Marco Ruas

Q: What is Marco Ruas's UFC record?

Marco Ruas is 4-2 as a Heavyweight fighter — 1 by knockout, 3 by submission. Last fight: Lost to Maurice Smith by KO/TKO, Jul 1999. 4-2 across 6 UFC bouts, 4 by finish. Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

Q: Who has Marco Ruas lost to in the UFC?

Marco Ruas has 2 UFC losses: Oleg Taktarov (1995), Maurice Smith (1999).

Q: Who did Marco Ruas fight last?

Marco Ruas lost to Maurice Smith by KO/TKO in round 1 at UFC 21: Return of the Champions on July 16, 1999.

Q: How tall is Marco Ruas and what is the reach?

Marco Ruas is 6' 1" tall and weighs 210 lbs.

Q: How many UFC fights has Marco Ruas had?

Marco Ruas has had 6 UFC fights: 4 wins, 2 losses.

Q: What is Marco Ruas's win rate and finish rate?

Marco Ruas has won 4 of 6 UFC fights, a 66.7% win rate. 4 of those wins came inside the distance, a 100% finish rate: 1 by knockout (25%) and 3 by submission (75%).

Q: How many takedowns and strikes has Marco Ruas landed in the UFC?

In 3 UFC fights with official stats (of 6), Marco Ruas has landed 48 significant strikes (42.5% accuracy), 1 takedown (100% of attempts) and 1 knockdown.

Q: How old is Marco Ruas?

Marco Ruas is 65 years old (born January 23, 1961).

"King of the Streets"

Heavyweight 4-2 Retired

Age: 65
Height: 6' 1"
Stance: Orthodox

Last 5 W W L W L

Last L vs Maurice Smith Jul 16, 1999

1 KO

3 SUBs

99 Days/Fight

4.35 Sig Str/Min

0.09 TD/Min

3 Rounds

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Statistics

4Wins

2Losses

0Draws

How the wins came

1 KO/TKO 3 Submission 0 Decision

Win rate66.7%4/6
Finish rate100%4/4
KO rate25%1/4
Sub rate75%3/4

Advanced Stats

42.5% Sig. Strike Acc.

100% Takedown Acc.

16 Sig. Strikes/Fight

0.3 Takedowns/Fight

0.33 Knockdowns/Fight

1:14 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head

25%

Body

Leg

75%

Career Timeline 6 fights

1,022 Current ELO

1,084 Prime ELO (Sep 1995)

+22 Career Change

LOSS

vs Maurice Smith KO/TKO · R1 Jul 16, 1999

-58 → 1,022

→

WIN

vs Keith Hackney Submission · R1 Dec 16, 1995

+30 → 1,080

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LOSS

vs Oleg Taktarov Decision - Unanimous · R1 Dec 16, 1995

-33 → 1,050

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WIN

vs Larry Cureton Submission · R1 Sep 8, 1995 ▲ PRIME

+27 → 1,083

→

WIN

vs Remco Pardoel Submission · R1 Sep 8, 1995

+29 → 1,056

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WIN

vs Paul Varelans KO/TKO · R1 Sep 8, 1995

+27 → 1,027

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Career Statistics 3 of 6 bouts with official stats

Pace

9.60 Strikes landed per minute 2.20 Strikes absorbed per minute 3.00 Takedowns per 15 minutes

+7.40 Strike differential per minute

3.00 Knockdowns per 15 minutes

6.00 Submission attempts per 15 minutes

1:14 Control time per fight

UFC record

4-2 Record

6 Bouts

4 Wins

2 Losses

66.7% Win rate

1 Current losing streak

3 Longest win streak

LWLWW Last five

How the fights end

1 Win by KO/TKO

3 Wins by submission

0 Wins by decision

4 First-round finishes

100.0% Finish rate

1 Loss by KO/TKO

0 Losses by submission

1 Loss by decision

Striking

48 Significant strikes landed

113 Significant strikes attempted

42.5% Significant strike accuracy

16.0 Strikes landed per fight

11 Significant strikes absorbed

26.7% Strike defence

87 Total strikes landed

1 Knockdown scored

0 Knockdowns absorbed

Where the strikes land

12 Landed to the head

25.0% Head share

0 Landed to the body

0.0% Body share

36 Landed to the legs

75.0% Leg share

From where

42 Landed at distance

87.5% Distance share

2 Landed in the clinch

4.2% Clinch share

4 Landed on the ground

8.3% Ground share

Grappling

1 Takedown landed

1 Takedown attempted

100.0% Takedown accuracy

0 Takedowns conceded

2 Submission attempts

0 Reversals

3m 41s Total control time

34s Control time conceded

Octagon time

5m 0s Total octagon time

1 Bout with a comparable clock

Per-minute and accuracy figures use only the 3 bouts the UFC recorded round-by-round stats for. Totals cover every UFC bout.

Career Rankings where Marco Ruas sits

97th of 2,783 First-round finishes 4 UFC-wide Tied Top 4%

114th of 2,783 Wins by submission 3 UFC-wide Tied Top 5%

334th of 2,783 Wins by finish 4 UFC-wide Tied Top 13%

222nd of 1,276 Win rate 66.7% UFC-wide Tied Top 18%

480th of 2,783 Longest UFC win streak 3 UFC-wide Tied Top 18%

706th of 2,776 UFC wins 4 UFC-wide Tied

650th of 2,783 Wins by knockout 1 UFC-wide Tied Top 24%

982nd of 2,783 UFC bouts 6 UFC-wide Tied

791st of 2,758 Career knockdowns 1 UFC-wide Tied

151st of 327 Career control time 3m 41s Heavyweight

740th of 2,783 Losses by knockout 1 UFC-wide Tied

1128th of 1,780 Significant strike accuracy 42.5% UFC-wide Tied

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Marco Ruas is a Heavyweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 4-2. Of 4 career wins, 4 have come by finish (1 by knockout and 3 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 1,022, with a career peak of 1,084.

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What is Marco Ruas's UFC record?

Marco Ruas is 4-2 as a Heavyweight fighter — 1 by knockout, 3 by submission.

Last fight: Lost to Maurice Smith by KO/TKO, Jul 1999. 4-2 across 6 UFC bouts, 4 by finish.

UFC record: 4-2
KO/TKO wins: 1
Submission wins: 3

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

Who has Marco Ruas lost to in the UFC?

Marco Ruas has 2 UFC losses: Oleg Taktarov (1995), Maurice Smith (1999).

Who did Marco Ruas fight last?

Marco Ruas lost to Maurice Smith by KO/TKO in round 1 at UFC 21: Return of the Champions on July 16, 1999.

How tall is Marco Ruas and what is the reach?

Marco Ruas is 6' 1" tall and weighs 210 lbs.

How many UFC fights has Marco Ruas had?

Marco Ruas has had 6 UFC fights: 4 wins, 2 losses.

What is Marco Ruas's win rate and finish rate?

Marco Ruas has won 4 of 6 UFC fights, a 66.7% win rate. 4 of those wins came inside the distance, a 100% finish rate: 1 by knockout (25%) and 3 by submission (75%).

How many takedowns and strikes has Marco Ruas landed in the UFC?

In 3 UFC fights with official stats (of 6), Marco Ruas has landed 48 significant strikes (42.5% accuracy), 1 takedown (100% of attempts) and 1 knockdown.

How old is Marco Ruas?

Marco Ruas is 65 years old (born January 23, 1961).