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Forrest Griffin vs Mauricio Rua

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds

Sat, Aug 27, 2011
Mauricio Rua def. Forrest Griffin · KO/TKO, round 1 (1:53)
 
Forrest
Griffin
Light Heavyweight
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Record
18-6
UFC
9-4
Age
32
Height
6'3"
Reach
77"
Stance
Orthodox
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Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Mauricio
Rua
Light Heavyweight
Record
19-5
UFC
3-3
Age
29
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Forrest GriffinMauricio Rua
Significant strikes3 of 1916 of 29
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:000:07
Submission attempts00

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.

21
15
Round 1
24
15
Round 2
■ Forrest Griffin ■ Mauricio Rua

Their other meetings

Forrest Griffin won by submission, round 3 (4:45)Sep 22, 2007

Other fights that night

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