Forrest Griffin vs Mauricio Rua

Forrest Griffin vs Mauricio Rua: Matchup Breakdown

Forrest Griffin is 10-5 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 66.7% 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. The series is level at 1-1. Their most recent meeting was UFC 134: Silva vs Okami on Aug 27, 2011, won by Mauricio Rua by KO/TKO in round 1.

Forrest Griffin holds the higher ELO rating, 1,060 to 870. Career peaks are 1,104 for Forrest Griffin and 1,072 for Mauricio Rua. Forrest Griffin has 1 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins from 10 victories, a 30% finish rate. Mauricio Rua has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 72.7% of the time.

Forrest Griffin stands 6' 3" with a reach of 77" and fights orthodox. Mauricio Rua is 6' 1" with a reach of 76", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Forrest Griffin. Forrest Griffin is 47, Mauricio Rua is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Forrest Griffin has landed 796 significant strikes at 36.4% accuracy with 10 takedowns and 23:42 of control time. Mauricio Rua has landed 888 at 51.5% with 27 takedowns and 1h 1m of control.

Forrest Griffin has 2 title fights (1 won) against 3 (1 won) for Mauricio Rua. They have no opponents in common.