Mauricio Rua vs Alexander Gustafsson prediction

UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz · Saturday, 8 December 2012 · Light Heavyweight · main event

Mauricio Rua27-14-1UFC wins: 8 KO, 0 SUB, 3 DECUFC debut
vs
Alexander Gustafsson18-8-0UFC wins: 5 KO, 2 SUB, 3 DECUFC debut

Result: Alexander Gustafsson by U Dec, R3 5:00.

Mauricio Rua vs Alexander Gustafsson: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Mauricio RuaTale of the tapeAlexander Gustafsson
27-14-1Record18-8-0
–Nationality–
24UFC fights18
31Age25
185 cmHeight196 cm
193 cmReach201 cm
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
8 / 0 / 3UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC5 / 2 / 3
6 / 2 / 4UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC3 / 3 / 2
3.4Sig. strikes landed per minute4.0
3.5Sig. strikes absorbed per minute3.5
1.5Takedowns per 15 minutes1.5
0.77Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.69

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Mauricio Rua: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

Alexander Gustafsson: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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