Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Mauricio Rua
Mauricio Rua
“Shogun”
27-14-1
RESULT

Mauricio Rua def. Gian Villante (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 0:59
Gian Villante
Gian Villante
17-14-0
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Centro de Formação Olímpica: Fortaleza, Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil

Mauricio Rua defeated Gian Villante by TKO in round 3 (0:59) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum, held Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Centro de Formação Olímpica: Fortaleza, Castelão, Fortaleza.

Fight stats

Mauricio Rua
Gian Villante
2
Knockdowns
0
94 of 173
Significant strikes
55 of 151
54%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
94 of 174
Total strikes
55 of 151
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
67%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:04
Control time
0:09
Significant strikes by target
68 of 140
Head
48 of 143
16 of 20
Body
3 of 4
10 of 13
Leg
4 of 4
94 of 171
Distance
55 of 151
0 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
39 of 77
Sig. str.
25 of 69
39 of 77
Total str.
25 of 69
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:09
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
38 of 68
Sig. str.
27 of 68
38 of 69
Total str.
27 of 68
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
17 of 28
Sig. str.
3 of 14
17 of 28
Total str.
3 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Mario Yamasaki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

27-14-1
Record
17-14-0
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
40
6'1"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.57
SLpM
4.38
50%
Str. Acc.
44%
2.79
SApM
5.47
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.01
TD Avg.
0.45
48%
TD Acc.
23%
49%
TD Def.
83%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Mauricio Rua · 1-3-1
  • L
    Ihor Potieria
    UFC 283: Teixeira vs HillSat, Jan 21, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 4:05 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ovince Saint Preux
    UFC 274: Oliveira vs GaethjeSat, May 7, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Paul Craig
    UFC 255: Figueiredo vs PerezSat, Nov 21, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 3:36 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Rogerio Nogueira
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs TillSun, Jul 26, 2020
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    Paul Craig
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. JacareSat, Nov 16, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Gian Villante · 1-4
  • L
    Chris Barnett
    UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2Sat, Nov 6, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jake Collier
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs VettoriSun, Dec 6, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Maurice Greene
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs HookerSat, Jun 27, 2020
    Submission · R3 · 3:44 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Michal Oleksiejczuk
    UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs SantosSat, Feb 23, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:34 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Ed Herman
    UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. SmithSat, Oct 27, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 18 fights
38.5
Avg sig. strikes
51.3
1.17
Avg takedowns
0.28
2:41
Avg control time
0:39
96
Career high strikes
93
5
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Mauricio Rua
Strike target
Gian Villante
59%
Head
65%
16%
Body
15%
25%
Leg
20%
Mauricio Rua
Strike position
Gian Villante
70%
Distance
89%
15%
Clinch
6%
15%
Ground
6%