Mauricio Rua vs Yasuhito Namekawa

Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1; Yasuhito Namekawa is 28-19-5. Yasuhito Namekawa is 7 years older than Mauricio Rua. Mauricio Rua is 2" · 5 cm taller than Yasuhito Namekawa. They have met once: Mauricio Rua 1, Yasuhito Namekawa 0.

Mauricio Rua

“Shogun” · 27-14-1

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Met once

Yasuhito Namekawa

28-19-5

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Style & credentials

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

Yasuhito Namekawa

No background on record

Where the strikes land

Range × target

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

Mauricio Rua32 of 42 ended early · 76%10 went the distance

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2 early stoppages have no logged time

Yasuhito Namekawa38 of 52 ended early · 73%14 went the distance

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6 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Mauricio Rua1-3-1

L
Ihor Potieria
UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill · Jan 22, 2023
TKO · R1 · 4:05 · Light Heavyweight
L
Ovince Saint Preux
UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje · May 7, 2022
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Paul Craig
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs Perez · Nov 21, 2020
TKO · R2 · 3:36 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rogerio Nogueira
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
D
Paul Craig
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza · Nov 16, 2019
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 42 fights

W
Tyson Pedro
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa · Dec 2, 2018
TKO · R3 · 0:43 · Light Heavyweight
L
Anthony Smith
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Smith · Jul 22, 2018
TKO · R1 · 1:29 · Light Heavyweight
W
Gian Villante
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum · Mar 12, 2017
TKO · R3 · 0:59 · Light Heavyweight
W
Corey Anderson
UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · May 14, 2016
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rogerio Nogueira
UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · Aug 1, 2015
UD · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Ovince Saint Preux
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · Nov 8, 2014
TKO · R1 · 0:34 · Light Heavyweight
L
Dan Henderson
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 · Mar 23, 2014
TKO · R3 · 1:31 · Light Heavyweight
W
James Te Huna
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot · Dec 7, 2013
TKO · R1 · 1:03 · Light Heavyweight
L
Chael Sonnen
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013
Submission · R1 · 4:47 · Light Heavyweight
L
Alexander Gustafsson
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · Dec 8, 2012
UD · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Brandon Vera
UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · Aug 4, 2012
TKO · R4 · 4:09 · Light Heavyweight
L
Dan Henderson
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson · Nov 19, 2011
UD · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Forrest Griffin
UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · Aug 27, 2011
TKO · R1 · 1:53 · Light Heavyweight
L
Jon Jones
UFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES · Mar 19, 2011
TKO · R3 · 2:37 · Light Heavyweight
W
Lyoto Machida
UFC 113: MACHIDA vs SHOGUN 2 · May 8, 2010
TKO · R1 · 3:35 · Light Heavyweight
L
Lyoto Machida
UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN · Oct 24, 2009
UD · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Chuck Liddell
UFC 97: REDEMPTION · Apr 18, 2009
TKO · R1 · 4:28 · Light Heavyweight
W
Mark Coleman
UFC 93: FRANKLIN vs HENDERSON · Jan 17, 2009
TKO · R3 · 4:36 · Light Heavyweight
L
Forrest Griffin
UFC 76: KNOCKOUT · Sep 22, 2007
Submission · R3 · 4:45 · Light Heavyweight
W
Alistair Overeem
PRIDE 33: Second Coming · Feb 24, 2007
TKO · R1 · 3:37 · Middleweight
W
Kazuhiro Nakamura
PRIDE: Shockwave 2006 · Dec 31, 2006
UD · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Kevin Randleman
PRIDE 32: The Real Deal · Oct 21, 2006
Submission · R1 · 2:35 · Middleweight
W
Cyrille Diabate
PRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute · Sep 10, 2006
TKO · R1 · 5:29 · Middleweight
L
Mark Coleman
PRIDE 31: Dreamers · Feb 26, 2006
TKO · R1 · 0:49 · Heavyweight
W
Alistair Overeem
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2005 · Aug 28, 2005
TKO · R1 · 6:42
W
Ricardo Arona
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2005 · Aug 28, 2005
TKO · R1 · 2:54 · Middleweight
W
Rogerio Nogueira
PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2005 · Jun 26, 2005
UD · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Quinton Jackson
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2005 · Apr 23, 2005
TKO · R1 · 4:47 · Middleweight
W
Hiromitsu Kanehara
PRIDE 29: Fists of Fire · Feb 20, 2005
TKO · R1 · 1:40 · Middleweight
W
Yasuhito Namekawa
PRIDE: Bushido 5 · Oct 14, 2004
TKO · R1 · 6:02 · Middleweight
W
Akihiro Gono
PRIDE: Bushido 2 · Feb 15, 2004
TKO · R1 · 9:04 · Middleweight
W
Akira Shoji
PRIDE: Bushido 1 · Oct 5, 2003
TKO · R1 · 3:47 · Middleweight
L
Renato Sobral
IFC 17: Global Domination · Sep 6, 2003
Submission · R3 · 3:07 · Light Heavyweight
W
Eric Wanderlei
IFC 17: Global Domination · Sep 6, 2003
TKO · R2 · 2:54 · Light Heavyweight
W
Evangelista Santos
Meca World Vale Tudo · Aug 1, 2003
TKO · R1 · 9:22
W
Ângelo de Oliveira
Meca World Vale Tudo · May 16, 2003
TKO
W
TBA
Meca World Vale Tudo · Nov 8, 2002
TKO

Yasuhito Namekawa4-0-1

D
Katsuyori Shibata
Deep 38 Impact · Oct 23, 2008
Draw · Catchweight
W
Claudio Silva
Deep 37 Impact · Aug 17, 2008
Submission · R1 · 2:59 · Catchweight
W
Carlos Toyota
Deep 34 Impact · Feb 22, 2008
Submission · R1 · 2:58
W
Katsuhisa Fujii
Deep 32 Impact · Oct 10, 2007
Majority Decision · Heavyweight
W
Hamish Robertson
DEEP · Jul 26, 2007
Submission

Full record · 52 fights

W
Yuji Sakuragi
Deep 29 Impact · Apr 13, 2007
Submission · R1 · 2:12
D
Fabiano Capoani
Deep 28 Impact · Feb 16, 2007
Draw
W
Mu Jin Na
HEAT 2 · Sep 23, 2006
Submission · R1 · 1:45 · Light Heavyweight
L
Cyrille Diabate
Real Rhythm MMA · Jul 30, 2006
TKO
W
TBA
Mexico Regional · May 27, 2006
TKO
L
Cyrille Diabate
Deep 24 Impact · Apr 11, 2006
TKO · R2 · 2:22
D
Jung Ho Lee
Deep 22 Impact · Dec 2, 2005
Draw
W
Jong Hyuk Moon
Deep 21 Impact · Oct 28, 2005
Submission · R1 · 2:33 · Middleweight
L
Ryuta Sakurai
Deep 19 Impact · Jul 8, 2005
Submission · R1 · 4:40
W
Kenji Akiyama
DEEP · Apr 17, 2005
TKO
L
Mauricio Rua
PRIDE: Bushido 5 · Oct 14, 2004
TKO · R1 · 6:02 · Middleweight
W
Fabiano Capoani
Gladiator FC - Day 1 · Jun 26, 2004
DQ · R2 · 1:07
W
Egidijus Valavicius
PRIDE: Bushido 2 · Feb 15, 2004
Submission · R1 · 1:05 · Middleweight
W
Yusuke Imamura
Deep 13 Impact · Jan 22, 2004
TKO · R2 · 3:22
D
Osami Shibuya
Deep 8 Impact · Mar 4, 2003
Draw
L
Wallid Ismail
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002 · Dec 31, 2002
UD · Middleweight
W
Yuki Ishikawa
Deep 7 Impact · Dec 8, 2002
Submission · R1 · 3:46
W
Makoto Miyazawa
Deep 6 Impact · Sep 7, 2002
Submission · R3 · 2:37 · Light Heavyweight
W
Daisuke Watanabe
Deep 4 Impact · Mar 30, 2002
Majority Decision
L
Sam Nest
Rings Japan · Feb 15, 2002
Submission · R2 · 4:53 · Light Heavyweight
L
Egidijus Valavicius
Rings Japan · Oct 20, 2001
TKO · R1 · 2:18 · Heavyweight
W
Dexter Casey
Rings Japan · Sep 21, 2001
Submission · R1 · 1:44 · Light Heavyweight
W
Masutatsu Yano
Rings Japan · Jun 15, 2001
Submission · R2 · 0:22 · Light Heavyweight
W
Hiroshi Imamura
Rings Japan · Apr 20, 2001
Submission · R1 · 1:48 · Light Heavyweight
W
Takashi Sonoda
Rings Japan · Mar 20, 2001
Submission · R1 · 0:43 · Light Heavyweight
L
Chris Haseman
Rings USA: Rising Stars 3 · Sep 30, 2000
Submission · R1 · 1:30 · Light Heavyweight
W
Chris Munsen
Rings USA: Rising Stars 2 · Jul 22, 2000
Majority Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Falaniko Vitale
Rings USA: Rising Stars 2 · Jul 22, 2000
Submission · R2 · 0:27 · Light Heavyweight
L
Volk Han
Rings Russia · May 20, 2000
UD · Heavyweight
L
Alistair Overeem
Rings Japan · Apr 20, 2000
Submission · R1 · 0:45 · Heavyweight
L
Chris Haseman
Rings Australia · Mar 19, 2000
Submission · R1 · 6:50 · Heavyweight
L
Willie Peeters
Fighting Network RINGS · Feb 6, 2000
TKO
L
Koba Tkeshelashvili
Rings Georgia · Oct 8, 1999
Submission · R1 · 6:15 · Heavyweight
L
Wataru Sakata
Rings Japan · Sep 15, 1999
Submission · R1 · 5:33 · Light Heavyweight
L
Ryuki Ueyama
Rings Japan · Aug 19, 1999
DEC · Light Heavyweight
W
Minoru Toyonaga
Rings Japan · Jun 24, 1999
Submission · R1 · 9:51 · Light Heavyweight
W
Sara Umer
Rings Japan · May 22, 1999
Submission · R1 · 3:09 · Light Heavyweight
L
Chris Haseman
Rings Japan · Mar 20, 1999
Submission · R1 · 7:42 · Heavyweight
L
Lee Hasdell
United Kingdom Regional · Mar 7, 1999
TKO
W
Ryuki Ueyama
Rings Japan · Feb 21, 1999
DEC · Middleweight
W
Lee Hasdell
Rings Japan · Jan 23, 1999
DEC · Heavyweight
D
Lee Hasdell
Rings Japan · Nov 20, 1998
DEC · Heavyweight
L
Masayuki Naruse
Rings Japan · Oct 23, 1998
Submission · R1 · 4:50 · Heavyweight
L
Bakouri Gogitidze
Rings Georgia · Oct 11, 1998
Submission · R1 · 4:15 · Heavyweight
W
Ryuki Ueyama
Rings Japan · Sep 21, 1998
DEC · Middleweight
W
Danny Higgins
Rings Japan · Aug 28, 1998
Submission · R1 · 14:28 · Light Heavyweight
W
Troy Ittensohn
Rings Japan · Jun 27, 1998
TKO · R2 · 1:43 · Heavyweight

Head-to-Head History

PRIDE: Bushido 5
Thu, Oct 14, 2004
Mauricio Rua
TKO · ROUND 1 · 6:02

Frequently asked questions

Have Mauricio Rua and Yasuhito Namekawa ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at PRIDE: Bushido 5 (Thu, Oct 14, 2004), where Mauricio Rua won by TKO.

What are the records of Mauricio Rua and Yasuhito Namekawa?

Mauricio Rua is 27-14-1 and Yasuhito Namekawa is 28-19-5.

Who is taller, Mauricio Rua or Yasuhito Namekawa?

Mauricio Rua is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Yasuhito Namekawa stands 5'11" · 180 cm.

Who is older, Mauricio Rua or Yasuhito Namekawa?

Yasuhito Namekawa is 51 and Mauricio Rua is 44.

Who has more finishes, Mauricio Rua or Yasuhito Namekawa?

Mauricio Rua has 22 wins inside the distance (21 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Yasuhito Namekawa has 21 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 17 by submission).

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