Ricardo Arona

“The Brazilian Tiger”

MMA · Retired

14-5RECORD

3KO / TKO WINS

2SUBMISSION WINS

9DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	The Brazilian Tiger
Date of birth	17 Jul 1978
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lives in	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Division	Light Heavyweight
Team	Brazilian Top Team
Height	178 cm (5′10″)
Reach	185 cm (73″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	2000–2009
Status	Retired
Pro debut	20 Apr 2000
Last fight	Win vs Marvin Eastman, 12 Sep 2009

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Titles and honours

RINGS Middleweight Champion (inaugural)
2001 RINGS Middleweight Tournament Winner
PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Runner-up
ADCC World Champion -99 kg (2000, 2001)
ADCC World Champion Absolute (2001)
ADCC Superfight Champion (2003)

Background

Brazilian grappling champion from Brazilian Top Team who won the RINGS middleweight title and became a top PRIDE middleweight, beating Wanderlei Silva and Dan Henderson. He retired after a 2009 win in Brazil.

Fight history

19 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Marvin Eastman	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bitetti Combat MMA 4	12 Sep 2009	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	KO (punch)	1	1:59	PRIDE 34	8 Apr 2007	Saitama, Japan
Win	Alistair Overeem	TKO (submission to punches)	1	4:28	PRIDE Final Conflict Absolute	10 Sep 2006	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (split)	3	5:00	PRIDE Shockwave 2005	31 Dec 2005	Saitama, Japan	For the PRIDE Middleweight Championship
Loss	Maurício Rua	KO (punches)	1	2:54	PRIDE Final Conflict 2005	28 Aug 2005	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix final
Win	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PRIDE Final Conflict 2005	28 Aug 2005	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix semifinal
Win	Kazushi Sakuraba	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	5:00	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005	26 Jun 2005	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Dean Lister	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PRIDE Total Elimination 2005	23 Apr 2005	Osaka, Japan	PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Sergey Ignatov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	9:05	PRIDE 28	31 Oct 2004	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Quinton Jackson	KO (slam)	1	7:32	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004	20 Jun 2004	Saitama, Japan
Win	Murilo Rua	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PRIDE 23	24 Nov 2002	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Dan Henderson	Decision (split)	3	5:00	PRIDE 20	28 Apr 2002	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Guy Mezger	Decision (split)	3	5:00	PRIDE 16	24 Sep 2001	Osaka, Japan
Win	Gustavo Machado	TKO (leg kick and punches)	1	1:29	RINGS: 10th Anniversary	11 Aug 2001	Tokyo, Japan	Won RINGS Middleweight tournament and title
Win	Jeremy Horn	Decision (majority)	2	5:00	RINGS: 10th Anniversary	11 Aug 2001	Tokyo, Japan	RINGS Middleweight tournament semifinal
Win	Hiromitsu Kanehara	Submission (kneebar)	2	0:53	RINGS: World Title Series 2	15 Jun 2001	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	Fedor Emelianenko	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	RINGS: King of Kings 2000 Block B	22 Dec 2000	Osaka, Japan
Win	Jeremy Horn	Decision (split)	2	5:00	RINGS: Millennium Combine 3	23 Aug 2000	Osaka, Japan
Win	Andrei Kopylov	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	RINGS: Millennium Combine 1	20 Apr 2000	Tokyo, Japan