Murilo Rua (20-13-1, 18) was born in Curitiba, Brazil on May 22, 1980. At the age of 20 years on May 27, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Adriano Verdelli, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Rua's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Paulo Filho at age 32 on September 6, 2012. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Some of Murilo Rua's best fights have been against Joey Villaseñor, Akira Shoji, Alexander Otsuka, Alex Stiebling, Alex Reid, Daijiro Matsui and Mario Sperry.
Rua has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Sep 6, 2012 32 years, 3 months 20-13-1 (18) | 34 years, 3 months 22-4-2 (12) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
33  | May 21, 2011 30 years, 11 months 20-12-1 (18) | 28 years, 10 months 13-4 (6) | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches For BAMMA World middleweight title | |
32 | Oct 23, 2010 30 years, 5 months 20-11-1 (18) | Roy Boughton | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
31 | Jul 18, 2010 30 years, 1 months 20-10-1 (18) | Jeremy May | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
30 | May 28, 2010 30 years 19-10-1 (17) | Arturo Arcemendes | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
29 | Dec 12, 2009 29 years, 6 months 18-10-1 (16) | Jason Jones | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28  | Sep 12, 2009 29 years, 3 months 17-10-1 (15) | 32 years, 8 months 19-10-1 (14) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
27  | Apr 5, 2009 28 years, 10 months 16-10-1 (14) | 28 years, 2 months 13-4 (7) | Dream | MD | 2 | UD | LOSS |
26 | Oct 4, 2008 28 years, 4 months 16-9-1 (14) | Benji Radach | EliteXC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
25 | Jun 14, 2008 28 years 16-8-1 (14) | Tony Bonello | EliteXC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
24 | Dec 1, 2007 27 years, 6 months 15-8-1 (13) | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
23  | Sep 15, 2007 27 years, 3 months 14-8-1 (12) | 25 years, 5 months 14-4 (12) | EliteXC | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Jun 22, 2007 27 years, 1 months 14-7-1 (12) | 31 years, 8 months 23-5 (20) | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
21  | Apr 21, 2007 26 years, 10 months 13-7-1 (11) | 31 years, 9 months 8-6-1 (7) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut on the shin | |
20  | Sep 30, 2006 26 years, 4 months 12-7-1 (10) | 39 years 17-10 (17) | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
19  | Jun 4, 2006 26 years 11-7-1 (9) | 28 years, 8 months 25-7-1 (23) | Pride | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
18 | Apr 2, 2006 25 years, 10 months 11-6-1 (9) | 27 years, 10 months 10-0 (5) | Pride | MD | 2 | UD | LOSS |
17 | Oct 23, 2005 25 years, 5 months 11-5-1 (9) | Murad Chunkaiev | Pride | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
16  | Feb 20, 2005 24 years, 8 months 10-5-1 (8) | 26 years, 8 months 21-5 (17) | Pride | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
15  | Apr 25, 2004 23 years, 11 months 10-4-1 (8) | 23 years, 8 months 8-1 (8) | Pride | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Feb 1, 2004 23 years, 8 months 10-3-1 (8) | 32 years, 6 months 3-12 (2) | Pride | 1 | SUB | WIN Side choke | |
13  | Dec 31, 2003 23 years, 7 months 9-3-1 (7) | 29 years, 11 months 11-9-5 (6) | Pride | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
12  | Dec 23, 2002 22 years, 7 months 8-3-1 (6) | 31 years, 4 months 13-5 (7) | Pride | 3 | TKO | LOSS Cut | |
11  | Nov 24, 2002 22 years, 6 months 8-2-1 (6) | 24 years, 4 months 7-1 (2) | Pride | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10  | Apr 28, 2002 21 years, 11 months 8-1-1 (6) | 35 years, 7 months 8-1 (6) | Pride | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Dec 23, 2001 21 years, 7 months 7-1-1 (6) | Alex Andrade | Pride | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8  | Nov 3, 2001 21 years, 5 months 6-1-1 (6) | 31 years, 2 months 11-1 (4) | Pride | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
7  | Sep 24, 2001 21 years, 4 months 6-0-1 (6) | 28 years, 9 months 3-7-2 (0) | Pride | 3 | TKO | WIN Soccer kicks and stomps | |
6 | Jun 9, 2001 21 years 5-0-1 (5) | Rogerio Sagate | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | ||
5  | May 1, 2001 20 years, 11 months 4-0-1 (4) | 26 years, 6 months 11-8-3 (6) | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority | ||
4 | Dec 16, 2000 20 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Leopoldo Serao | 1 | TKO | WIN Cuts | ||
3 | Nov 14, 2000 20 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Luiz Claudio das Dores | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to leg kicks | ||
2 | Aug 12, 2000 20 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Israel Albuquerque | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | May 27, 2000 20 years 1-0 (1) | Adriano Verdelli | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
