MAURICIO SHOGUN RUA

Mauricio Shogun Rua was bron on November 25, 1981 in Curitiba, Brazil. He is the younger brother of another MMA fighter, Murilo Ninja Rua. Shogun Rua has been trainign as a fighter since he was about 15 years old and has been trained in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and currently trains in wrestling and western boxing.
Shogun has previously fought in the Pride league, among others, and is currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship Middleweight class.

Fighting Record 18--4--0 (win, loss , draw)- AS OD JANUARY 2010

Brazil Lyoto Machida UFC 113 02010-05-01 May 1, 2010 Canada Montreal, Canada For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
xLoss 18-4 Brazil Lyoto Machida Decision (Unanimous) UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun 02009-10-24 October 24, 2009 5 5:00 United States Los Angeles, CA For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Winx 18–3 United States LiddelChuck Liddell KO (Punches) UFC 97: Redemption 02009-04-18 April 18, 2009 1 4:28 Canada Montreal, Canada Won Knock Out of the Night
Winx 17–3 United States ColemanMark Coleman TKO (Punches) UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson 02009-01-17 January 17, 2009 3 4:36 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland Won Fight of the Night.
xLoss 16–3 United States GriffinForrest Griffin Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 76: Knockout 02007-09-22 September 22, 2007 3 4:45 United States Anaheim, United States UFC Debut.
Win 16–2 Netherlands Overeem 2Alistair Overeem KO (Punches) PRIDE 33: Second Coming 02007-02-24 February 24, 2007 1 3:37 United States Las Vegas, United States
Win 15–2 Japan NakamuraKazuhiro Nakamura Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE Shockwave 2006 02006-12-31 December 31, 2006 3 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 14–2 United States RandlemanKevin Randleman Submission (Kneebar) PRIDE 32: The Real Deal 02006-10-21 October 21, 2006 1 2:35 United States Las Vegas, United States
Win 13–2 France Diabate Cyrille Diabate TKO (Stomps) PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute 02006-09-10 September 10, 2006 1 5:29 Japan Saitama, Japan
xLoss 12–2 United States ColemanMark Coleman TKO (Broken Arm) PRIDE 31: Unbreakable 02006-02-22 February 22, 2006 1 0:49 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 12–1 Brazil AronaRicardo Arona KO (Punches) PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 02005-08-28 August 28, 2005 1 2:54 Japan Saitama, Japan Won Pride 2005 Middleweight GP Final
Win 11–1 Netherlands Overeem 1Alistair Overeem TKO (Punches) PRIDE Final Conflict 2005 02005-08-28 August 28, 2005 1 6:42 Japan Saitama, Japan Pride 2005 Middleweight GP Semifinal
Win 10–1 Brazil Nogueira Antônio Rogério Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005 02005-06-26 June 26, 2005 3 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan Pride 2005 Middleweight GP Quarterfinal
Win 9–1 United States JacksonQuinton Jackson TKO (Soccer Kicks) PRIDE Total Elimination 2005 02005-04-23 April 23, 2005 1 4:47 Japan Osaka, Japan Pride 2005 Middleweight GP Opening Round
Win 8–1 Japan KaneharaHiromitsu Kanehara TKO (Stomp) PRIDE 29: Fists of Fire 02005-02-20 February 20, 2005 1 1:40 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 7–1 Japan NamekawaYasuhito Namekawa TKO (Punches) PRIDE Bushido 5 02004-10-14 October 14, 2004 1 6:02 Japan Osaka, Japan
Win 6–1 Japan GonoAkihiro Gono TKO (Soccer Kicks) PRIDE Bushido 2 02004-02-15 February 15, 2004 1 9:04 Japan Yokohama, Japan
Win 5–1 Japan Shoji Akira Shoji TKO (Punches and Stomp) PRIDE Bushido 1 02003-10-05 October 5, 2003 1 3:47 Japan Saitama, Japan
xLoss 4–1 Brazil SobralRenato Sobral Submission (Guillotine Choke) IFC – Global Domination 02003-09-06 September 6, 2003 3 3:07 United States Denver, United States IFC Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
Win 4–0 Brazil WanderleiErik Wanderley TKO (Punches) IFC – Global Domination 02003-09-06 September 6, 2003 2 2:54 United States Denver, United States IFC Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win 3–0 Brazil SantosEvangelista Santos TKO (Punches) Meca World Vale Tudo 9 02003-08-01 August 1, 2003 1 2:31 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 2–0 Brazil AntonioÂngelo Antônio TKO (Soccer Kicks) Meca World Vale Tudo 8 02003-05-16 May 16, 2003 1 0:55 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil
Win 1–0 Brazil CapoeiraRafael Capoeira KO (Head Kick) Meca World Vale Tudo 7 02002-11-08 November 8, 2002 1 4:00 Brazil Curitiba, Brazil