Rua vs Villante

Who won Rua vs Villante?

Mauricio Rua beat Gian Villante by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 106, on Saturday 11th March 2017 at Olympic Training Center in Fortaleza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Rua vs Villante stats

Mauricio Rua stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gian Villante made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Mauricio Rua's UFC record stood at 11-12-1, while Gian Villante's came in at 7-11-0.

The stats suggested Rua had an advantage in power over Villante, with a 79% knock out percentage over Villante's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Villante had a slight advantage over Rua, with a 13% submission rate over Rua's 4%.

Mauricio Rua was the older man by 4 years, at 43 years old.

Villante had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rua. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Rua was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Villante, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 85 to Villante's 66.

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