Corey Anderson vs Mauricio Rua
Corey Anderson is 14-5-0; Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1. Mauricio Rua is 7 years older than Corey Anderson. Corey Anderson has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Mauricio Rua. Corey Anderson is 2" · 5 cm taller than Mauricio Rua. They have met once: Corey Anderson 0, Mauricio Rua 1.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · The Kennel Fight Club- 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 1491 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
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WPFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs Hughes 2· Oct 3, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WBellator Champions Series Belfast: Anderson vs Moore· Mar 22, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WBellator 297: Nemkov vs Romero· Jun 16, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LBellator 288: Nemkov vs Anderson 2· Nov 18, 2022Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- NC
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz· Feb 15, 2020TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2· Dec 29, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Smith· Jul 22, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee· Apr 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov· Dec 9, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:36 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson· Nov 7, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2· Sep 5, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WJustin JonesUFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II· Dec 6, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs Team Penn Finale· Jul 6, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:01 · Ultimate Fighter 19 Light Heavyweight
- WStephen FlanaganMMA Xtreme: Fists Will Fly· Aug 24, 2013TKO · R1 · 3:03 · Heavyweight
- WMyron DennisXtreme Fight Night· Jun 28, 2013DEC
- WJR BrionesNAFC: Battleground· Mar 29, 2013TKO · R1 · 3:01 · Light 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
- WUFC 190: Rousey vs Correia· Aug 1, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- 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
- LUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz· Dec 8, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- LUFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson· Nov 19, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN· Oct 24, 2009Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WPRIDE: Critical Countdown 2005· Jun 26, 2005Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
Have Corey Anderson and Mauricio Rua ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic (Sat, May 14, 2016), where Mauricio Rua won by Split Decision.
What are the records of Corey Anderson and Mauricio Rua?
Corey Anderson is 14-5-0 and Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1.
Who has the longer reach, Corey Anderson or Mauricio Rua?
Corey Anderson has the longer reach: 79" · 201 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Mauricio Rua, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Corey Anderson or Mauricio Rua?
Corey Anderson is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Mauricio Rua stands 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Corey Anderson or Mauricio Rua?
Mauricio Rua is 44 and Corey Anderson is 37.
Who has more finishes, Corey Anderson or Mauricio Rua?
Corey Anderson has 9 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Mauricio Rua has 22 wins (21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).