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Marco Antônio de Lima Ruas, born January 23, 1961, is a retired professional mixed martial art fighter and instructor. Most notably, he was the UFC 7 Tournament Champion. Some would regard him as one of the earliest pioneers of MMA. 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. 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 winning the WVC Super Fight belt in the process. |
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| Result | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time |
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| Loss | Maurice Smith | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | IFL - Chicago | 5/19/2007 | 4 | 3:43 |
| Win | Jason Lambert | Submission (Heel Hook) | UP 1 - Ultimate Pankration 1 | 11/11/2001 | 1 | 0:56 |
| Loss | Maurice Smith | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | UFC 21 - Return of the Champions | 7/16/1999 | 1 | 5:00 |
| Loss | Alexander Otsuka | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | PRIDE 4 - PRIDE 4 | 10/11/1998 | 2 | 10:00 |
| Win | Gary Goodridge | Submission (Heel Hook) | PRIDE 2 - PRIDE 2 | 3/15/1998 | 1 | 9:09 |
| Win | Patrick Smith | Submission (Heel Hook) | WVC 4 - World Vale Tudo Championship 4 | 3/16/1997 | 1 | 0:39 |
| Draw | Oleg Taktarov | Draw | WVC 2 - World Vale Tudo Championship 2 | 11/10/1996 | 1 | 31:12 |
| Win | Steve Jennum | Submission (Punches) | WVC 1 - World Vale Tudo Championship 1 | 8/14/1996 | 1 | 1:44 |
| Loss | Oleg Taktarov | Decision | UU 95 - Ultimate Ultimate 1995 | 12/16/1995 | 1 | 18:00 |
| Win | Keith Hackney | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UU 95 - Ultimate Ultimate 1995 | 12/16/1995 | 1 | 2:39 |
| Win | Paul Varelans | TKO (Strikes) | UFC 7 - The Brawl in Buffalo | 9/8/1995 | 1 | 13:17 |
| Win | Remco Pardoel | Submission (Position) | UFC 7 - The Brawl in Buffalo | 9/8/1995 | 1 | 12:27 |
| Win | Larry Cureton | Submission (Heel Hook) | UFC 7 - The Brawl in Buffalo | 9/8/1995 | 1 | 3:23 |
| Win | Francisco Francisco | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | RVT - Ruas Vale Tudo | 7/1/1992 | 1 | 0:26 |
| Draw | Fernando Pinduka | Draw | JJ vs MA - Jiu-Jitsu vs Martial Arts | 11/30/1984 | 1 | 20:00 |