Ricardo Arona
UFC DebutNickname“The Brazilian Tiger”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Ricardo Arona makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
Aug 19, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
615-274-24
.692 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 19 bouts · 3 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 2 sub · 9 decPRIDE · Rings · BC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Marvin Eastman18-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BC | Sep 12, 2009 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:59 | PRIDE | Apr 8, 2007 | |
| W | Alistair Overeem47-19 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 4:28 | PRIDE | Sep 10, 2006 |
| L | Wanderlei Silva35-14-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Dec 31, 2005 |
| L | Mauricio Rua27-14-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:53 | PRIDE | Aug 28, 2005 |
| W | Wanderlei Silva35-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Aug 28, 2005 |
| W | Kazushi Sakuraba26-17-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Jun 26, 2005 |
| W | Dean Lister13-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Apr 23, 2005 |
| W | Sergey Ignatiev3-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 8:37 | PRIDE | Oct 31, 2004 |
| L | Quinton Jackson38-14 | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | 7:32 | PRIDE | Jun 20, 2004 |
| W | Murilo Rua20-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Nov 24, 2002 |
| W | Dan Henderson32-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Apr 28, 2002 |
| W | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Sep 24, 2001 |
| W | Gustavo Machado23-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:29 | Rings | Aug 11, 2001 |
| W | Jeremy Horn92-22-5 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Aug 11, 2001 |
| W | Hiromitsu Kanehara19-27-5 | Submission | Kneebar | R2 | 0:53 | Rings | Jun 15, 2001 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Rings | Dec 22, 2000 | |
| W | Jeremy Horn92-22-5 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Aug 23, 2000 |
| W | Andrei Kopylov6-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Rings | Apr 20, 2000 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.