Jon Jones vs Mauricio Rua

Jon Jones vs Mauricio Rua: Matchup Breakdown

Jon Jones is 22-1 (1 NC) in the Light Heavyweight division with a 91.7% 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 1 time. Jon Jones leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones on Mar 19, 2011, won by Jon Jones by KO/TKO in round 3.

Jon Jones holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,889 to 800. Career peaks are 1,889 for Jon Jones and 1,077 for Mauricio Rua. Jon Jones has 6 KO/TKO and 6 submission wins from 22 victories, a 54.5% finish rate. Mauricio Rua has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 72.7% of the time.

Jon Jones stands 6' 4" with a reach of 84" and fights orthodox. Mauricio Rua is 6' 1" with a reach of 76", orthodox. That is an 8-inch reach advantage for Jon Jones. Jon Jones is 39, Mauricio Rua is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Jon Jones has landed 1,564 significant strikes at 58.9% accuracy with 45 takedowns and 1h 24m of control time. Mauricio Rua has landed 888 at 51.5% with 27 takedowns and 1h 01m of control.

Jon Jones has 16 title fights (15 won) against 3 (1 won) for Mauricio Rua. They share 6 common opponents: Anthony Smith, Alexander Gustafsson, Ovince Saint Preux, Chael Sonnen, Lyoto Machida, Brandon Vera.