Rua vs Diabate Result: Rua wins by TKO R1 · PRIDE

PRIDE FCPRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute

Mauricio RuaWIN

“Shogun” · 27-14-1

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 5:29

Middleweight3 rounds scheduled

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Cyrille Diabate

“The Snake” · 19-10-1

Sunday, September 10, 2006Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Mauricio Rua defeated Cyrille Diabate by TKO in round 1 (5:29) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute, held Sunday, September 10, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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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

Cyrille Diabate

No background on record

Camp · Snake Team

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

59%

Head

61%

16%

Body

26%

25%

Leg

13%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Mauricio Rualast 24 fights

70%15%15%

Cyrille Diabatelast 8 fights

70%9%21%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Mauricio Rua Cyrille Diabate

Strikes landed / min

3.354.34

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersCyrille Diabate · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.461.68

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersCyrille Diabate · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.531.28

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersCyrille Diabate · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

43%83%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersCyrille Diabate · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

48%57%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersCyrille Diabate · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.200.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersCyrille Diabate · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.35

Strikes landed / min

4.34

3.46

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.68

1.53 / 3.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.28 / 1.5

43%

Takedown accuracy

83%

48%

Takedown defence

57%

2:34

Control time / fight

1:14

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.30

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

Cyrille Diabate8 UFC fights · 254 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

43%109/182

15%38/43

12%30/35

Clinch

5%13/17

4%10/14

0%1/1

Ground

13%34/38

7%17/17

1%2/2

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 Rua13 of 14 ended early · 93%1 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Cyrille Diabate10 of 16 ended early · 63%6 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

6 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

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
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Quinton Jackson
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2005· Apr 23, 2005
TKO · R1 · 4:47 · Middleweight

Full record · 14 fights

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

Cyrille Diabate4-1

W
Yasuhito Namekawa
Real Rhythm MMA· Jul 30, 2006
TKO
W
Yasuhito Namekawa
Deep 24 Impact· Apr 11, 2006
TKO · R2 · 2:22
W
Takahiro Oba
Real Rhythm· Mar 4, 2006
Submission · R2 · 3:47
W
Mu Jin Na
Real Rhythm MMA· Nov 19, 2005
TKO
L
Fabio Piamonte
Cage Rage 12· Jul 2, 2005
Submission · R1 · 2:09 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 16 fights

L
Renato Sobral
Cage Rage· Nov 27, 2004
Submission
L
Arman Gambaryan
M-1: Middleweight Grand Prix 2004· Oct 9, 2004
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
Rodney Glunder
2 Hot 2 Handle· Feb 22, 2004
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
James Zikic
United Kingdom Regional· Jul 13, 2003
DEC
W
Dave Vader
2 Hot 2 Handle· Mar 16, 2003
Submission · R1 · 3:40 · Heavyweight
W
Bob Schrijber
2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 13, 2002
DEC · Heavyweight
W
TBA
United Kingdom Regional· May 15, 2002
TKO
L
Josh Dempsey
United Kingdom Regional· Feb 23, 2002
DEC
D
Rodney Glunder
Fighting Network RINGS· Jun 10, 2001
DRAW
W
TBA
France Regional· Mar 18, 2000
TKO
W
Ryuta Sakurai
France Regional· Mar 20, 1999
TKO

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Who won Mauricio Rua vs Cyrille Diabate?

Mauricio Rua defeated Cyrille Diabate by TKO in round 1 (5:29) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute, held Sunday, September 10, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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