Saturday, February 24, 2007
Mauricio Rua defeated Alistair Overeem by TKO in round 1 (3:37) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE 33: Second Coming, held Saturday, February 24, 2007.
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Mauricio Rua vs Alistair Overeem
Insights
- Alistair Overeem's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Alistair Overeem spends 99% of fight time at distance.
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
Alistair Overeem
KickboxingNo-Gi GrapplingJudo
- —Blue belt · BJJJoaquim, Gui and Pedro Valente (Valente Brothers)
- 2010K-1 World Grand Prix ChampionK-1
- 2010DREAM Heavyweight ChampionshipDREAM
- 2007Strikeforce Heavyweight ChampionshipStrikeforce
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
59%54%
Head
16%32%
Body
25%14%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Mauricio Rualast 1 fight
74%24%
Alistair Overeemlast 1 fight
99%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Mauricio Rua Alistair Overeem
Strikes landed / min
3.353.87
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersAlistair Overeem · Good · better than 65% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.463.19
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersAlistair Overeem · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.530.81
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersAlistair Overeem · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
43%34%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersAlistair Overeem · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
48%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersAlistair Overeem · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mauricio Rua · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersAlistair Overeem · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.35
Strikes landed / min3.87
3.46
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.19
1.53 / 3.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.81 / 2.4
43%
Takedown accuracy34%
48%
Takedown defence63%
2:34
Control time / fight2:24
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
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
Alistair Overeem20 UFC fights · 715 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
19%134/269
12%85/109
13%95/104
Clinch
5%36/53
15%105/110
0%3/3
Ground
30%216/271
6%41/43
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 Rua15 of 17 ended early · 88%2 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Alistair Overeem29 of 33 ended early · 88%4 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 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
Full record · 17 fightsShow less
- 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
Alistair Overeem2-3
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WRodney Glunder2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 10, 2004Submission · R1 · 1:33 · Heavyweight
- WTomohiko HashimotoInoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003· Dec 31, 2003TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Heavyweight
- L
- WMike BencicPRIDE 26: Bad to the Bone· Jun 8, 2003TKO · R1 · 3:44 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WDave Vader2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 13, 2002TKO · Heavyweight
- WMoise Rimbon2 Hot 2 Handle· Oct 13, 2002Submission · R1 · 1:03 · Heavyweight
- W
- WVesa VuoriGermany Regional· May 26, 2002TKO
- WSergey KaznovskyM-1: Russia vs. The World 3· Apr 26, 2002Submission · R1 · 3:37 · Heavyweight
- W
- WStanislav Nuschik2 Hot 2 Handle· Mar 18, 2001TKO · R1 · 0:53 · Heavyweight
- WVladimer TchanturiaRings Japan· Feb 24, 2001Submission · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
- WPeter VerschurenIt's Showtime 4· Dec 12, 2000Submission · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
- L
- LYuri KochkineRings Russia· May 20, 2000SD · Heavyweight
- WYasuhito NamekawaRings Japan· Apr 20, 2000Submission · R1 · 0:45 · Heavyweight
- WCan Sahinbas2 Hot 2 Handle· Mar 5, 2000TKO · R1 · 2:21 · Heavyweight
- WChris WattsFighting Network RINGS· Feb 6, 2000TKO · R1 · 3:58
- LYuri KochkineRings Japan· Oct 28, 1999MD · Heavyweight
- WRicardo FyeetIt's Showtime 2· Oct 24, 1999Submission · R1 · 1:39 · Heavyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Mauricio Rua vs Alistair Overeem?
Mauricio Rua defeated Alistair Overeem by TKO in round 1 (3:37) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE 33: Second Coming, held Saturday, February 24, 2007.
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