Marco Ruas

Marco Ruas is, to me, an essential name in the early history of mixed martial arts. A Brazilian schooled in judo, boxing, taekwondo and muay thai, he embodied true cross-disciplinary fighting before the sport had even settled into weight classes, and his UFC 7 tournament title proved it was no theory. The "King of the Streets" tag fit a man who could strike, grapple and dismantle opponents' legs with brutal calm. That he later coached and shaped younger fighters means he left a path, not just a record. I salute pioneers like him, and I want his contribution remembered.

Name (English)

Marco Ruas

Name (Japanese)

マルコ・ファス

Reading

まるこ・ふぁす

Born

January 23, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Ox

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

185 cm

Occupation

judoka / boxer / taekwondo athlete / kickboxer / Thai boxer

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco%20Ruas
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2440820

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• judoka
• boxer
• taekwondo athlete

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.