Ricardo Arona Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. Where was Ricardo Arona born?
A. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
B. São Paulo, Brazil
C. Niteroi, Brazil
D. Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Answer: C. Niteroi, Brazil
Q2. What is Ricardo Arona’s well-known nickname?
A. The Brazilian Eagle
B. The Brazilian Tiger
C. The Niterói Shark
D. The Pride Lion
Answer: B. The Brazilian Tiger
Q3. On what date was Ricardo Arona born?
A. 17 July 1978
B. 15 August 1979
C. 20 June 1977
D. 12 September 1980
Answer: A. 17 July 1978
Q4. In which major promotion did Arona primarily compete in MMA during the 2000s?
A. UFC
B. Bellator
C. PRIDE Fighting Championships
D. Strikeforce
Answer: C. PRIDE Fighting Championships
Q5. Which team was Ricardo Arona associated with during his MMA career?
A. Chute Boxe
B. Brazilian Top Team
C. American Top Team
D. Nova Uniao
Answer: B. Brazilian Top Team
Q6. What is Ricardo Arona’s professional MMA record?
A. 16-3
B. 14-5
C. 12-7
D. 15-4
Answer: B. 14-5
Q7. Arona is a multiple-time champion in which prestigious submission wrestling event?
A. ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship
B. IBJJF World Championship (gi absolute only)
C. UFC Grappling Tournament
D. World Wrestling Championships
Answer: A. ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship
Q8. In which year did Arona first win the ADCC -99 kg division?
A. 1999
B. 2000
C. 2001
D. 2003
Answer: B. 2000
Q9. Whom did Arona defeat in the final of the 2000 ADCC -99 kg division?
A. Tito Ortiz
B. Renato Sobral
C. Mark Kerr
D. Jeff Monson
Answer: D. Jeff Monson
Q10. In the 2000 ADCC tournament, Arona notably defeated which future UFC champion in the semifinals?
A. Chuck Liddell
B. Tito Ortiz
C. Randy Couture
D. Quinton Jackson
Answer: B. Tito Ortiz
Q11. In 2001, Arona achieved which rare ADCC feat?
A. Winning only the absolute division
B. Winning both his weight class and the absolute division
C. Winning a silver medal in two divisions
D. Competing exclusively in the superfight
Answer: B. Winning both his weight class and the absolute division
Q12. Whom did Arona defeat in the 2001 ADCC Absolute final?
A. Saulo Ribeiro
B. Vitor Belfort
C. Jean Jacques Machado
D. Ricardo Almeida
Answer: C. Jean Jacques Machado
Q13. Arona’s ADCC competitive record is famously:
A. 10-1 with one loss
B. 13-0 without ever conceding a point
C. 12-2 with two decision losses
D. 15-0 including one draw
Answer: B. 13-0 without ever conceding a point
Q14. In 2003, Arona won an ADCC Superfight against which opponent?
A. Mark Kerr
B. Dean Lister
C. Roger Gracie
D. Marcelo Garcia
Answer: A. Mark Kerr
Q15. Arona was inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame in which year (inaugural class recognition around this time)?
A. 2015
B. 2018
C. 2021
D. 2024
Answer: C. 2021
Q16. What BJJ rank does Ricardo Arona hold?
A. 2nd degree black belt
B. 3rd degree black belt
C. 4th degree black belt
D. Coral belt
Answer: C. 4th degree black belt
Q17. Under which instructor did Arona receive his black belt (from the Carlson Gracie lineage)?
A. Carlson Gracie himself
B. Ricardo Liborio
C. Mario Sperry
D. Murilo Bustamante
Answer: B. Ricardo Liborio
Q18. Before focusing on Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Arona trained in which martial arts?
A. Muay Thai and Boxing only
B. Judo and Karate
C. Wrestling and Sambo
D. Capoeira exclusively
Answer: B. Judo and Karate
Q19. At approximately what age was Arona inspired to pursue Brazilian jiu-jitsu after watching a Vale Tudo fight?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 13
D. 18
Answer: C. 13
Q20. Arona was a two-time World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu champion in the colored belts. In which years did he win those titles?
A. 1997 (blue) and 1998 (purple)
B. 1996 and 1997
C. 1999 (brown) and 2000 (black)
D. 1998 (purple) and 1999 (brown)
Answer: D. 1998 (purple) and 1999 (brown)
Q21. In the 2000 IBJJF World Championship as a black belt, Arona earned which result in his weight class?
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Bronze
D. Did not place
Answer: B. Silver
Q22. Arona became the RINGS Middleweight Champion and tournament winner in which year?
A. 1999
B. 2000
C. 2001
D. 2003
Answer: C. 2001
Q23. In the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix, Arona finished as:
A. Champion
B. Runner-up
C. Semifinalist
D. Quarterfinalist
Answer: B. Runner-up
Q24. Whom did Arona defeat by unanimous decision in the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix semifinals (or key win en route)?
A. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
B. Wanderlei Silva
C. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
D. Alistair Overeem
Answer: B. Wanderlei Silva
Q25. Who defeated Arona in the final of the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix?
A. Wanderlei Silva
B. Kazushi Sakuraba
C. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
D. Dan Henderson
Answer: C. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua