Ricardo Almeida
"Big Dog"
| Age | 48 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Reach | 188 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
18
fights
13
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
0
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
May 04, 2001
UFC debuts
March 19, 2011
UFC last fight
1h53:21
time in the cage
10:18
avg time by combat
54.5%
win rate
50.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1530
as of March 19, 2011
🥇 Peak Elo
1548
on December 11, 2010
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
72
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Control time | 94 | 141s / round |
| 2. | Takedowns landed | 94 | 1.41 / round |
| 3. | Submission | 88 | 3 |
| 4. | Submissions attempted | 87 | 0.49 / round |
| 5. | Ground strikes landed | 86 | 4.50 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Knockdowns | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 5. | Total strikes attempted | 10 | 29.42 / round |
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Boxing Score
39
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+4.46
/ round
💫 Strike differential
5.1 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
3.0 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
44.4%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
71.4%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
91
Wrestling Score
88
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
3.7 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.4 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
38.1%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
38.5%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
2:21 / round
⏱ Control Time
59s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
4.5 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
63.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
3
✅ Submission wins
0.5 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
27.3%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Ricardo Almeida's UFC Fight History
March 19, 2011 - UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 11, 2010 - UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 07, 2010 - UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
Welterweight bout
Loss by submission (Schultz Front Headlock) at round 1 (3:15).
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March 27, 2010 - UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (3:30).
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August 08, 2009 - UFC 101: Declaration
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 01, 2009 - UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 05, 2008 - UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin
Middleweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 02, 2008 - UFC 81: Breaking Point
Middleweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 1 (1:08).
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January 11, 2002 - UFC 35: Throwdown
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (2:01).
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September 28, 2001 - UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
Middleweight bout
Win by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 1 (4:06).
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Fighter's fights