Marco Ruas “The King of the Streets”

Photo of Marco Ruas
Team Ruas Vale Tudo
Age 63
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class Heavyweight

Marco Ruas is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 9-4-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 19 days
Rounds Fought 30.5
Avg. Fights/Year 0.7
Longest Layoff 7 years, 7 months, 19 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 1 8 0
Losses 3 0 1
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 75.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 25.0%
Win by KO Rate 11.1%
Loss by KO Rate 75.0%
Win by SUB Rate 88.9%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 34
Fastest KO 13:17
Fastest SUB 34
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:58
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 14:10
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 05/19/2007 L
(9-3-1)
Maurice Smith
(14-14-0)
HW TKO/RSC (Corner Stoppage)
International Fight League: Chicago 05/19/07
4 03:43
NRB 11/11/2001 W
(8-3-1)
Jason Lambert
(24-13-0)
Submission (Heel Hook)
Ultimate Pankration 1
1 00:56
NRB 07/16/1999 L
(8-2-1)
Maurice Smith
(14-14-0)
TKO/RSC (Corner Threw in the Towel from a Knee Injury)
UFC 21: Return of the Champions
1 05:00
NRB 10/11/1998 L
(8-1-1)
Alexander Otsuka
(5-14-0)
TKO/RSC (Corner Threw in the Towel)
Pride 4
2 10:00
NRB 03/15/1998 W
(7-1-1)
Gary Goodridge
(23-23-1)
Submission (Heel Hook)
Pride 2
1 09:09
NRB 03/16/1997 W
(6-1-1)
Pat Smith
(20-18-0)
Submission (Heel Hook)
World Vale Tudo Championship 4
1 00:39
NRB 11/10/1996 D
(6-1-0)
Oleg Taktarov
(17-5-2)
Draw
World Vale Tudo Championship 2
1 31:12
NRB 10/14/1996 W
(5-1-0)
Steve Jennum
(2-3-0)
Submission (Punches)
World Vale Tudo Championship 1
1 01:44
NRB 12/16/1995 L
(4-0-0)
Oleg Taktarov
(17-5-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC: Ultimate Ultimate 95
1 18:00
NRB 12/16/1995 W
(4-0-0)
Keith Hackney
(2-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC: Ultimate Ultimate 95
1 02:39
NRB 09/08/1995 W
(1-0-0)
Paul Varelans
(10-9-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Kicks)
UFC 7: Brawl in Buffalo
1 13:17
NRB 09/08/1995 W
(1-0-0)
Remco Pardoel
(9-6-1)
Submission (Bad Position)
UFC 7: Brawl in Buffalo
1 12:27
NRB 09/08/1995 W
(1-0-0)
Larry Cureton
(0-2-0)
Submission (Heel Hook)
UFC 7: Brawl in Buffalo
1 03:23
NRB 07/19/1992 W
(0-0-0)
Francisco
(0-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Ruas Vale Tudo Brazil
1 00:34
NRB 11/30/1984 Unknown
(0-0-0)
Fernando Pinduka
(0-0-0)
Unknown (Draw)
Vale Tudo No Maracanazinho
1 20:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class