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Cyrille Diabate vs Mauricio Rua

Cyrille Diabate is 19-10-1; Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1. Cyrille Diabate is 8 years older than Mauricio Rua. Cyrille Diabate has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Mauricio Rua. Cyrille Diabate is 5" · 13 cm taller than Mauricio Rua. They have met once: Cyrille Diabate 0, Mauricio Rua 1.

Cyrille Diabate
France
Cyrille Diabate
“The Snake” · 19-10-1
SUBTKOSUB
Light HeavyweightMet once
Mauricio Rua
Brazil
Mauricio Rua
“Shogun” · 27-14-1
TKOSDTKO
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Style & credentials

Cyrille Diabate

No background on record

Camp · Snake Team · France
Mauricio Rua
Muay ThaiBJJ
  • 2005Black belt · BJJAntonio 'Nino' Schembri
  • 2010UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
  • 2005Champion · Pride Middleweight Grand Prixmiddleweight (93 kg)
  • —Competitor · Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournamentsblue and purple belt
Camp · Universidade da Luta (UDL) · Curitiba, Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

61%
Head
59%
26%
Body
16%
13%
Leg
25%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Cyrille Diabatelast 8 fights
70%9%21%
Mauricio Rualast 24 fights
70%15%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Cyrille Diabate· from fights outside the UFC Mauricio Rua· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.343.35
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cyrille Diabate · Good · better than 76% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.683.46
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cyrille Diabate · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.281.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cyrille Diabate · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
83%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cyrille Diabate · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
57%48%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cyrille Diabate · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cyrille Diabate · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.34
Strikes landed / min
3.35
1.68
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.46
1.28 / 1.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.53 / 3.6
83%
Takedown accuracy
43%
57%
Takedown defence
48%
1:14
Control time / fight
2:34
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.20

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

Cyrille Diabate8 UFC fights · 254 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
43%109/182
15%38/43
12%30/35
Clinch
5%13/17
4%10/14
0%1/1
Ground
13%34/38
7%17/17
1%2/2
Mauricio Rua24 UFC fights · 888 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
41%360/971
11%99/142
18%162/209
Clinch
5%44/81
3%31/42
6%55/61
Ground
14%123/202
1%10/10
0%4/5

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Cyrille DiabateMauricio Rua

Frequently asked questions

Have Cyrille Diabate and Mauricio Rua ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at PRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute (Sun, Sep 10, 2006), where Mauricio Rua won by TKO.

What are the records of Cyrille Diabate and Mauricio Rua?

Cyrille Diabate is 19-10-1 and Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1.

Who has the longer reach, Cyrille Diabate or Mauricio Rua?

Cyrille Diabate has the longer reach: 81" · 206 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Mauricio Rua, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Cyrille Diabate or Mauricio Rua?

Cyrille Diabate is taller at 6'6" · 198 cm; Mauricio Rua stands 6'1" · 185 cm.

Who is older, Cyrille Diabate or Mauricio Rua?

Cyrille Diabate is 52 and Mauricio Rua is 44.

Who has more finishes, Cyrille Diabate or Mauricio Rua?

Cyrille Diabate has 14 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Mauricio Rua has 22 wins (21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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