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Murilo Rua
Brazil
Curitiba, Parana Country

Murilo Rua

"Ninja"

Murilo Rua
AGE 44 / May 22, 1980
HEIGHT5'11" / 180.34 cm
WEIGHT186 lbs / 84.37 kg
ASSOCIATION


CLASS
Middleweight

STYLE
Muay Thai / BJJ
Wins 20
KO / TKO
10
Meter
50%
SUBMISSIONS
8
Meter
40%
DECISIONS
2
Meter
10%
Draws 1
Losses 13
KO / TKO
7
Meter
54%
SUBMISSIONS
0
Meter
0%
DECISIONS
6
Meter
46%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result Fighter Event Method/Referee R Time
loss Paulo Filho BOTB - Filho vs. Ninja
Sep / 06 / 2012		 TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki 		1 0:47
loss Tom Watson BAMMA 6 - Watson vs. Rua
May / 21 / 2011		 KO (Head Kick and Punches)
Marc Goddard 		3 2:06
loss Roy Boughton W-1 MMA 6 - New Ground
Oct / 23 / 2010		 Decision (Unanimous)
 3 5:00
win Jeremy May Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney
Jul / 18 / 2010		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Steve Perceval 		1 4:02
win Arturo Arcemendes BC - Bitetti Combat 7
May / 28 / 2010		 Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Mario Yamasaki 		1 1:27
win Jason Jones BC - Bitetti Combat 5
Dec / 12 / 2009		 TKO (Punches)
Pedro Rizzo 		2 3:20
win Alex Stiebling BC - Bitetti Combat 4
Sep / 12 / 2009		 TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Renzo Gracie 		1 0:39
loss Riki Fukuda Dream 8 - Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Opening Round
Apr / 05 / 2009		 Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 5:00
loss Benji Radach EliteXC - Heat
Oct / 04 / 2008		 TKO (Punches)
Jorge Alonso
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 2:31
win Tony Bonello EliteXC - The Return of the King
Jun / 14 / 2008		 TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki 		1 3:15
win Xavier Foupa-Pokam Cage Rage 24 - Feel the Pain
Dec / 01 / 2007		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
 2 3:47
loss Robbie Lawler EliteXC - Uprising
Sep / 15 / 2007		 KO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki 		3 2:04
win Joey Villasenor Strikeforce-EliteXC - Shamrock vs. Baroni
Jun / 22 / 2007		 TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki 		2 1:05
win Alex Reid Cage Rage 21 - Judgement Day
Apr / 21 / 2007		 TKO (Cut on the Shin)
 1 0:28
win Mark Weir Cage Rage 18 - Battleground
Sep / 30 / 2006		 Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
 2 1:15
loss Denis Kang Pride - Bushido 11
Jun / 04 / 2006		 KO (Punches)
Yuji Shimada 		1 0:15
loss Paulo Filho Pride - Bushido 10
Apr / 02 / 2006		 Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada 		2 5:00
win Murad Chunkaiev Pride 30 - Fully Loaded
Oct / 23 / 2005		 Submission (Heel Hook)
Minoru Toyonaga 		1 3:31
loss Quinton Jackson Pride 29 - Fists of Fire
Feb / 20 / 2005		 Decision (Split)
Yuji Shimada 		3 5:00
loss Sergei Kharitonov Pride FC - Total Elimination 2004
Apr / 25 / 2004		 KO (Punches)
Yuji Shimada 		1 4:14
win Alexander Otsuka Pride 27 - Inferno
Feb / 01 / 2004		 Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Minoru Toyonaga 		1 5:25
win Akira Shoji Pride FC - Shockwave 2003
Dec / 31 / 2003		 KO (Flying Knee)
Yuji Shimada 		1 2:41
loss Kevin Randleman Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3
Dec / 23 / 2002		 TKO (Cut)
Yuji Shimada 		3 0:20
loss Ricardo Arona Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2
Nov / 24 / 2002		 Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi 		3 5:00
win Mario Sperry Pride 20 - Armed and Ready
Apr / 28 / 2002		 Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi 		3 5:00
win Alex Andrade Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2
Dec / 23 / 2001		 Decision (Unanimous)
Daisuke Noguchi 		3 5:00
loss Dan Henderson Pride 17 - Championship Chaos
Nov / 03 / 2001		 Decision (Split)
Daisuke Noguchi 		3 5:00
win Daijiro Matsui Pride 16 - Beasts From The East
Sep / 24 / 2001		 TKO (Soccer Kick and Stomps)
Akira Okabayashi 		3 0:51
win Rogerio Sagate Meca 5 - Meca World Vale Tudo 5
Jun / 09 / 2001		 Submission (Keylock)
 1 3:54
draw Akihiro Gono Shooto - To The Top 4
May / 01 / 2001		 Draw (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki 		3 5:00
win Leopoldo Serao Meca 4 - Meca World Vale Tudo 4
Dec / 16 / 2000		 TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Miguel Repanas 		1 7:00
win Luiz Claudio das Dores Meca 3 - Meca World Vale Tudo 3
Nov / 14 / 2000		 TKO (Retirement)
Miguel Repanas 		1 3:00
win Israel Albuquerque Meca 2 - Meca World Vale Tudo 2
Aug / 12 / 2000		 TKO (Shoulder Injury)
 1 1:36
win Adriano Verdelli Meca 1 - Meca World Vale Tudo 1
May / 27 / 2000		 Submission (Triangle Choke)
 1 3:08
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