Ricardo Arona has five losses against five opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Arona's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Ricardo Arona".
On April 8, 2007 Ricardo Arona faced off against Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in a middleweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 13-5 (5). Arona lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On December 31, 2005 Ricardo Arona fought Wanderlei Silva in a middleweight title fight for Silva's Pride Championship title. Arona was 27 years old and with a record of 12-4 (4), and Silva was 29 years old and with a record of 29-5-1 (24). Arona lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
On August 28, 2005 Ricardo Arona faced off against Maurício Rua in a middleweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 12-3 (4), and Rua was 23 years old and with a record of 11-1 (10). Arona lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On June 20, 2004 Ricardo Arona faced off against Quinton Jackson in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 8-2 (2), and Jackson was 26 years old and with a record of 20-4 (16). Arona lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On December 22, 2000 Ricardo Arona faced off against Fedor Emelianenko at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 2-1 (0), and Emelianenko was 24 years old and with a record of 3-0 (3). Arona lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.