Ricardo Arona (14-5, 5) was born in Niteroi, Brazil on July 17, 1978. At the age of 21 years on April 20, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Andrei Kopylov, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
Arona's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Marvin Eastman at age 31 on September 12, 2009. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Ricardo Arona's best fights have been against Gustavo Machado, Alistair Overeem, Kazushi Sakuraba, Hiromitsu Kanehara, Wanderlei Silva, Jeremy Horn and Murilo Rua.
Arona has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Sep 12, 2009 31 years, 1 months 14-5 (5) | 38 years, 3 months 16-9-1 (7) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Apr 8, 2007 28 years, 8 months 13-5 (5) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
17  | Sep 10, 2006 28 years, 1 months 13-4 (5) | 26 years, 3 months 24-8 (23) | Pride | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
16  | Dec 31, 2005 27 years, 5 months 12-4 (4) | 29 years, 5 months 29-5-1 (24) | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS For Pride middleweight title | |
15  | Aug 28, 2005 27 years, 1 months 12-3 (4) | 23 years, 9 months 11-1 (10) | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
14 | Aug 28, 2005 27 years, 1 months 12-2 (4) | 29 years, 1 months 29-4-1 (24) | MD | 2 | UD | WIN | |
13  | Jun 26, 2005 26 years, 11 months 11-2 (4) | 35 years, 11 months 17-8-1 (12) | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
12  | Apr 23, 2005 26 years, 9 months 10-2 (3) | 29 years, 2 months 7-3 (7) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Oct 31, 2004 26 years, 3 months 9-2 (3) | Sergey Ignatov | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10  | Jun 20, 2004 25 years, 11 months 8-2 (2) | 26 years 20-4 (16) | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Slam | |
9  | Nov 24, 2002 24 years, 4 months 8-1 (2) | 22 years, 6 months 8-1-1 (6) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8  | Apr 28, 2002 23 years, 9 months 7-1 (2) | 31 years, 8 months 12-1 (4) | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
7  | Sep 24, 2001 23 years, 2 months 6-1 (2) | 33 years, 8 months 28-11-2 (15) | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
6  | Aug 11, 2001 23 years 5-1 (2) | 26 years, 2 months 4-0 (1) | RINGS | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kick and punches |
5  | Aug 11, 2001 23 years 4-1 (1) | 25 years, 11 months 50-10-4 (46) | RINGS | MD | 2 | MD | WIN |
4  | Jun 15, 2001 22 years, 10 months 3-1 (1) | 30 years, 8 months 15-7 (9) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
3  | Dec 22, 2000 22 years, 5 months 2-1 (0) | 24 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | RINGS | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
2 | Aug 23, 2000 22 years, 1 months 2-0 (0) | 24 years, 11 months 42-7-4 (38) | RINGS | 2 | SD | WIN | |
1  | Apr 20, 2000 21 years, 9 months 1-0 (0) | 34 years, 9 months 3-5 (2) | RINGS | 2 | UD | WIN |
