Rua vs Gono Result: Rua wins by TKO R1 · PRIDE, Sun, Feb 15, 2004

PRIDE FCPRIDE: Bushido 2

Mauricio RuaWIN

“Shogun” · 27-14-1

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 9:04

Middleweight2 rounds scheduled

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Akihiro Gono

“The Magic Man” · 39-24-8

Sunday, February 15, 2004Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan

Mauricio Rua defeated Akihiro Gono by TKO in round 1 (9:04) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE: Bushido 2, held Sunday, February 15, 2004 at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama.

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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)
—Black prajied · Muay ThaiRafael Cordeiro

Camp · Universidade da Luta (UDL) · Curitiba, Brazil

Akihiro Gono

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

59%

Head

37%

16%

Body

29%

25%

Leg

34%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Mauricio Rualast 24 fights

70%15%15%

Akihiro Gonolast 3 fights

82%10%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Mauricio Rua Akihiro Gono

Strikes landed / min

3.352.35

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.463.34

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.531.57

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

43%80%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

48%43%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.200.40

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersAkihiro Gono · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1493 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.35

Strikes landed / min

2.35

3.46

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.34

1.53 / 3.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.57 / 2.0

43%

Takedown accuracy

80%

48%

Takedown defence

43%

2:34

Control time / fight

1:54

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.40

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

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

Akihiro Gono3 UFC fights · 90 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%25/70

20%18/30

34%31/46

Clinch

3%3/8

7%6/7

0%0/0

Ground

6%5/8

2%2/2

0%0/0

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 Rua6 of 6 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Akihiro Gono16 of 37 ended early · 43%21 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

5 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Mauricio Rua4-1

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

Full record · 6 fights

W
TBA
Meca World Vale Tudo· Nov 8, 2002
TKO

Akihiro Gono5-0

W
Nilson de Castro
Pancrase 127· Nov 30, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase 126· Oct 31, 2003
TKO · R2 · 3:49 · Light Heavyweight
W
Nilson de Castro
Pancrase 124· Aug 31, 2003
Disqualification · R1 · 0:29 · Light Heavyweight
W
Flavio Luiz Moura
Pancrase 119· May 18, 2003
Majority Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Chris Haseman
ZST 2: The Battlefield 2· Mar 9, 2003
Majority Decision · Heavyweight

Full record · 37 fights

D
Chael Sonnen
Pancrase 116· Feb 16, 2003
DEC · Light Heavyweight
W
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase 114· Dec 21, 2002
TKO · R3 · 3:49 · Light Heavyweight
D
Osami Shibuya
Pancrase 110· Aug 25, 2002
DEC · Light Heavyweight
W
Kosei Kubota
Pancrase 106· May 11, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
L
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase 102· Dec 1, 2001
TKO · R3 · 0:52 · Light Heavyweight
W
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase 101· Oct 30, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
D
Dustin Denes
Deep 2 Impact· Aug 18, 2001
DRAW
W
Daisuke Watanabe
Pancrase 96· Jun 26, 2001
TKO · R2 · 0:52 · Light Heavyweight
D
Murilo Rua
Shooto: To The Top 4· May 1, 2001
DEC · Middleweight
W
Ivan Salaverry
Shooto: To The Top 1· Jan 19, 2001
TKO · R1 · 3:06 · Middleweight
W
Masanori Suda
Shooto: R.E.A.D. 12· Nov 12, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Andy Wang
Shooto: R.E.A.D. 5· May 22, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
D
Larry Papadopoulos
Shooto: R.E.A.D. 1· Jan 14, 2000
DEC · Middleweight
L
Lance Gibson
Superbrawl 13· Sep 7, 1999
Majority Decision · Middleweight
L
Matt Hughes
Shooto: 10th Anniversary· May 29, 1999
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
D
Marcos Da Silva
Shooto: Devilock Fighters· Jan 15, 1999
DRAW · Middleweight
W
Adriano de Souza
Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6· Nov 27, 1998
Submission · R1 · 2:46 · Welterweight
W
Matt Rocca
Shoot Boxing· Apr 26, 1998
Submission · R1 · 3:12 · Welterweight
W
Tatsuya Kurahashi
Rings Japan· Mar 3, 1998
Lightweight
L
Larry Papadopoulos
Shooto: Reconquista 4· Oct 12, 1997
SD · Middleweight
D
Jutaro Nakao
Shooto: Gig 1997· Jun 25, 1997
DEC · Welterweight
W
TBA
Japan Regional· Mar 11, 1997
DEC
W
Masato Fujiwara
Shooto: Reconquista 1· Jan 18, 1997
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
Kazuhiro Kusayanagi
Shooto: Let's Get Lost· Oct 4, 1996
Submission · R4 · 2:52 · Middleweight
W
Masanori Suda
Shooto: Kawasaki Free Fight· Jul 28, 1996
Submission · R4 · 0:33 · Middleweight
L
Todd Bjornethun
Shooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3· May 7, 1996
Submission · R3 · 1:12 · Middleweight
W
Yasushi Warita
Japan Regional· Mar 30, 1996
Submission
L
Kazunari Murakami
Japan Regional· Mar 30, 1996
DEC
W
Ryusei Doi
Daidojuku: The Wars 3· Feb 17, 1996
Majority Decision · Welterweight
L
Egan Inoue
Japan Regional· Oct 13, 1995
Submission
W
Kazunari Murakami
Japan Regional· Oct 13, 1995
TKO
L
Yasunori Okuda
Japan Regional· Apr 23, 1994
Submission

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Who won Mauricio Rua vs Akihiro Gono?

Mauricio Rua defeated Akihiro Gono by TKO in round 1 (9:04) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE: Bushido 2, held Sunday, February 15, 2004 at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama.

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