Mauricio Rua
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Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC light heavyweight champion renowned for his aggressive Muay Thai striking and success in both PRIDE and the UFC.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mauricio Rua canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11031543 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mauricio Rua Context triple: [Jon Jones, notableOpponent, Mauricio Rua]
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A.
Fernando Vargas
Fernando Vargas is a former American professional boxer and two-time light middleweight world champion known for his aggressive style and high-profile bouts in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Marco Mendoza
Marco Mendoza is a Mexican-American rock bassist and vocalist best known for his work with bands like Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and The Dead Daisies.
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C.
Marco Antonio Pulido
Marco Antonio Pulido is a notable individual recognized as a bearer of the Pulido surname.
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D.
Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist known for his aggressive, well-rounded fighting style and success as a top contender in the UFC welterweight division.
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E.
Cesar Rosas
Cesar Rosas is a Mexican-American musician best known as a vocalist and guitarist for the Grammy-winning rock band Los Lobos.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mauricio Rua Target entity description: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC light heavyweight champion renowned for his aggressive Muay Thai striking and success in both PRIDE and the UFC.
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A.
Fernando Vargas
Fernando Vargas is a former American professional boxer and two-time light middleweight world champion known for his aggressive style and high-profile bouts in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Marco Mendoza
Marco Mendoza is a Mexican-American rock bassist and vocalist best known for his work with bands like Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and The Dead Daisies.
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C.
Marco Antonio Pulido
Marco Antonio Pulido is a notable individual recognized as a bearer of the Pulido surname.
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D.
Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist known for his aggressive, well-rounded fighting style and success as a top contender in the UFC welterweight division.
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E.
Cesar Rosas
Cesar Rosas is a Mexican-American musician best known as a vocalist and guitarist for the Grammy-winning rock band Los Lobos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian mixed martial artist
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former UFC champion ⓘ human ⓘ mixed martial artist ⓘ |
| achievement |
won 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix
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won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship by defeating Lyoto Machida ⓘ |
| blackBeltIn | Brazilian jiu-jitsu ⓘ |
| careerStatus | retired from active UFC competition ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| familyName | Rua ⓘ |
| fightingOutOf |
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Curitiba
|
| formerTeam | Chute Boxe Academy ⓘ |
| fullName | Maurício Milani Rua ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Maurício ⓘ |
| hasCompetitorType | orthodox stance striker ⓘ |
| hasNotableWinOver |
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
ⓘ
linked to:
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Lyoto Machida ⓘ Quinton Jackson ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Murilo Rua ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive Muay Thai striking
ⓘ
success in PRIDE Fighting Championships ⓘ success in the UFC ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| nickname | Shogun ⓘ |
| notablePromotion |
PRIDE FC
ⓘ
linked to:
Pride Fighting Championships
UFC ⓘ
linked to:
Ultimate Fighting Championship
|
| notableRival |
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
ⓘ
linked to:
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Dan Henderson ⓘ Lyoto Machida ⓘ |
| occupation |
mixed martial artist
ⓘ
professional fighter ⓘ |
| organization |
PRIDE Fighting Championships
ⓘ
linked to:
Pride Fighting Championships
Ultimate Fighting Championship ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Curitiba
|
| residence | Brazil ⓘ |
| siblingRelation | Murilo Rua is his older brother ⓘ |
| specialty |
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
ⓘ
Muay Thai ⓘ |
| sport | mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
aggressive pressure fighting
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high-volume striking ⓘ powerful leg kicks ⓘ |
| team | Universidade da Luta ⓘ |
| titleHeld |
2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion
ⓘ
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship ⓘ |
| trainingBackground |
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
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Muay Thai ⓘ |
| weightClass | light heavyweight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mauricio Rua Description of subject: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC light heavyweight champion renowned for his aggressive Muay Thai striking and success in both PRIDE and the UFC.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.