Mauricio Rua

“Shogun”

Forrest Griffin

2 fights between them

Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin Results

Mauricio Rua def. Forrest Griffin

KO/TKOR1 · 1:53

UFC 134: Silva vs OkamiAugust 27, 2011Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mauricio Rua defeated Forrest Griffin by KO/TKO at 1:53 of round 1 at UFC 134: Silva vs Okami on August 27, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The referee was Marc Goddard.

Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin 2 — UFC 134: Silva vs Okami (Aug 27, 2011)

Result: Mauricio Rua won
Method: KO/TKOKO/TKOPunches to Head From Half Guard
Round & time: R1 · 1:53
Referee: Marc Goddard
Division: Light Heavyweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Finish at 1:53 of round 1

Fight stats

Mauricio RuaForrest Griffin

1Knockdowns0
1616/29 · 55%Significant strikes3/19 · 16%3
1616/30 · 53%Total strikes3/19 · 16%3
0—Takedowns—0
0Submission attempts0
0Reversals0
0:07Control time0:00

Significant strikes by target

Mauricio RuaHead 16 · Body 0 · Legs 0

Forrest GriffinHead 1 · Body 0 · Legs 2

Significant strikes by position

Mauricio RuaDistance 8 · Clinch 0 · Ground 8

Forrest GriffinDistance 3 · 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	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Mauricio Rua	1	16/29	16/30	0/0	0	0:07
	Forrest Griffin	0	3/19	3/19	0/0	0	0:00

Where it sat in their careers

Mauricio Rua

UFC record before: 3-3
UFC record after: 4-3
Age at the fight: 29

Last UFC bouts before this one

LJon JonesMar 19, 2011
WLyoto MachidaMay 8, 2010
LLyoto MachidaOct 24, 2009

Next fight: L vs. Dan Henderson

Forrest Griffin

UFC record before: 9-4
UFC record after: 9-5
Streak coming in: 2 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 32

Last UFC bouts before this one

WRich FranklinFeb 5, 2011
WTito OrtizNov 21, 2009
LAnderson SilvaAug 8, 2009

Next fight: W vs. Tito Ortiz

Mauricio Rua vs. Forrest Griffin — UFC 76: Knockout (Sep 22, 2007)

Result: Forrest Griffin won
Method: SUBSubmissionRear Naked Choke
Round & time: R3 · 4:45
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti
Division: Light Heavyweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC 76: Knockout
Location: Anaheim, California, USA

Finish at 4:45 of round 3

Fight stats

Mauricio RuaForrest Griffin

0Knockdowns0
2727/75 · 36%Significant strikes66/130 · 51%66
5353/105 · 50%Total strikes146/214 · 68%146
55/12 · 42%Takedowns2/2 · 100%2
0Submission attempts3
0Reversals2
4:51Control time5:37

Significant strikes by target

Mauricio RuaHead 21 · Body 3 · Legs 3

Forrest GriffinHead 44 · Body 13 · Legs 9

Significant strikes by position

Mauricio RuaDistance 14 · Clinch 3 · Ground 10

Forrest GriffinDistance 21 · Clinch 4 · Ground 41

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Mauricio Rua	13/34	23/46	3/6	0	2:11
	Forrest Griffin	19/46	40/68	1/1	0	1:05
2	Mauricio Rua	11/34	20/45	1/4	0	1:02
	Forrest Griffin	27/53	55/81	1/1	1	1:50
3	Mauricio Rua	3/7	10/14	1/2	0	1:38
	Forrest Griffin	20/31	51/65	0/0	2	2:42

Where it sat in their careers

Mauricio Rua

UFC record before: 0-0
UFC record after: 0-1
Age at the fight: 25

Next fight: W vs. Mark Coleman

Forrest Griffin

UFC record before: 5-2
UFC record after: 6-2
Age at the fight: 28

Last UFC bouts before this one

WHector RamirezJun 16, 2007
LKeith JardineDec 30, 2006
WStephan BonnarAug 26, 2006

Next fight: W vs. Quinton Jackson

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