→ Soshihiro Satake → Vinícius Ruas → Marco Ruas Capoeira Mestre Bimba → Mestre Camisa → Marco Ruas Muay Thai Nelio Naja → Luiz Alves → Marco Ruas Taekwondo Won Jae Lee → Marco Ruas Championships and accomplishments Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC 7 Tournament Champion Ultimate Ultimate 1995 Semi-Finalist UFC Viewers Choice Award World Vale Tudo Championship WVC Superfight Championship (one time) Mixed martial arts record |- | Loss |align=center| 9–4–2 | Maurice Smith | TKO (corner stoppage) | IFL: Chicago | |align=center| 4 |align=center| 3:43 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 9–3–2 | Jason Lambert | Submission (heel hook) | Ultimate Pankration 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:56 | Cabazon, California, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 8–3–2 | Maurice Smith | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 21 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:00 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 8–2–2 | Alexander Otsuka | TKO (corner stoppage) | Pride 4 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 8–1–2 | Gary Goodridge | Submission (heel hook) | Pride 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 9:09 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 7–1–2 | Patrick Smith | Submission (heel hook) | World Vale Tudo Championship 4 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:39 | Brazil | |- | Draw |align=center| 6–1–2 | Oleg Taktarov | Draw | World Vale Tudo Championship 2 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 31:12 | Brazil | |- | Win |align=center| 6–1–1 | Steve Jennum | TKO (submission to punches) | World Vale Tudo Championship 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:44 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 5–1–1 | Oleg Taktarov | Decision | rowspan=2|Ultimate Ultimate 1995 | rowspan=2| |align=center| 1 |align=center| 18:00 | rowspan=2|Denver, Colorado, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 5–0–1 | Keith Hackney | Submission (rear naked choke) |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:39 | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0–1 | Paul Varelans | TKO (leg kicks and punches) | rowspan=3|UFC 7 | rowspan=3| |align=center| 1 |align=center| 13:17 | rowspan=3|Buffalo, New York, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0–1 | Remco Pardoel | Submission (position) |align=center| 1 |align=center| 12:27 | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0–1 | Larry Cureton | Submission (heel hook) |align=center| 1 |align=center| 3:23 | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0–1 | Francisco Francisco | Submission (rear naked choke) | Ruas Vale Tudo | |align=center| 1 |align=center|