Marco Ruas (9-4-2, 9) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 23, 1961. At the age of 23 years on November 30, 1984, he made his professional MMA debut against Fernando Pinduka, losing the fight via 1-round draw.
On September 8, 1995, 34-year old Marco Ruas made his UFC debut on his 3rd professional MMA fight at UFC 7 against Larry Cureton, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
He became the UFC champion on September 8, 1995 at age 34 on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 7 after defeating a 25-year old Paul Varelans via 1st-round TKO.
Ruas' last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Maurice Smith at age 46 on May 19, 2007. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Marco Ruas' best fights have been against Paul Varelans, Remco Pardoel, Gary Goodridge, Larry Cureton, Patrick Smith, Keith Hackney and Jason Lambert.
Ruas has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15  | May 19, 2007 46 years, 3 months 9-4-2 (9) | 45 years, 5 months 11-12 (8) | 4 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | ||
14  | Nov 11, 2001 40 years, 9 months 9-3-2 (9) | 24 years, 1 months 3-1 (3) | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
13 | Jul 16, 1999 38 years, 5 months 8-3-2 (8) | 37 years, 7 months 7-9 (6) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | |
12  | Oct 11, 1998 37 years, 8 months 8-2-2 (8) | 27 years, 2 months 0-2 (0) | Pride | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | |
11  | Mar 15, 1998 37 years, 1 months 8-1-2 (8) | 32 years, 1 months 7-5 (7) | Pride | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
10  | Mar 16, 1997 36 years, 1 months 7-1-2 (7) | 33 years, 6 months 4-7 (4) | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
9  | Nov 10, 1996 35 years, 9 months 6-1-2 (6) | 29 years, 2 months 10-3-1 (9) | 1 | UD | DRAW | ||
8 | Aug 14, 1996 35 years, 6 months 6-1-1 (6) | Steve Jennum | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
7 | Dec 16, 1995 34 years, 10 months 5-1-1 (5) | 28 years, 3 months 8-1-1 (8) | 1 | UD | LOSS | ||
6  | Dec 16, 1995 34 years, 10 months 5-0-1 (5) | 37 years, 8 months 2-1 (2) | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
5  | Sep 8, 1995 34 years, 7 months 4-0-1 (4) | 25 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | UFC | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kicks and punches Won UFC 7 Tournament | |
4  | Sep 8, 1995 34 years, 7 months 3-0-1 (3) | 26 years, 3 months 4-2 (4) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Position | |
3 | Sep 8, 1995 34 years, 7 months 2-0-1 (2) | Larry Cureton | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
2 | Jul 1, 1992 31 years, 5 months 1-0-1 (1) | Francisco Francisco | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | ||
1 | Nov 30, 1984 23 years, 10 months 0-0-1 (0) | Fernando Pinduka | 1 | UD | DRAW |
