Best fights of Murilo Rua
Over 12 years as a professional, Murilo Rua has compiled a 20-13-1 (18) record, including three title fights across four weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Murilo Rua KOs Joey Villaseñor
On June 22, 2007 Murilo Rua fought Joey Villaseñor for the vacant Elite XC and EliteXC middleweight titles. Rua was 27 years old with a record of 13-7-1, and Villaseñor was 31 with a record of 23-5. Rua was on a 2-fight winning streak and Villaseñor was coming off a win. Rua stopped Joey Villaseñor via TKO in the 2nd round. Won the vacant titles.
2. Murilo Rua loses to Quinton Jackson via split decision
On February 20, 2005 Murilo Rua faced Quinton Jackson in a heavyweight bout. Rua was 24 years old with a record of 10-4-1, and Jackson was 26 with a record of 21-5. Both Rua and Jackson were coming off a loss. Rua lost via split decision. Went the distance with Jackson.
3. Murilo Rua loses to Dan Henderson via split decision
On November 3, 2001 Murilo Rua faced Dan Henderson in a middleweight bout. Rua was 21 years old with a record of 6-0-1, and Henderson was 31 with a record of 11-1. Rua was on an undefeated 2-fight winning streak and Henderson was on a 2-fight winning streak. Rua lost via split decision. Went the distance with Henderson.
4. Murilo Rua defeats Mário Sperry
On April 28, 2002 Murilo Rua faced Mário Sperry in a heavyweight bout. Rua was 21 years old with a record of 7-1-1, and Sperry was 35 with a record of 8-1. Rua was coming off a win and Sperry was on a 6-fight winning streak. Rua won via unanimous decision.
5. Murilo Rua submits Jeremy May
On July 18, 2010 Murilo Rua faced Jeremy May in a middleweight bout. Rua was 30 years old with a record of 19-10-1, and May was 0 with a record of 0-0. Rua was on a 3-fight winning streak. Rua submitted Jeremy May via guillotine choke in the 1st round.
6. Murilo Rua submits Arturo Arcemendes
On May 28, 2010 Murilo Rua faced Arturo Arcemendes in a light heavyweight bout. Rua was 30 years old with a record of 18-10-1, and Arcemendes was 0 with a record of 0-0. Rua was on a 2-fight winning streak. Rua submitted Arturo Arcemendes via arm-triangle choke in the 1st round.
7. Murilo Rua KOs Tony Bonello
On June 14, 2008 Murilo Rua faced Tony Bonello in a middleweight bout. Rua was 28 years old with a record of 15-8-1, and Bonello was 0 with a record of 0-0. Rua was coming off a win. Rua stopped Tony Bonello via KO in the 1st round.
8. Murilo Rua submits Murad Chunkaiev
On October 23, 2005 Murilo Rua faced Murad Chunkaiev in a middleweight bout. Rua was 25 years old with a record of 10-5-1, and Chunkaiev was 0 with a record of 0-0. Rua was on a 2-fight losing streak. Rua submitted Murad Chunkaiev via heel hook in the 1st round.
9. Murilo Rua loses to Paulo Filho via unanimous decision
On April 2, 2006 Murilo Rua faced Paulo Filho in a middleweight bout. Rua was 25 years old with a record of 11-5-1, and Filho was 27 with a record of 10-0. Rua was coming off a win and Filho was on an undefeated 10-fight winning streak. Rua lost via unanimous decision.
10. Murilo Rua KOs Jason Jones
On December 12, 2009 Murilo Rua faced Jason Jones in a light heavyweight bout. Rua was 29 years old with a record of 17-10-1, and Jones was 0 with a record of 0-0. Rua was coming off a win. Rua stopped Jason Jones via TKO in the 2nd round.