Mauricio Rua vs. Gian Villante Result

Mauricio Rua def. Gian Villante

KO/TKOR3 · 0:59

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. GastelumMarch 11, 2017Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

Mauricio Rua defeated Gian Villante by KO/TKO at 0:59 of round 3 at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum on March 11, 2017 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. The referee was Mario Yamasaki.

Mauricio Rua vs. Gian Villante — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum (Mar 11, 2017)

Result: Mauricio Rua won
Method: KO/TKOKO/TKOPunch to Head In Clinch
Round & time: R3 · 0:59
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
Division: Light Heavyweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Location: Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

Finish at 0:59 of round 3

Fight stats

Mauricio RuaGian Villante

2Knockdowns0
9494/173 · 54%Significant strikes55/151 · 36%55
9494/174 · 54%Total strikes55/151 · 36%55
22/3 · 67%Takedowns0/1 · 0%0
0Submission attempts0
0Reversals0
0:04Control time0:09

Significant strikes by target

Mauricio RuaHead 68 · Body 16 · Legs 10

Gian VillanteHead 48 · Body 3 · Legs 4

Significant strikes by position

Mauricio RuaDistance 94 · Clinch 0 · Ground 0

Gian VillanteDistance 55 · Clinch 0 · Ground 0

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Knockdowns	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Control time
1	Mauricio Rua	1	39/77	39/77	2/3	0:00
	Gian Villante	0	25/69	25/69	0/0	0:09
2	Mauricio Rua	0	38/68	38/69	0/0	0:04
	Gian Villante	0	27/68	27/68	0/1	0:00
3	Mauricio Rua	1	17/28	17/28	0/0	0:00
	Gian Villante	0	3/14	3/14	0/0	0:00

Where it sat in their careers

Mauricio Rua

UFC record before: 8-8
UFC record after: 9-8
Streak coming in: 2 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 35

Last UFC bouts before this one

WCorey AndersonMay 14, 2016
WRogerio NogueiraAug 1, 2015
LOvince Saint PreuxNov 8, 2014

Next fight: L vs. Anthony Smith

Gian Villante

UFC record before: 5-4
UFC record after: 5-5
Age at the fight: 31

Last UFC bouts before this one

WSaparbeg SafarovDec 9, 2016
LIlir LatifiMar 5, 2016
WAnthony PeroshNov 14, 2015

Next fight: L vs. Patrick Cummins

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