Forrest Griffin vs Mauricio Rua
Forrest Griffin is 19-7-0; Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1. Forrest Griffin is 3 years older than Mauricio Rua. Forrest Griffin has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Mauricio Rua. Forrest Griffin is 2" · 5 cm taller than Mauricio Rua. They have met 2 times: Forrest Griffin 1, Mauricio Rua 1.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · Xtreme Couture- 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
Where their significant strikes are thrown
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
2 early stoppages have no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WUFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen II· Jul 8, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC 126: Silva vs Belfort· Feb 5, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
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- L
- WUFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin· Jul 5, 2008Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral· Aug 25, 2006Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- WBill MahoodUFC 53: Heavy Hitters· Jun 4, 2005SUB · R1 · 2:18 · Light Heavyweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs Team Liddell Finale· Apr 9, 2005Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight
- WEdson RamosHeat FC 2: Evolution· Dec 18, 2003TKO · R1 · 1:04 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- WSteve SayeghKOTC: Crossroads· Dec 15, 2002TKO · R1 · 1:45 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WKent HensleyIKF: Battle At The Brewery 2· Apr 12, 2002SUB · R1 · 2:26 · Light Heavyweight
- WJason BraswellWorld Extreme Fighting· Jan 26, 2002DEC
- WTBASouth Africa Regional· Nov 24, 2001SUB
- L
- 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
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- 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 Forrest Griffin and Mauricio Rua ever fought?
Yes, 2 times. Most recently at UFC 134: Silva vs Okami (Sat, Aug 27, 2011), where Mauricio Rua won by TKO.
What are the records of Forrest Griffin and Mauricio Rua?
Forrest Griffin is 19-7-0 and Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1.
Who has the longer reach, Forrest Griffin or Mauricio Rua?
Forrest Griffin has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Mauricio Rua, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Forrest Griffin or Mauricio Rua?
Forrest Griffin is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Mauricio Rua stands 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Forrest Griffin or Mauricio Rua?
Forrest Griffin is 47 and Mauricio Rua is 44.
Who has more finishes, Forrest Griffin or Mauricio Rua?
Forrest Griffin has 10 wins inside the distance (4 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Mauricio Rua has 22 wins (21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).