Ricardo Arona

Ricardo "The Brazilian Tiger" Arona

First Name: Ricardo Last Name: Arona
Nickname: The Brazilian Tiger
Date of Birth: Jul 17, 1978 Age: 45
Weight: 93.0 Height: 180.0
Reach: 0.0
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Hometown: Niteroi, Brazil
Fighting Styles: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
Affiliations: Brazilian Top Team
Fight Stats
Record 13 - 5 Last 5 Fights
Total Fights 18 fights Professional Fights 18 fights
Amateur Fights 0 fights Years Fighting 24 years
Days Last Fought 6222 days Rounds Fought 36 rounds
Finish Wins 5 finishes Finish Losses 3 finish losses
Finish Win Percentage 38 % Finish Loss Percentage 60 %
Knockout Wins 0 KOs Knockout Losses 3 KO losses
TKO Wins 3 TKOs TKO Losses 0 TKO losses
KO/TKO Win Percentage 23 % KO/TKO Loss Percentage 60 %
Submission Wins 2 subs Submission Losses 0 sub losses
Submission Win Percentage 15 % Submission Loss Percentage 0 %
Decision Wins 8 decision wins Decision Losses 2 decision losses
Decision Win Percentage 61 % Decision Loss Percentage 40 %
Unanimous Decision Wins 4 UD wins Unanimous Decision Losses 1 UD losses
Split Decision Wins 3 SD wins Split Decision Losses 1 SD losses

Professional Fights

Ricardo Arona
Loss

Ricardo Arona

(13 - 4)

Pride 34

April 08, 2007 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

KO (Punch) Round: 1 Time: 1:59

Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(12 - 4)

Final Conflict Absolute

September 10, 2006 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

TKO (Submission to Punches) Round: 1 Time: 4:28

Ricardo Arona
Loss

Ricardo Arona

(12 - 3)

Shockwave 2005

December 31, 2005 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Wanderlei Silva
Win

Wanderlei Silva

(29 - 5 - 1, 1 NC)
Ricardo Arona
Loss

Ricardo Arona

(11 - 2)

Final Conflict 2005

August 28, 2005 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

KO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 2:54

Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(11 - 2)

Final Conflict 2005

August 28, 2005 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 2 Time: 5:00

Wanderlei Silva
Loss

Wanderlei Silva

(29 - 4 - 1, 1 NC)
Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(10 - 2)

Critical Countdown 2005

June 26, 2005 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round: 2 Time: 5:00

Kazushi Sakuraba
Loss

Kazushi Sakuraba

(17 - 8 - 1, 1 NC)
Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(9 - 2)

Total Elimination 2005

April 23, 2005 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Osaka Dome, Osaka, Japan

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Dean Lister
Loss

Dean Lister

(7 - 3)
Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(8 - 2)

Pride 28

October 31, 2004 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 9:05

Sergey Ignatov
Loss

Sergey Ignatov

(DEBUT)
Ricardo Arona
Loss

Ricardo Arona

(8 - 1)

Critical Countdown 2004

June 20, 2004 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan

KO (Slam) Round: 1 Time: 7:32

Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(7 - 1)

Pride 23

November 24, 2002 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Murilo Rua
Loss

Murilo Rua

(8 - 1 - 1)
Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(6 - 1)

Pride 20

April 28, 2002 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Dan Henderson
Loss

Dan Henderson

(12 - 1)
Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(5 - 1)

Pride 16

September 24, 2001 Monday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Osaka Castle Hall, Osaka, Japan

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Guy Mezger
Loss

Guy Mezger

(28 - 12 - 2)
Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(3 - 1)

Rings 10th Anniversary

August 11, 2001 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 1:29

Gustavo Machado
Loss

Gustavo Machado

(3 - 0)
Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(3 - 1)

Rings 10th Anniversary

August 11, 2001 Saturday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan

Decision (Majority) Round: 2 Time: 5:00

Jeremy Horn
Loss

Jeremy Horn

(50 - 10 - 4)
Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(2 - 1)

Rings - World Title Series 2

June 15, 2001 Friday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Kanagawa, Japan

Submission (Kneebar) Round: 2 Time: 0:53

Ricardo Arona
Loss

Ricardo Arona

(2 - 0)

Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B

December 22, 2000 Friday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(1 - 0)

Rings - Millennium Combine 3

August 23, 2000 Wednesday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan

Decision (Split) Round: 2 Time: 5:00

Jeremy Horn
Loss

Jeremy Horn

(42 - 7 - 4)
Ricardo Arona
Win

Ricardo Arona

(DEBUT)

Millennium Combine 1

April 20, 2000 Thursday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 2 Time: 5:00