Maurício Rua has 14 losses against 12 opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Rua's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Maurício Rua".
On January 21, 2023 Maurício Rua faced off against Ihor Potieria in a light-heavyweight bout at age 41. He was coming in with a record of 27-14-1 (22). Rua lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 7, 2022 Maurício Rua faced off against Ovince Saint Preux in a light-heavyweight bout at age 40. He was coming in with a record of 27-13-1 (22), and Preux was 39 years old and with a record of 25-16 (18). Rua lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
On November 21, 2020 Maurício Rua faced off against Paul Craig in a light-heavyweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 27-12-1 (22), and Craig was 32 years old and with a record of 13-4-1 (13). Rua lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On July 22, 2018 Maurício Rua faced off against Anthony Smith in a light-heavyweight bout at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 25-11 (21), and Smith was 29 years old and with a record of 30-13 (28). Rua lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On November 8, 2014 Maurício Rua faced off against Ovince Saint Preux in a light-heavyweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 22-10 (20), and Preux was 31 years old and with a record of 16-6 (11). Rua lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On March 23, 2014 Maurício Rua faced off against Dan Henderson in a light-heavyweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 22-9 (20), and Henderson was 43 years old and with a record of 29-11 (14). Rua lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On August 17, 2013 Maurício Rua faced off against Chael Sonnen in a light-heavyweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 21-8 (19), and Sonnen was 36 years old and with a record of 28-13-1 (11). Rua lost the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 8, 2012 Maurício Rua faced off against Alexander Gustafsson in a light-heavyweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 21-7 (19), and Gustafsson was 25 years old and with a record of 14-1 (12). Rua lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On November 19, 2011 Maurício Rua faced off against Dan Henderson in a light-heavyweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 20-6 (18), and Henderson was 41 years old and with a record of 28-8 (14). Rua lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
On March 19, 2011 Maurício Rua met Jon Jones in a light-heavyweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Rua was 29 years old and with a record of 19-5 (17), and Jones was 23 years old and with a record of 12-1 (10). Rua lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO and lost the title.
On October 24, 2009 Maurício Rua fought Lyoto Machida in a light-heavyweight title fight for Machida's UFC Championship title. Rua was 27 years old and with a record of 18-4 (16), and Machida was 31 years old and with a record of 15-0 (7). Rua lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
On September 22, 2007 Maurício Rua faced off against Forrest Griffin in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 16-3 (14), and Griffin was 28 years old and with a record of 14-4 (9). Rua lost the fight via 3rd-round submission.
On February 26, 2006 Maurício Rua faced off against Mark Coleman in a heavyweight bout at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 12-2 (11), and Coleman was 41 years old and with a record of 14-7 (11). Rua lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 6, 2003 Maurício Rua faced off against Renato Sobral in a light-heavyweight bout at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 4-1 (4), and Sobral was 27 years old and with a record of 22-6 (13). Rua lost the fight via 3rd-round submission.
