(1978-07-17) 17 July 1978 (age 45) Niteroi, Brazil
Other names
The Brazilian Tiger
Nationality
Brazilian
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Division
Light Heavyweight (205 lb)
Reach
73 in (185 cm)
Style
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team
Brazilian Top Team[1]
Rank
4th deg. BJJ black belt[a]
Years active
2000–2009 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total
19
Wins
14
By knockout
3
By submission
2
By decision
9
Losses
5
By knockout
3
By decision
2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing Brazil
Submission Wrestling
ADCC World Championship
2001 Abu Dhabi, UAE
-99kg
2001 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Open
2000 Abu Dhabi, UAE
-99kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-94kg
Ricardo Arona (Portuguese pronunciation:[ʁiˈkaʁduaˈʁõnɐ]; born 17 July 1978) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist, submission grappler and 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner.[a]
A two-time World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu champion in the lower belts, Arona is a World black belt medallist and a triple-crown winner of the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship (winning his weight class, the absolute division, and the superfight).
A professional MMA fighter from 2000 until 2009, Arona competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS and was a member of Brazilian Top Team. He is the former RINGS Middleweight Champion, as well as the 2001 RINGS Middleweight Championship Tournament Winner, and 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Runner-Up.
Arona has notable wins in both MMA and submission grappling competition over Tito Ortiz, Jeff Monson, Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort, Mark Kerr, Kazushi Sakuraba, Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Alistair Overeem, Murilo Rua, Jeremy Horn, Guy Mezger, and Dean Lister. His four ADCC titles and his clean record of 13–0 after not losing a single point in a match, earned Arona in 2021 a place in the inaugural class of the ADCC Hall of Fame,[2]
^"Fight Finder: Ricardo Arona". Sherdog. 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
^"Ricardo Arona Added to ADCC Hall of Fame". 8 December 2021.
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