Brandon Vera vs Mauricio Rua
Brandon Vera is 15-7-0 (1 NC); Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1. Brandon Vera is 4 years older than Mauricio Rua. Brandon Vera has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Mauricio Rua. Brandon Vera is 2" · 5 cm taller than Mauricio Rua. They have met once: Brandon Vera 0, Mauricio Rua 1.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · Alliance MMA · United States- 2005Black belt · BJJAntonio 'Nino' Schembri
- 2010UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2005Champion · Pride Middleweight Grand Prixmiddleweight (93 kg)
- —Competitor · Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournamentsblue and purple belt
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 1483 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 · 28 fightsShow less
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- WMichael PattUFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine · Mar 6, 2009TKO · R2 · 1:27 · Light Heavyweight
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- WReese AndyUFC: Silva vs Irvin · Jul 19, 2008UD · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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- W
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- WFabiano SchernerUFC Fight Night 2 · Oct 3, 2005TKO · R2 · 3:22 · Heavyweight
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- WAndré MussiWEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion · Jan 21, 2005TKO · R1 · 0:51 · Heavyweight
- WDon RichardsOhio Regional · Sep 13, 2003DEC
- WAdam RiveraVirginia Regional · Jul 6, 2002TKO
- 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
- DUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza · Nov 16, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 42 fightsShow less
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- WUFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · May 14, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- 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
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- WYasuhito NamekawaPRIDE: Bushido 5 · Oct 14, 2004TKO · R1 · 6:02 · Middleweight
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- WEric WanderleiIFC 17: Global Domination · Sep 6, 2003TKO · R2 · 2:54 · Light Heavyweight
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- 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.
Frequently asked questions
Have Brandon Vera and Mauricio Rua ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera (Sat, Aug 4, 2012), where Mauricio Rua won by TKO.
What are the records of Brandon Vera and Mauricio Rua?
Brandon Vera is 15-7-0 (1 NC) and Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1.
Who has the longer reach, Brandon Vera or Mauricio Rua?
Brandon Vera has the longer reach: 78" · 198 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Mauricio Rua, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Brandon Vera or Mauricio Rua?
Brandon Vera is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Mauricio Rua stands 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Brandon Vera or Mauricio Rua?
Brandon Vera is 48 and Mauricio Rua is 44.
Who has more finishes, Brandon Vera or Mauricio Rua?
Brandon Vera has 12 wins inside the distance (11 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Mauricio Rua has 22 wins (21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).