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James Te Huna vs Maurício Rua

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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James Te Huna and Maurício Rua met once (2013). Maurício Rua won in 2013 by ko.

SOURCE·James Te Huna and Maurício Rua — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
James Te HunaMaurício Rua
75″ (190.5 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
73″ (185.4 cm)Height73″ (185.4 cm)
+2.75%Reach advantage+4.1%
16–8Record27–14
81%Finish rate81%
7Longest unbeaten run11
25Recorded bouts42
—Stance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentJames Te HunaMaurício Rua
Alexander Gustafsson L L

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

James Te Huna

20002010loss v Api Hemara, 2003, submissionwin v Kym Robinson, 2004, submissionwin v Rocky Huni, 2004, submissionwin v Matt Knight, 2004, submissionwin v Edwin Aguilar, 2005, kowin v Adrian Leatuna, 2005, koloss v Matt Knight, 2005, dqwin v Takahiro Oba, 2006, koloss v James Lee, 2006, submissionloss v Hector Lombard, 2007, kowin v Sam Brown, 2008, decisionwin v Anthony Perosh, 2009, kowin v Priscus Fogagnolo, 2009, kowin v Antony Rea, 2009, kowin v David Gibb, 2009, kowin v Igor Pokrajac, 2010, kowin v Ricardo Romero, 2011, koloss v Alexander Gustafsson, 2011, submissionwin v Joey Beltran, 2012, decisionwin v Aaron Rosa, 2012, koloss v Maurício Rua, 2013, koloss v Glover Teixeira, 2013, submissionwin v Ryan Jimmo, 2013, decisionloss v Nate Marquardt, 2014, submissionloss v Steve Bossé, 2016, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2003–2016
2010 loss vs Api Hemara (2003)win vs Kym Robinson (2004)win vs Rocky Huni (2004)win vs Matt Knight (2004)win vs Edwin Aguilar (2005)win vs Adrian Leatuna (2005)loss vs Matt Knight (2005)win vs Takahiro Oba (2006)loss vs James Lee (2006)loss vs Hector Lombard (2007)win vs Sam Brown (2008)win vs Anthony Perosh (2009)win vs Priscus Fogagnolo (2009)win vs Antony Rea (2009)win vs David Gibb (2009)win vs Igor Pokrajac (2010)win vs Ricardo Romero (2011)loss vs Alexander Gustafsson (2011)win vs Joey Beltran (2012)win vs Aaron Rosa (2012)loss vs Maurício Rua (2013)loss vs Glover Teixeira (2013)win vs Ryan Jimmo (2013)loss vs Nate Marquardt (2014)loss vs Steve Bossé (2016)
winlossdraw / NC2003–2016

Maurício Rua

200020102020UNFILEDwin v Rafael Freitas, 2002, kowin v Akira Shoji, 2003, koloss v Renato Sobral, 2003, submissionwin v Evangelista Santos, 2003, kowin v Angelo de Oliveira, 2003, kowin v Yasuhito Namekawa, 2004, kowin v Akihiro Gono, 2004, kowin v Ricardo Arona, 2005, kowin v Antônio Rogério Nogueira, 2005, decisionwin v Quinton Jackson, 2005, kowin v Hiromitsu Kanehara, 2005, kowin v Kazuhiro Nakamura, 2006, decisionwin v Kevin Randleman, 2006, submissionwin v Cyrille Diabaté, 2006, koloss v Mark Coleman, 2006, koloss v Forrest Griffin, 2007, submissionwin v Alistair Overeem, 2007, koloss v Lyoto Machida, 2009, decisionwin v Chuck Liddell, 2009, kowin v Mark Coleman, 2009, kowin v Lyoto Machida, 2010, koloss v Dan Henderson, 2011, decisionwin v Forrest Griffin, 2011, koloss v Jon Jones, 2011, koloss v Alexander Gustafsson, 2012, decisionwin v Brandon Vera, 2012, kowin v James Te Huna, 2013, koloss v Chael Sonnen, 2013, submissionloss v Ovince Saint Preux, 2014, koloss v Dan Henderson, 2014, kowin v Antônio Rogério Nogueira, 2015, decisionwin v Corey Anderson, 2016, decisionwin v Gian Villante, 2017, kowin v Tyson Pedro, 2018, koloss v Anthony Smith, 2018, kodraw v Paul Craig, 2019, drawloss v Paul Craig, 2020, submissionwin v Antônio Rogério Nogueira, 2020, decisionloss v Ovince Saint Preux, 2022, decisionloss v Ihor Potieria, 2023, kowin v Alistair Overeem, no date on recordwin v Erik Wanderley, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2002–2023 · 2 UNDATED
2010 2020 win vs Rafael Freitas (2002)win vs Akira Shoji (2003)loss vs Renato Sobral (2003)win vs Evangelista Santos (2003)win vs Angelo de Oliveira (2003)win vs Yasuhito Namekawa (2004)win vs Akihiro Gono (2004)win vs Ricardo Arona (2005)win vs Antônio Rogério Nogueira (2005)win vs Quinton Jackson (2005)win vs Hiromitsu Kanehara (2005)win vs Kazuhiro Nakamura (2006)win vs Kevin Randleman (2006)win vs Cyrille Diabaté (2006)loss vs Mark Coleman (2006)loss vs Forrest Griffin (2007)win vs Alistair Overeem (2007)loss vs Lyoto Machida (2009)win vs Chuck Liddell (2009)win vs Mark Coleman (2009)win vs Lyoto Machida (2010)loss vs Dan Henderson (2011)win vs Forrest Griffin (2011)loss vs Jon Jones (2011)loss vs Alexander Gustafsson (2012)win vs Brandon Vera (2012)win vs James Te Huna (2013)loss vs Chael Sonnen (2013)loss vs Ovince Saint Preux (2014)loss vs Dan Henderson (2014)win vs Antônio Rogério Nogueira (2015)win vs Corey Anderson (2016)win vs Gian Villante (2017)win vs Tyson Pedro (2018)loss vs Anthony Smith (2018)draw vs Paul Craig (2019)loss vs Paul Craig (2020)win vs Antônio Rogério Nogueira (2020)loss vs Ovince Saint Preux (2022)loss vs Ihor Potieria (2023)
winlossdraw / NC2002–2023
Cross-references
James Te Huna

The full ledger: 25 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

16–8 Maurício Rua

The same, from the other corner — 42 bouts and the cohort Rua is ranked inside.

27–14 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

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