Ricardo Arona
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| Born | 17 July 1978 Niteroi, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Brazilian Tiger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 4th deg. BJJ black belt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2000–2009 (MMA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ricardo Arona (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaʁdu aˈʁõnɐ]; 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 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,