Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Mauricio Rua
Kazuhiro Nakamura is 21-13-0; Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1. Kazuhiro Nakamura is 3 years older than Mauricio Rua. Mauricio Rua has a 6" · 15 cm reach advantage over Kazuhiro Nakamura. Mauricio Rua is 2" · 5 cm taller than Kazuhiro Nakamura. They have met once: Kazuhiro Nakamura 0, Mauricio Rua 1.
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Style & credentials
Kazuhiro Nakamura
No background on record
Camp · Yoshida DojoMauricio 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
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
33%59%
Head
48%16%
Body
19%25%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Kazuhiro Nakamuralast 2 fights
43%57%
Mauricio Rualast 24 fights
70%15%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Kazuhiro Nakamura· from fights outside the UFC Mauricio Rua· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
1.053.35
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazuhiro Nakamura · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.803.46
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazuhiro Nakamura · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.501.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazuhiro Nakamura · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
20%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazuhiro Nakamura · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
33%48%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazuhiro Nakamura · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersMauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kazuhiro Nakamura · 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
1.05
Strikes landed / min3.35
4.80
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.46
1.50 / 7.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.53 / 3.6
20%
Takedown accuracy43%
33%
Takedown defence48%
0:53
Control time / fight2:34
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
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
Kazuhiro Nakamura2 UFC fights · 21 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
14%3/30
24%5/5
5%1/1
Clinch
19%4/8
24%5/6
14%3/3
Ground
0%0/1
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.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Kazuhiro Nakamura15 of 35 ended early · 43%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Mauricio Rua32 of 42 ended early · 76%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Kazuhiro Nakamura3-2
- LYoshiyuki NakanishiDEEP 70 Impact · Dec 20, 2014Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WSeigo MizuguchiDEEP Cage Impact 2014 · Jul 21, 2014TKO · R2 · 3:25
- L
- WYuji SakuragiDEEP Cage Impact 2013 · Nov 24, 2013Submission · R3 · 2:49 · Catchweight
- W
Full record · 35 fightsShow less
- W
- WYoung ChoiDEEP 61 Impact · Feb 16, 2013Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- L
- WYuki SasakiSengoku 6 · Nov 1, 2008Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WPaul CahoonSengoku 5 · Sep 28, 2008Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- L
- L
- L
- WTravis GalbraithPRIDE 32: The Real Deal · Oct 21, 2006TKO · R2 · 1:16 · Middleweight
- WPRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute · Sep 10, 2006Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WPRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute · Jul 1, 2006Submission · R1 · 4:49 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WPRIDE: Final Conflict 2005 · Aug 28, 2005Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WPRIDE: Total Elimination 2005 · Apr 23, 2005Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- WPRIDE: Final Conflict 2004 · Aug 15, 2004Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
- L
- WChalid ArrabPRIDE: Bushido 3 · May 23, 2004Submission · R1 · 4:45 · Openweight
- WAlberto El PatronPRIDE 27: Inferno · Feb 1, 2004Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WAlberto RodriguezPride 27: Inferno · Feb 1, 2004Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- W
- L
Mauricio Rua1-3-1
- 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
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · May 14, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- 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
- LUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013Submission · R1 · 4:47 · Light Heavyweight
- 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.
Kazuhiro NakamuraMauricio Rua
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 22, 2007WTKO · ROUND 1 · 3:35Sat, May 8, 2010
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 23, 2005WSubmission · ROUND 1 · 2:35Sat, Oct 21, 2006
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 1:15Sun, Oct 31, 2004LTKO · ROUND 3 · 1:31Sun, Mar 23, 2014
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 2 · 5:00Mon, Jul 19, 2004WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sun, Jul 26, 2020
Frequently asked questions
Have Kazuhiro Nakamura and Mauricio Rua ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at PRIDE: Shockwave 2006 (Sun, Dec 31, 2006), where Mauricio Rua won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Kazuhiro Nakamura and Mauricio Rua?
Kazuhiro Nakamura is 21-13-0 and Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1.
Who has the longer reach, Kazuhiro Nakamura or Mauricio Rua?
Mauricio Rua has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Kazuhiro Nakamura, a 6" · 15 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Kazuhiro Nakamura or Mauricio Rua?
Mauricio Rua is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Kazuhiro Nakamura stands 5'11" · 180 cm.
Who is older, Kazuhiro Nakamura or Mauricio Rua?
Kazuhiro Nakamura is 47 and Mauricio Rua is 44.
Who has more finishes, Kazuhiro Nakamura or Mauricio Rua?
Kazuhiro Nakamura has 8 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Mauricio Rua has 22 wins (21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).