Murad Chunkaev 6-1 · 25.8 yrs Light Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R13:31 1.00 1,459→1,558 +98 1,502 – Pride 30: Fully Loaded Pride FC
16 20 Feb 200524.8 yrs L10-5-1 Quinton Jackson 20-5 · 26.7 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionSplit R320:00 0.44 1,405→1,459 +54 1,735 – Pride 29: Fists of Fire Pride FC
15 25 Apr 200423.9 yrs L10-4-1 Sergei Kharitonov 8-1 · 23.7 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R14:14 0.00 1,480→1,405 -75 1,531 – Pride FC - Total Elimination 2004 Pride FC
14 1 Feb 200423.7 yrs W10-3-1 Alexander Otsuka 5-12 · 32.5 yrs Open Weight SubArm Triangle Choke R11:25 1.00 1,456→1,480 +23 1,132 – Pride 27: Inferno Pride FC
13 31 Dec 200323.6 yrs W9-3-1 Akira Shoji 11-9-5 · 29.9 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOFlying Knee R12:24 1.00 1,398→1,456 +59 1,280 – Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 Pride FC
12 23 Dec 200222.6 yrs L8-3-1 Kevin Randleman 13-5 · 31.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOCut R315:20 0.00 1,467→1,398 -69 1,542 – Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 Pride FC
11 24 Nov 200222.5 yrs L8-2-1 Ricardo Arona 7-1 · 24.4 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R320:00 0.16 1,514→1,467 -48 1,563 – Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 Pride FC
10 28 Apr 200221.9 yrs W8-1-1 Mario Sperry 8-1 · 35.6 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R320:00 0.84 1,458→1,514 +56 1,445 – Pride 20: Armed and Ready Pride FC
9 23 Dec 200121.6 yrs W7-1-1 Alex Andrade 4-2 · 27.6 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R320:00 0.84 1,438→1,458 +20 1,266 – Pride 18: Cold Fury 2 Pride FC
8 3 Nov 200121.5 yrs L6-1-1 Dan Henderson 11-1 · 31.2 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R320:00 0.44 1,405→1,438 +34 1,598 – Pride 17: Championship Chaos Pride FC
7 24 Sep 200121.3 yrs W6-0-1 Daijiro Matsui 3-7-2 · 28.8 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOSoccer Kick & Stomps R315:51 1.00 1,357→1,405 +47 1,186 – Pride 16: Beasts From The East Pride FC
6 9 Jun 200121.0 yrs W5-0-1 Rogerio Sagate debut – SubKeylock R13:54 1.00 1,323→1,357 +34 1,078 – Meca World Vale Tudo 5 Meca World Vale Tudo
5 1 May 200120.9 yrs D4-0-1 Akihiro Gono 12-8-3 · 26.6 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.50 1,318→1,323 +6 1,340 – Shooto: To The Top 4 Shooto
4 16 Dec 200020.6 yrs W4-0 Leopoldo Serao 9-1 · 21.6 yrs – KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R17:00 1.00 1,225→1,318 +93 1,246 – Meca World Vale Tudo 4 Meca World Vale Tudo
3 14 Nov 200020.5 yrs W3-0 Luiz Claudio Das Dores 4-2 · 27.3 yrs Middleweight KO/TKORetirement R13:00 1.00 1,147→1,225 +77 1,106 – Meca World Vale Tudo 3 Meca World Vale Tudo
2 12 Aug 200020.2 yrs W2-0 Israel Albuquerque 0-1 – Sub R11:36 1.00 1,085→1,147 +62 981 – Meca World Vale Tudo 2 Meca World Vale Tudo
1 27 May 200020.0 yrs W1-0 Adriano Verdelli 1-2 · 23.5 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R13:08 1.00 1,000→1,085 +85 992 – Meca World Vale Tudo 1 Meca World Vale Tudo