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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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Mauricio Rua vs Akihiro Gono
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
Akihiro Gono
No background on record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
59%37%
Head
16%29%
Body
25%34%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Mauricio Rualast 24 fights
70%15%15%
Akihiro Gonolast 3 fights
82%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Mauricio Rua· from fights outside the UFC Akihiro Gono· from fights outside the UFC
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 61% 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 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.35
Strikes landed / min2.35
3.46
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.34
1.53 / 3.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.57 / 2.0
43%
Takedown accuracy80%
48%
Takedown defence43%
2:34
Control time / fight1:54
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.40
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 Rua32 of 42 ended early · 76%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Akihiro Gono30 of 71 ended early · 42%41 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 Rua1-3-1
- L
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- 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
- L
- 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
Akihiro Gono3-2
- W
- WTetsuya IdoGLEAT ver.MEGA · Aug 4, 2023Unanimous Decision
- L
- LAdriano BalbyRebel FC 7 · Apr 29, 2018Split Decision · Welterweight
- WKyohei WakimotoPancrase 293 · Feb 4, 2018Split Decision · Welterweight
Full record · 71 fightsShow less
- L
- L
- WAkhmat AkhmedovReal 5 · Jun 12, 2016Split Decision · Lightweight
- L
- WAndré de JesusThe Hill Fighters 2 · Jul 12, 2014Split Decision · Lightweight
- WEduardo GarvonThe Hill Fighters 1 · May 1, 2014SUB · R3 · 4:42 · Lightweight
- DYuki OkanoDEEP Cage Impact 2013 · Nov 24, 2013DEC · Welterweight
- LTaisuke OkunoDEEP 62 Impact · Apr 26, 2013TKO · R2 · 2:07 · Welterweight
- L
- L
- L
- WDiego GonzalezSengoku 12 · Mar 7, 2010Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- W
- WYoon Young KimSengoku 11 · Nov 7, 2009Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WDae Won KimPRIDE: Bushido 10 · Apr 2, 2006SUB · R1 · 9:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- WCrosley GraciePRIDE: Bushido 7 · May 22, 2005Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WTim McKenziePancrase 141 · Nov 7, 2004TKO · R2 · 2:53 · Light Heavyweight
- WTsuyoshi KuriharaPancrase 135 · Jun 22, 2004TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WNilson de CastroPancrase 127 · Nov 30, 2003Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
- WDaisuke WatanabePancrase 126 · Oct 31, 2003TKO · R2 · 3:49 · Light Heavyweight
- WNilson de CastroPancrase 124 · Aug 31, 2003DQ · R1 · 0:29 · Light Heavyweight
- WFlavio Luiz MouraPancrase 119 · May 18, 2003MD · Light Heavyweight
- WChris HasemanZST 2: The Battlefield 2 · Mar 9, 2003MD · Heavyweight
- D
- WKeiichiro YamamiyaPancrase 114 · Dec 21, 2002TKO · R3 · 3:49 · Light Heavyweight
- DOsami ShibuyaPancrase 110 · Aug 25, 2002DEC · Light Heavyweight
- WKosei KubotaPancrase 106 · May 11, 2002Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WKeiichiro YamamiyaPancrase 101 · Oct 30, 2001Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
- DDustin DenesDeep 2 Impact · Aug 18, 2001DRAW
- WDaisuke WatanabePancrase 96 · Jun 26, 2001TKO · R2 · 0:52 · Light Heavyweight
- D
- W
- WMasanori SudaShooto: R.E.A.D. 12 · Nov 12, 2000Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WAndy WangShooto: R.E.A.D. 5 · May 22, 2000Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- DLarry PapadopoulosShooto: R.E.A.D. 1 · Jan 14, 2000DEC · Middleweight
- LLance GibsonSuperbrawl 13 · Sep 7, 1999MD · Middleweight
- L
- DMarcos Da SilvaShooto: Devilock Fighters · Jan 15, 1999DRAW · Middleweight
- WAdriano de SouzaShooto: Las Grandes Viajes 6 · Nov 27, 1998SUB · R1 · 2:46 · Welterweight
- WMatt RoccaShoot Boxing · Apr 26, 1998SUB · R1 · 3:12 · Welterweight
- WTatsuya KurahashiRings Japan · Mar 3, 1998Lightweight
- LLarry PapadopoulosShooto: Reconquista 4 · Oct 12, 1997Split Decision · Middleweight
- D
- WTBAJapan Regional · Mar 11, 1997DEC
- WMasato FujiwaraShooto: Reconquista 1 · Jan 18, 1997Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- LKazuhiro KusayanagiShooto: Let's Get Lost · Oct 4, 1996SUB · R4 · 2:52 · Middleweight
- WMasanori SudaShooto: Kawasaki Free Fight · Jul 28, 1996SUB · R4 · 0:33 · Middleweight
- LTodd BjornethunShooto: Vale Tudo Junction 3 · May 7, 1996SUB · R3 · 1:12 · Middleweight
- WYasushi WaritaJapan Regional · Mar 30, 1996SUB
- LKazunari MurakamiJapan Regional · Mar 30, 1996DEC
- WRyusei DoiDaidojuku: The Wars 3 · Feb 17, 1996MD · Welterweight
- L
- WKazunari MurakamiJapan Regional · Oct 13, 1995TKO
- LYasunori OkudaJapan Regional · Apr 23, 1994SUB
Frequently asked questions
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.