Alistair Overeem vs Mauricio Rua
Alistair Overeem is 47-19-0; Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1. Alistair Overeem is 2 years older than Mauricio Rua. Alistair Overeem has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Mauricio Rua. Alistair Overeem is 3" · 8 cm taller than Mauricio Rua. They have met 2 times: Alistair Overeem 0, Mauricio Rua 2.
Style & credentials
- —Blue belt · BJJJoaquim, Gui and Pedro Valente (Valente Brothers)
- 2010K-1 World Grand Prix ChampionK-1
- 2010DREAM Heavyweight ChampionshipDREAM
- 2007Strikeforce Heavyweight ChampionshipStrikeforce
- 2005Black belt · BJJAntonio 'Nino' Schembri
- 2010UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2005Champion · Pride Middleweight Grand PrixMiddleweight (93 kg)
- —Black prajied · Muay ThaiRafael Cordeiro
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
3 early stoppages have no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
Full record · 67 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WTony SylvesterUltimate Glory 11· Oct 17, 2009SUB
- W
- NC
- W
- WTae Hyun LeeDream 4· Jun 18, 2008TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Heavyweight
- WStrikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives· Nov 15, 2007TKO · R2 · 3:42 · Heavyweight
- L
- WMichael KnaapIt's Showtime 24· Jun 23, 2007SUB · R1 · 3:29 · Heavyweight
- L
- L
- L
- W
- L
- WTBAMar 18, 2006SUB · R1 · 1:42
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WRodney Glunder2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 10, 2004SUB · R1 · 1:33 · Heavyweight
- WTomohiko HashimotoInoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003· Dec 31, 2003TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Heavyweight
- L
- WMike BencicPRIDE 26: Bad to the Bone· Jun 8, 2003TKO · R1 · 3:44 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WDave Vader2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 13, 2002TKO · Heavyweight
- WMoise Rimbon2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 13, 2002SUB · R1 · 1:03 · Heavyweight
- W
- WVesa VuoriGermany Regional· May 26, 2002TKO
- WSergey KaznovskyM-1: Russia vs. The World 3· Apr 26, 2002SUB · R1 · 3:37 · Heavyweight
- W
- WStanislav Nuschik2 Hot 2 Handle· Mar 18, 2001TKO · R1 · 0:53 · Heavyweight
- WVladimer TchanturiaRings Japan· Feb 24, 2001SUB · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
- WPeter VerschurenIt's Showtime 4· Dec 12, 2000SUB · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
- L
- LYuri KochkineRings Russia· May 20, 2000Split Decision · Heavyweight
- WYasuhito NamekawaRings Japan· Apr 20, 2000SUB · R1 · 0:45 · Heavyweight
- WCan Sahinbas2 Hot 2 Handle· Mar 5, 2000TKO · R1 · 2:21 · Heavyweight
- WChris WattsFighting Network RINGS· Feb 6, 2000TKO · R1 · 3:58
- LYuri KochkineRings Japan· Oct 28, 1999MD · Heavyweight
- WRicardo FyeetIt's Showtime 2· Oct 24, 1999SUB · R1 · 1:39 · Heavyweight
- L
- LUFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje· May 7, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till· Jul 26, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- D
Full record · 42 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping· Nov 8, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:34 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2· Mar 23, 2014TKO · R3 · 1:31 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WYasuhito NamekawaPRIDE: Bushido 5· Oct 14, 2004TKO · R1 · 6:02 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- L
- WEric WanderleiIFC 17: Global Domination· Sep 6, 2003TKO · R2 · 2:54 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WÂngelo de OliveiraMeca World Vale Tudo· May 16, 2003TKO
- WTBAMeca World Vale Tudo· Nov 8, 2002TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:28Sun, Sep 10, 2006WTKO · ROUND 1 · 2:54Sun, Aug 28, 2005
- LTKO · ROUND 2 · 2:13Sat, Jul 1, 2006WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sun, Jul 26, 2020
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:52Sun, Oct 31, 2004WTKO · ROUND 1 · 1:40Sun, Feb 20, 2005
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 3:09Sun, Aug 10, 2003WTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:28Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Frequently asked questions
Have Alistair Overeem and Mauricio Rua ever fought?
Yes, 2 times. Most recently at PRIDE 33: Second Coming (Sat, Feb 24, 2007), where Mauricio Rua won by TKO.
What are the records of Alistair Overeem and Mauricio Rua?
Alistair Overeem is 47-19-0 and Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1.
Who has the longer reach, Alistair Overeem or Mauricio Rua?
Alistair Overeem has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Mauricio Rua, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Alistair Overeem or Mauricio Rua?
Alistair Overeem is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Mauricio Rua stands 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Alistair Overeem or Mauricio Rua?
Alistair Overeem is 46 and Mauricio Rua is 44.
Who has more finishes, Alistair Overeem or Mauricio Rua?
Alistair Overeem has 42 wins inside the distance (25 by KO/TKO, 17 by submission); Mauricio Rua has 22 wins (21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).