Mauricio Rua vs Ovince Saint Preux

Mauricio Rua vs Ovince Saint Preux: Matchup Breakdown

Mauricio Rua is 11-12-1 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 45.8% win rate. Ovince Saint Preux is 15-13 at Light Heavyweight, winning 53.6% of the time. Mauricio Rua is listed as retired. Ovince Saint Preux is listed as active.

They have met 2 times. Ovince Saint Preux leads the series 2-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje on May 7, 2022, won by Ovince Saint Preux by Decision - Split in round 3.

Mauricio Rua holds the higher ELO rating, 870 to 856. Career peaks are 1,072 for Mauricio Rua and 1,111 for Ovince Saint Preux. Mauricio Rua has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 11 victories, a 72.7% finish rate. Ovince Saint Preux has 6 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins, finishing 73.3% of the time.

Mauricio Rua stands 6' 1" with a reach of 76" and fights orthodox. Ovince Saint Preux is 6' 3" with a reach of 80", southpaw. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Ovince Saint Preux. Mauricio Rua is 44, Ovince Saint Preux is 43.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Mauricio Rua has landed 888 significant strikes at 51.5% accuracy with 27 takedowns and 1h 1m of control time. Ovince Saint Preux has landed 793 at 45.9% with 15 takedowns and 29:38 of control.

Mauricio Rua has 3 title fights (1 won) against 1 (0 won) for Ovince Saint Preux. They share 4 common opponents: Tyson Pedro, Gian Villante, Corey Anderson, Jon Jones.