Mauricio Rua vs Ovince Saint Preux
Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1; Ovince Saint Preux is 27-18-0. Mauricio Rua is 1 year older than Ovince Saint Preux. Ovince Saint Preux has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Mauricio Rua. Ovince Saint Preux is 2" · 5 cm taller than Mauricio Rua. They have met 2 times: Mauricio Rua 0, Ovince Saint Preux 2.
Style & credentials
- 2005Black belt · BJJAntonio 'Nino' Schembri
- 2010UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2005Champion · Pride Middleweight Grand PrixMiddleweight (93 kg)
- —Black prajied · Muay ThaiRafael Cordeiro
- —Black belt · BJJRafaello Oliveira
- —Runner-up · State HSyouth · Florida 1A
- —University of TennesseeFootball · 2001-2004
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 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
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
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- LUFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje· May 7, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till· Jul 26, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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Full record · 42 fightsShow less
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- 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
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- WYasuhito NamekawaPRIDE: Bushido 5· Oct 14, 2004TKO · R1 · 6:02 · Middleweight
- W
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- 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
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- WUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura· Mar 16, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Andrade vs Blanchfield· Feb 18, 2023TKO · R1 · 0:49 · Light Heavyweight
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Full record · 45 fightsShow less
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- LUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira· May 13, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier· Sep 28, 2019Submission · R2 · 2:46 · Light Heavyweight
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- WUFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Edwards· Jun 24, 2018Submission · R1 · 2:54 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens· Feb 24, 2018Submission · R1 · 3:48 · Light Heavyweight
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- WUFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs Okami· Sep 23, 2017Submission · R1 · 1:50 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov· Apr 22, 2017Submission · R2 · 2:11 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie· Feb 4, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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- WUFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson· Feb 6, 2016UD · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux· Aug 8, 2015Submission · R3 · 3:10 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold· Apr 18, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:54 · Light Heavyweight
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- WJoe CasonStrikeforce: Challengers 17· Jul 21, 2011TKO · R1 · 1:12 · Light Heavyweight
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- WClaudio GodoyN/A· May 15, 2010TKO
- WChris HawkStrikeforce: Nashville· Apr 16, 2010TKO · R1 · 0:47 · Light Heavyweight
- WBrett ChismGeorgia Regional· Feb 20, 2010TKO
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- WJonathan SmithAruba Regional· Sep 5, 2009Submission
- LNik FeketeAruba Regional· Sep 5, 2009DEC
- WOmbey MobleyXtreme Fighting Championships· Apr 25, 2009Submission
- WRobert TurnerXtreme Fighting Championships· Feb 23, 2009TKO
- LRay LizamaShark Fights· Dec 13, 2008DEC
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Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
- WTKO · ROUND 3 · 0:43Sun, Dec 2, 2018WSubmission · ROUND 1 · 2:54Sun, Jun 24, 2018
- WTKO · ROUND 3 · 0:59Sun, Mar 12, 2017WMajority Decision · ROUND 3 · 0:33Sat, Apr 27, 2013
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, May 14, 2016WTKO · ROUND 3 · 1:25Sat, Nov 4, 2017
- LTKO · ROUND 3 · 2:37Sat, Mar 19, 2011LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Apr 23, 2016
Frequently asked questions
Have Mauricio Rua and Ovince Saint Preux ever fought?
Yes, 2 times. Most recently at UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje (Sat, May 7, 2022), where Ovince Saint Preux won by Split Decision.
What are the records of Mauricio Rua and Ovince Saint Preux?
Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1 and Ovince Saint Preux is 27-18-0.
Who has the longer reach, Mauricio Rua or Ovince Saint Preux?
Ovince Saint Preux has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Mauricio Rua, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Mauricio Rua or Ovince Saint Preux?
Ovince Saint Preux is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Mauricio Rua stands 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Mauricio Rua or Ovince Saint Preux?
Mauricio Rua is 44 and Ovince Saint Preux is 43.
Who has more finishes, Mauricio Rua or Ovince Saint Preux?
Mauricio Rua has 22 wins inside the distance (21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Ovince Saint Preux has 20 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission).