UFC 21: Return of the Champions · Jul 16, 1999 · Heavyweight · Completed
UFC 21: Return of the Champions Next Fight
Age 64
Height 6' 2"
Reach N/A
Weight 221 lbs.
Stance Orthodox
Age 65
Height 6' 1"
Reach N/A
Weight 210 lbs.
Stance Orthodox
Career Averages - Maurice Smith
0.41 SLpM
46.0% Str. Acc.
0.47 SApM
60.0% Str. Def.
0.89 TD Avg
50.0% TD Acc.
20.0% TD Def.
0.9 Sub. Avg
Career Averages - Marco Ruas
0.0 SLpM
0.0% Str. Acc.
0.0 SApM
0.0% Str. Def.
0.0 TD Avg
0.0% TD Acc.
0.0% TD Def.
0.0 Sub. Avg
Maurice Smith - Fight History
LOSS vs Renato Sobral
Decision (majority) R3 5:00 · UFC 28: High Stakes · Nov 17, 2000
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Renato Sobral 0 7 of 17 41% 68 of 89 4 of 5 80% 2 0 11:48
Maurice Smith 0 5 of 12 41% 60 of 67 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Renato Sobral 0 2 of 6 33% 25 of 32 1 of 1 100% 2 0 4:20
Maurice Smith 0 2 of 2 100% 18 of 18 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
2 Renato Sobral 0 3 of 6 50% 25 of 33 2 of 2 100% 0 0 4:03
Maurice Smith 0 2 of 6 33% 29 of 33 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
3 Renato Sobral 0 2 of 5 40% 18 of 24 1 of 2 50% 0 0 3:25
Maurice Smith 0 1 of 4 25% 13 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Renato Sobral 7 of 17 41% 4 of 13 1 of 1 2 of 3 4 of 12 0 of 0 3 of 5
Maurice Smith 5 of 12 41% 0 of 7 1 of 1 4 of 4 5 of 12 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Renato Sobral 2 of 6 33% 2 of 6 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 4
Maurice Smith 2 of 2 100% 0 of 0 0 of 0 2 of 2 2 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Renato Sobral 3 of 6 50% 1 of 4 1 of 1 1 of 1 2 of 5 0 of 0 1 of 1
Maurice Smith 2 of 6 33% 0 of 4 1 of 1 1 of 1 2 of 6 0 of 0 0 of 0
3 Renato Sobral 2 of 5 40% 1 of 3 0 of 0 1 of 2 2 of 5 0 of 0 0 of 0
Maurice Smith 1 of 4 25% 0 of 3 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0
WIN vs Bobby Hoffman
Decision (majority) R3 5:00 · UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz · Sep 22, 2000
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Maurice Smith 0 43 of 55 78% 86 of 98 0 of 0 --- 0 0 5:26
Bobby Hoffman 0 10 of 44 22% 24 of 68 4 of 4 100% 0 0 8:11
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Maurice Smith 0 1 of 1 100% 2 of 2 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Bobby Hoffman 0 5 of 15 33% 14 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 4:58
2 Maurice Smith 0 11 of 14 78% 18 of 21 0 of 0 --- 0 0 1:01
Bobby Hoffman 0 5 of 24 20% 7 of 32 3 of 3 100% 0 0 3:12
3 Maurice Smith 0 31 of 40 77% 66 of 75 0 of 0 --- 0 0 4:25
Bobby Hoffman 0 0 of 5 0% 3 of 8 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:01
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Maurice Smith 43 of 55 78% 19 of 30 21 of 21 3 of 4 3 of 4 40 of 51 0 of 0
Bobby Hoffman 10 of 44 22% 8 of 41 2 of 3 0 of 0 0 of 13 4 of 12 6 of 19
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Maurice Smith 1 of 1 100% 0 of 0 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 0 of 0
Bobby Hoffman 5 of 15 33% 5 of 15 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 1 1 of 2 4 of 12
2 Maurice Smith 11 of 14 78% 3 of 6 7 of 7 1 of 1 2 of 3 9 of 11 0 of 0
Bobby Hoffman 5 of 24 20% 3 of 22 2 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 11 3 of 6 2 of 7
3 Maurice Smith 31 of 40 77% 16 of 24 13 of 13 2 of 3 1 of 1 30 of 39 0 of 0
Bobby Hoffman 0 of 5 0% 0 of 4 0 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 1 0 of 4 0 of 0
WIN vs Marco Ruas
TKO (corner stoppage) R1 5:00 · UFC 21: Return of the Champions · Jul 16, 1999
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Maurice Smith 0 4 of 4 100% 12 of 12 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:34
Marco Ruas 0 1 of 1 100% 4 of 6 1 of 1 100% 2 0 3:41
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Maurice Smith 0 4 of 4 100% 12 of 12 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:34
Marco Ruas 0 1 of 1 100% 4 of 6 1 of 1 100% 2 0 3:41
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Maurice Smith 4 of 4 100% 2 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 2 2 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 2
Marco Ruas 1 of 1 100% 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Maurice Smith 4 of 4 100% 2 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 2 2 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 2
Marco Ruas 1 of 1 100% 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0
LOSS vs Kevin Randleman
Decision (unanimous) 15:00 · UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns · Mar 05, 1999
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Kevin Randleman 0 17 of 49 34% 39 of 77 4 of 4 100% 0 0 --
Maurice Smith 0 9 of 16 56% 14 of 21 0 of 0 --- 2 0 --
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Kevin Randleman 0 10 of 34 29% 22 of 52 3 of 3 100% 0 0 --
Maurice Smith 0 7 of 14 50% 12 of 19 0 of 0 --- 2 0 --
2 Kevin Randleman 0 7 of 15 46% 17 of 25 1 of 1 100% 0 0 --
Maurice Smith 0 2 of 2 100% 2 of 2 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Kevin Randleman 17 of 49 34% 17 of 49 0 of 0 0 of 0 4 of 18 1 of 2 12 of 29
Maurice Smith 9 of 16 56% 2 of 9 2 of 2 5 of 5 6 of 13 3 of 3 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Kevin Randleman 10 of 34 29% 10 of 34 0 of 0 0 of 0 4 of 15 0 of 1 6 of 18
Maurice Smith 7 of 14 50% 1 of 8 2 of 2 4 of 4 4 of 11 3 of 3 0 of 0
2 Kevin Randleman 7 of 15 46% 7 of 15 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 3 1 of 1 6 of 11
Maurice Smith 2 of 2 100% 1 of 1 0 of 0 1 of 1 2 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0
LOSS vs Randy Couture
Decision (majority) R1 21:00 · UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan · Dec 21, 1997
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Randy Couture 0 19 of 31 61% 54 of 66 3 of 3 100% 1 0 --
Maurice Smith 0 9 of 17 52% 18 of 26 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Randy Couture 0 15 of 26 57% 31 of 42 1 of 1 100% 1 0 --
Maurice Smith 0 5 of 7 71% 12 of 14 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
2 Randy Couture 0 0 of 0 --- 11 of 11 1 of 1 100% 0 0 --
Maurice Smith 0 1 of 1 100% 3 of 3 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
3 Randy Couture 0 4 of 5 80% 12 of 13 1 of 1 100% 0 0 --
Maurice Smith 0 3 of 9 33% 3 of 9 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Randy Couture 19 of 31 61% 19 of 31 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 19 of 31
Maurice Smith 9 of 17 52% 5 of 11 1 of 2 3 of 4 7 of 14 1 of 2 1 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Randy Couture 15 of 26 57% 15 of 26 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 15 of 26
Maurice Smith 5 of 7 71% 3 of 4 0 of 0 2 of 3 3 of 4 1 of 2 1 of 1
2 Randy Couture 0 of 0 --- 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0
Maurice Smith 1 of 1 100% 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0
3 Randy Couture 4 of 5 80% 4 of 5 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 4 of 5
Maurice Smith 3 of 9 33% 2 of 7 1 of 2 0 of 0 3 of 9 0 of 0 0 of 0
WIN vs David Abbott
TKO (leg kicks) 8:08 · UFC 15: Collision Course · Oct 17, 1997
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Maurice Smith 0 12 of 13 92% 38 of 39 0 of 0 --- 1 0 --
David Abbott 1 5 of 22 22% 17 of 39 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Maurice Smith 0 12 of 13 92% 38 of 39 0 of 0 --- 1 0 --
David Abbott 1 5 of 22 22% 17 of 39 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Maurice Smith 12 of 13 92% 7 of 8 0 of 0 5 of 5 5 of 5 1 of 1 6 of 7
David Abbott 5 of 22 22% 5 of 22 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 8 2 of 3 2 of 11
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Maurice Smith 12 of 13 92% 7 of 8 0 of 0 5 of 5 5 of 5 1 of 1 6 of 7
David Abbott 5 of 22 22% 5 of 22 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 8 2 of 3 2 of 11
WIN vs Mark Coleman
Decision (unanimous) 21:00 · UFC 14: Showdown · Jul 27, 1997
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Maurice Smith 0 55 of 65 84% 129 of 139 0 of 0 --- 0 1 --
Mark Coleman 0 19 of 43 44% 47 of 80 2 of 7 28% 2 0 --
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Maurice Smith 0 25 of 30 83% 99 of 104 0 of 0 --- 0 1 --
Mark Coleman 0 17 of 39 43% 45 of 76 2 of 3 66% 2 0 --
2 Maurice Smith 0 18 of 20 90% 18 of 20 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Mark Coleman 0 1 of 2 50% 1 of 2 0 of 1 0% 0 0 --
3 Maurice Smith 0 12 of 15 80% 12 of 15 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Mark Coleman 0 1 of 2 50% 1 of 2 0 of 3 0% 0 0 --
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Maurice Smith 55 of 65 84% 34 of 44 1 of 1 20 of 20 36 of 44 0 of 0 19 of 21
Mark Coleman 19 of 43 44% 19 of 43 0 of 0 0 of 0 2 of 6 0 of 0 17 of 37
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Maurice Smith 25 of 30 83% 22 of 27 1 of 1 2 of 2 6 of 9 0 of 0 19 of 21
Mark Coleman 17 of 39 43% 17 of 39 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 2 0 of 0 17 of 37
2 Maurice Smith 18 of 20 90% 9 of 11 0 of 0 9 of 9 18 of 20 0 of 0 0 of 0
Mark Coleman 1 of 2 50% 1 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0
3 Maurice Smith 12 of 15 80% 3 of 6 0 of 0 9 of 9 12 of 15 0 of 0 0 of 0
Mark Coleman 1 of 2 50% 1 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0
Marco Ruas - Fight History
LOSS vs Maurice Smith
TKO (corner stoppage) R1 5:00 · UFC 21: Return of the Champions · Jul 16, 1999
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Maurice Smith 0 4 of 4 100% 12 of 12 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:34
Marco Ruas 0 1 of 1 100% 4 of 6 1 of 1 100% 2 0 3:41
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Maurice Smith 0 4 of 4 100% 12 of 12 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:34
Marco Ruas 0 1 of 1 100% 4 of 6 1 of 1 100% 2 0 3:41
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Maurice Smith 4 of 4 100% 2 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 2 2 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 2
Marco Ruas 1 of 1 100% 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Maurice Smith 4 of 4 100% 2 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 2 2 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 2
Marco Ruas 1 of 1 100% 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0
WIN vs Keith Hackney
Submission (rear-naked choke) 2:39 · UFC: The Ultimate Ultimate · Dec 16, 1995
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Marco Ruas 0 7 of 10 70% 11 of 15 1 of 2 50% 1 0 --
Keith Hackney 0 1 of 4 25% 1 of 4 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Marco Ruas 0 7 of 10 70% 11 of 15 1 of 2 50% 1 0 --
Keith Hackney 0 1 of 4 25% 1 of 4 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Marco Ruas 7 of 10 70% 5 of 8 0 of 0 2 of 2 2 of 3 0 of 0 5 of 7
Keith Hackney 1 of 4 25% 0 of 2 0 of 0 1 of 2 1 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Marco Ruas 7 of 10 70% 5 of 8 0 of 0 2 of 2 2 of 3 0 of 0 5 of 7
Keith Hackney 1 of 4 25% 0 of 2 0 of 0 1 of 2 1 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0
LOSS vs Oleg Taktarov
Unanimous Decision 18:00 · UFC: The Ultimate Ultimate · Dec 16, 1995
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Oleg Taktarov 0 6 of 33 18% 10 of 37 0 of 3 0% 1 0 --
Marco Ruas 0 14 of 53 26% 29 of 68 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Oleg Taktarov 0 6 of 33 18% 10 of 37 0 of 3 0% 1 0 --
Marco Ruas 0 14 of 53 26% 29 of 68 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Oleg Taktarov 6 of 33 18% 2 of 19 0 of 1 4 of 13 6 of 33 0 of 0 0 of 0
Marco Ruas 14 of 53 26% 3 of 31 0 of 0 11 of 22 14 of 52 0 of 0 0 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Oleg Taktarov 6 of 33 18% 2 of 19 0 of 1 4 of 13 6 of 33 0 of 0 0 of 0
Marco Ruas 14 of 53 26% 3 of 31 0 of 0 11 of 22 14 of 52 0 of 0 0 of 1
WIN vs Remco Pardoel
Submission ( 12:27 · UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo · Sep 08, 1995
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Marco Ruas 0 4 of 7 57% 11 of 18 0 of 0 --- 2 1 --
Remco Pardoel 0 2 of 4 50% 4 of 7 1 of 1 100% 2 0 --
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Marco Ruas 0 4 of 7 57% 11 of 18 0 of 0 --- 2 1 --
Remco Pardoel 0 2 of 4 50% 4 of 7 1 of 1 100% 2 0 --
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Marco Ruas 4 of 7 57% 1 of 2 2 of 2 1 of 3 1 of 3 0 of 0 3 of 4
Remco Pardoel 2 of 4 50% 0 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 3 0 of 2 2 of 2 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Marco Ruas 4 of 7 57% 1 of 2 2 of 2 1 of 3 1 of 3 0 of 0 3 of 4
Remco Pardoel 2 of 4 50% 0 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 3 0 of 2 2 of 2 0 of 0
WIN vs Larry Cureton
Submission ( 3:23 · UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo · Sep 08, 1995
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Marco Ruas 0 1 of 1 100% 2 of 2 1 of 1 100% 3 0 --
Larry Cureton 0 6 of 7 85% 11 of 14 0 of 0 --- 1 1 --
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Marco Ruas 0 1 of 1 100% 2 of 2 1 of 1 100% 3 0 --
Larry Cureton 0 6 of 7 85% 11 of 14 0 of 0 --- 1 1 --
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Marco Ruas 1 of 1 100% 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 0 of 0
Larry Cureton 6 of 7 85% 2 of 3 4 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 6 of 7
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Marco Ruas 1 of 1 100% 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 0 of 0
Larry Cureton 6 of 7 85% 2 of 3 4 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 6 of 7
WIN vs Paul Varelans
TKO (strikes) 13:17 · UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo · Sep 08, 1995
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Marco Ruas 1 33 of 59 55% 54 of 84 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Paul Varelans 0 10 of 30 33% 36 of 63 0 of 0 --- 1 0 --
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Marco Ruas 1 33 of 59 55% 54 of 84 0 of 0 --- 0 0 --
Paul Varelans 0 10 of 30 33% 36 of 63 0 of 0 --- 1 0 --
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Marco Ruas 33 of 59 55% 9 of 25 0 of 0 24 of 34 27 of 49 2 of 3 4 of 7
Paul Varelans 10 of 30 33% 3 of 19 2 of 2 5 of 9 7 of 27 3 of 3 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Marco Ruas 33 of 59 55% 9 of 25 0 of 0 24 of 34 27 of 49 2 of 3 4 of 7
Paul Varelans 10 of 30 33% 3 of 19 2 of 2 5 of 9 7 of 27 3 of 3 0 of 0