Rua vs Pedro

Who won Rua vs Pedro?

Mauricio Rua beat Tyson Pedro by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 142, on Saturday 1st December 2018 at Adelaide Entertainment Center in Adelaide.

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 Pedro stats

Mauricio Rua stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Tyson Pedro made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Mauricio Rua's UFC record stood at 11-12-1, while Tyson Pedro's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Rua had a massive power advantage over Pedro, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Pedro's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pedro had a massive advantage over Rua, boasting a 71% submission rate over Rua's 4%.

Mauricio Rua was the older man by 10 years, at 42 years old.

Pedro had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rua. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Rua was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 10 years and 10 months earlier than Pedro, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, 85 to Pedro's 23.

Activity check

Rua's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Pedro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rua vs Pedro?

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