Rua vs Nogueira

Who won Rua vs Nogueira?

Mauricio Rua beat Ant nio Rog rio Nogueira by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Island 3, on Saturday 25th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mauricio Rua.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Rua vs Nogueira stats

Mauricio Rua stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ant nio Rog rio Nogueira made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Mauricio Rua's UFC record stood at 11-12-1, while Ant nio Rog rio Nogueira's came in at 6-7-0.

The stats suggested Rua had a massive power advantage over Nogueira, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Nogueira's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nogueira had a large advantage over Rua, boasting a 26% submission rate over Rua's 4%.

Mauricio Rua was the younger man by 5 years, at 42 years old.

Nogueira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rua. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Rua was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 1 year and 2 months later than Nogueira, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 85 to Nogueira's 71.

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Rua's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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