Marco Ruas “The King of the Streets”

Team Ruas Vale Tudo
Age 63
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class Heavyweight
Out of Beverly Hills, CA, CA
Born Rio de Janeiro

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 22 years, 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

Official Professional Fight Record

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