Rua vs Potieria

Who won Rua vs Potieria?

Ihor Potieria beat Mauricio Rua by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 283, on Saturday 21st January 2023 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

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 Potieria stats

Mauricio Rua stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 13 losses and 1 draw, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Ihor Potieria made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Ihor Potieria marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Mauricio Rua's UFC record stood at 11-12-1, while Ihor Potieria's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Rua had a massive power advantage over Potieria, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Potieria's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Potieria had a large advantage over Rua, boasting a 32% submission rate over Rua's 4%.

Mauricio Rua was the older man by 14 years, at 42 years old.

Potieria had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rua. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Rua was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 21 years and 8 months later than Potieria, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 85 to Potieria's 41.

Rua vs Potieria form

Rua had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ovince St. Preux at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Paul Craig at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ant nio Rog rio Nogueira at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had drawn with Paul Craig at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by split draw in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He had beaten Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

Potieria had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Robert Bryczek at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Rodolfo Bellato at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Before that, he was victorious against Mauricio Rua at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Nick Negumereanu at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ihor Potieria had been fighting more than Mauricio Rua.

Going to this contest, Mauricio Rua had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 17 days ago, while Ihor Potieria's last outing had been 5 months and 14 days ago.

Rua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Potieria's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rua vs Potieria?

Mauricio Rua was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Ihor Potieria made his way into the ring at 23/50 (-220) with oddsmakers.