- Record: 18-3
- Height: 6’1”
- Weight: 205lbs
- Style: Muay Thai / Brazilian Jiu Jitsu / Wrestling / Boxing
- Born: Curitiba Brazil
- Best Striking Weapons: Punches, Knees, Kicks
In Mauricio “Sho-Gun Rua’s” 18 wins, he has 15 KOs.
Sho-Gun” has KOed a Who’s who of MMA stars including Alistair Overeem and former UFC Champions Mark Coleman, Rampage Jackson, and Chuck Liddell.
“Sho-Gun” did most of his damage fighting in the Pride Fighting Championships, where he battled future UFC Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and TKOed “Rampage” in 4 minutes and 47 seconds of the 1st rd at Pride Total Elimination 2005.
Mauricio Rua TKOed Alistair Overeem at 6:42 of the 1st rd and then fought and KOed Ricardo Arona at 2:54 of the 1st rd to win the Pride Middleweight Gran Prix Championship at Pride Final Conflict 2005.
“Sho-Gun” Rua had another fight with Alistair Overeem. Knocking him out the second time in 3:37 of the 1st at Pride 33: Second Coming.
Then “Sho-Gun” TKOed Mark Coleman in 4:36 of the 3rd at UFC 93: Franklin vs.Henderson.
And Knocked out Chuck Liddell in 4:28 of the 1st at UFC 97: Redemption.
Other (T)KO victims of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua are:
- Rafael Capoeica 4:00-1st
- Angelo Antonio :55-1st
- Evangelista Santos 2:31-1st
- Erik Wanderley 2:54-1st
- Akira Shoji 3:47-1st
- Akihiro Gono 9:04-1st
- Yasuhito Namekawa 6:02-1st
- Hiromitsu Kanehara 1:40-1st
- Cyrille Diabate 5:29-1st