Marco Ruas

Marco Ruas
Born	January 23, 1961 (1961-01-23) (age 50)
Other names	The King of the Streets
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Style	Ruas Vale Tudo, Boxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Team	Ruas Vale Tudo
Mixed martial arts record
Total	15
Wins	9
By knockout	1
By submission	8
Losses	4
By knockout	3
By decision	1
Draws	2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Marco Antônio de Lima Ruas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaʁku ˈʁuɐs]; born January 23, 1961) is a retired mixed martial arts fighter and instructor. Most notably, he was the UFC 7 Tournament Champion and is considered one of the earliest examples of the complete mixed martial artist, highly skilled in both striking and grappling.

Biography

Ruas is famous for being the founder of Ruas Vale Tudo, a hybrid of Brazilian submission fighting and kickboxing. He also used to train in the art of capoeira with renowned Mestre Camisa in Rio de Janeiro at the Santa Luzia club, downtown Rio. He has instructed fighters such as Pedro Rizzo and Renato Sobral.

Some would regard him as one of the earliest pioneers of the now established MMA paradigm of a complete fighter - being able to strike, takedown and finish with submissions as his UFC 7 record indicates.

Ruas competed in early Ultimate Fighting Championship events, winning UFC 7 in a classic fight against 6'8", 330lb Paul Varelans. He also faced down opponent Oleg Taktarov in UFC's Ultimate Ultimate, but lost via unanimous decision. Ruas would go on to a draw with Taktarov a year later, winning the WVC Super Fight belt in the process. He returned briefly to fight former heavyweight champion Maurice Smith in UFC 21, but lost by TKO. Ruas suffered an injury in the first round and could not continue.

Personal life

Ruas is married and has three daughters.^[1] Marco's first recorded fight was in 1984. Marco's nickname is "The King of the Streets" (Ruas actually means "streets" in Portuguese).

Marco lives in Laguna Niguel, California and coached the Southern California Condors in the International Fight League before the organization's collapse.

Championships and Accomplishments

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC 7 Tournament Winner
  • Ultimate Ultimate 1995 Semi-Finalist
  • UFC Viewers Choice Award^[2]
• World Vale Tudo Championship
  • WVC Superfight Championship (one time)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
15 matches	9 wins	4 losses
By knockout	1	3
By submission	8	0
By decision	0	1
Draws	2

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	9–4–2	Maurice Smith	TKO (corner stoppage)	IFL: Chicago	02007-05-19May 19, 2007	4	3:43	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	9–3–2	Jason Lambert	Submission (heel hook)	Ultimate Pankration 1	02001-11-11November 11, 2001	1	0:56	Cabazon, California, United States
Loss	8–3–2	Maurice Smith	TKO (corner stoppage)	UFC 21	01999-07-16July 16, 1999	1	5:00	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Loss	8–2–2	Alexander Otsuka	TKO (corner stoppage)	Pride 4	01998-10-11October 11, 1998	2	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	8–1–2	Gary Goodridge	Submission (heel hook)	Pride 2	01998-03-15March 15, 1998	1	9:09	Yokohama, Japan
Win	7–1–2	Patrick Smith	Submission (heel hook)	World Vale Tudo Championship 4	01997-03-16March 16, 1997	1	0:39	Brazil
vDraw	6–1–2	Oleg Taktarov	Draw	World Vale Tudo Championship 2	01996-11-10November 10, 1996	1	31:12	Brazil
Win	6–1–1	Steve Jennum	Submission (punches)	World Vale Tudo Championship 1	01996-08-14August 14, 1996	1	1:44	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	5–1–1	Oleg Taktarov	Decision	Ultimate Ultimate 1995	01995-12-16December 16, 1995	1	18:00	Denver, Colorado, United States
Win	5–0–1	Keith Hackney	Submission (rear naked choke)	Ultimate Ultimate 1995	01995-12-16December 16, 1995	1	2:39	Denver, Colorado, United States
Win	4–0–1	Paul Varelans	TKO (strikes)	UFC 7	01995-09-08September 8, 1995	1	13:17	Buffalo, New York, United States	Won UFC 7 Tournament
Win	3–0–1	Remco Pardoel	Submission (position)	UFC 7	01995-09-08September 8, 1995	1	12:27	Buffalo, New York, United States
Win	2–0–1	Larry Cureton	Submission (heel hook)	UFC 7	01995-09-08September 8, 1995	1	3:23	Buffalo, New York, United States
Win	1–0–1	Francisco Francisco	Submission (rear naked choke)	Ruas Vale Tudo	01992-07-01July 1, 1992	1	0:26	Manaus, Brazil
vDraw	0–0–1	Fernando Pinduka	Draw	Jiu-Jitsu vs Martial Arts	01984-11-30November 30, 1984	1	20:00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Titles

Previous winner Oleg Taktarov

UFC 7 Tournament winner September 8, 1995

Next winner Dan Severn

References

1. ^ Marco Ruas Biofile
2. ^ http://www.fighttimes.com/magazine/magazine.asp?article=856

External links

• Professional MMA record for Marco Ruas from Sherdog
• Official GYM Marco Ruas
• Marco Ruas IFL Page

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