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Ihor Potieria vs Mauricio Rua

Ihor Potieria is 20-8-0; Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1. Mauricio Rua is 14 years older than Ihor Potieria. Mauricio Rua has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Ihor Potieria. Ihor Potieria is 2" · 5 cm taller than Mauricio Rua. They have met once: Ihor Potieria 1, Mauricio Rua 0.

Ihor Potieria
Ukraine
Ihor Potieria
“Duelist” · 20-8-0
TKOUDSUB
Met once
Mauricio Rua
Brazil
Mauricio Rua
“Shogun” · 27-14-1
TKOSDTKO
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Style & credentials

Ihor Potieria

No background on record

Camp · Aurum Sport Club · Ukraine
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

67%
Head
59%
12%
Body
16%
20%
Leg
25%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Ihor Potierialast 8 fights
69%18%13%
Mauricio Rualast 1 fight
74%24%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Ihor Potieria· from fights outside the UFC Mauricio Rua· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.443.35
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Ihor Potieria · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.963.46
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Ihor Potieria · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.731.53
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Ihor Potieria · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
19%43%
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Ihor Potieria · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
67%48%
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Ihor Potieria · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.20
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Ihor Potieria · Poor · better than 0% 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

4.44
Strikes landed / min
3.35
4.96
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.46
0.73 / 3.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.53 / 3.6
19%
Takedown accuracy
43%
67%
Takedown defence
48%
1:06
Control time / fight
2:34
0.00
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

Ihor Potieria9 UFC fights · 274 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
47%129/352
9%26/39
20%54/59
Clinch
9%26/44
3%8/9
1%2/2
Ground
11%29/42
0%0/0
0%0/0
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

Frequently asked questions

Have Ihor Potieria and Mauricio Rua ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill (Sun, Jan 22, 2023), where Ihor Potieria won by TKO.

What are the records of Ihor Potieria and Mauricio Rua?

Ihor Potieria is 20-8-0 and Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1.

Who has the longer reach, Ihor Potieria or Mauricio Rua?

Mauricio Rua has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Ihor Potieria, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Ihor Potieria or Mauricio Rua?

Ihor Potieria is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Mauricio Rua stands 6'1" · 185 cm.

Who is older, Ihor Potieria or Mauricio Rua?

Mauricio Rua is 44 and Ihor Potieria is 30.

Who has more finishes, Ihor Potieria or Mauricio Rua?

Ihor Potieria has 16 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission); Mauricio Rua has 22 wins (21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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