Dan Henderson vs Mauricio Rua

Dan Henderson vs Mauricio Rua: Matchup Breakdown

Dan Henderson is 9-9 in the Middleweight division with a 50% win rate. Mauricio Rua is 11-12-1 at Light Heavyweight, winning 45.8% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 2 times. Dan Henderson leads the series 2-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 on Mar 23, 2014, won by Dan Henderson by KO/TKO in round 3.

Dan Henderson holds the higher ELO rating, 964 to 870. Career peaks are 1,089 for Dan Henderson and 1,072 for Mauricio Rua. Dan Henderson has 4 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 9 victories, a 44.4% finish rate. Mauricio Rua has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 72.7% of the time.

Dan Henderson stands 5' 11" with a reach of 74" and fights orthodox. Mauricio Rua is 6' 1" with a reach of 76", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Mauricio Rua. Dan Henderson is 55, Mauricio Rua is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Dan Henderson has landed 495 significant strikes at 45% accuracy with 14 takedowns and 29:13 of control time. Mauricio Rua has landed 888 at 51.5% with 27 takedowns and 1h 1m of control.

Dan Henderson has 3 title fights (0 won) against 3 (1 won) for Mauricio Rua. They share 1 common opponent: Lyoto Machida.