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Brandon Vera vs Mauricio Rua

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Aug 4, 2012
Mauricio Rua def. Brandon Vera · KO/TKO, round 4 (4:09)
 
Brandon
Vera
Light Heavyweight
Photo: Jess Escaros Jr. for the Philippine News Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Record
12-5
UFC
8-5
Age
34
Height
6'3"
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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VeraRua
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Mauricio
Rua
Light Heavyweight
Record
20-6
UFC
4-4
Age
30
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Brandon VeraMauricio Rua
Significant strikes67 of 10668 of 103
Knockdowns01
Takedowns1 of 24 of 7
Control time1:5111:26
Submission attempts10

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

16
14
Round 1
13
16
Round 2
■ Brandon Vera ■ Mauricio Rua Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Jon Jones
Brandon Vera
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
Mar 2010 · Jones landed 1.8 more a minute
Mauricio Rua
Lost · KO/TKO, round 3
Mar 2011 · Jones landed 5.2 more a minute

Other fights that night

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