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Ricardo Almeida lands 2.0 and absorbs 1.2 significant strikes per minute. Positive striking margin. Outputs more than concedes on the feet.

Ricardo Almeida's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Ricardo Almeida wins 68% of rounds across 25 scored. Wins more rounds than concedes in the majority of fights.

Ricardo Almeida has 1 KO/TKO loss in 5 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.18 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 77 out of 99, average for the division.

Ricardo Almeida finishes 50% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Ricardo Almeida's last fight was over 184 months ago.

Ricardo Almeida is 49 years old.

All Fighters
Fighter Profile›Welterweight
“Big Dog”

Ricardo Almeida

13-511 UFC
Wrestler
Form
Inactive
Early Chaos
Moderate Wear
6'0"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·49age
Last fightLMike Pyle·U-DEC·R3·15yr ago
Fighter Context
6–5UFC·
0KO
·
3Sub
·
3Dec
·
10.3min/fight
·
113UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
3–3(6 fights)
·
33%finish rate
·
+1.2str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+0.82
Positive

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.568
Strong

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
77
Durable

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
68%
Strong

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Ricardo Almeida — 2.02 significant strikes per minute, 49% striking accuracy, absorbs 1.20 strikes per minute.

Almeida
Ground & Pound
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.02
Str. Accuracy49%
255UFC landed/478attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−2.5 vs avg1.20
Str. Defense61%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.18
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
59%
Body
25%
Leg
16%
By Position
Distance48%
/
Clinch13%
/
Ground40%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 111 rounds
Round 28 rounds
Round 36 rounds
Avg. Landed101011
Avg. Absorbed569
Avg. Net+5+4+2
Grappling

Ricardo Almeida — 3.7 takedowns per 15 minutes, 38% takedown accuracy, 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 31% takedown defense.

Almeida
Sub Hunter
·291s ctrlElite Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.74
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY11.12
TD Accuracy38%
32UFC landed/84attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20
3UFC wins/11attempted
Defense
Leaky TD Def
TD Defense31%
5UFC defended/13opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Rarely Tapped
Finishing

Ricardo Almeida — 6 UFC wins (3 submission, 3 decision), 50% finish rate.

Finish Rate
50%
Average
div avg 53%
How They Lose
5UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 6
Submission3 / 6
Decision3 / 6
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 5
Submission1 / 5
Decision2 / 5
Loss Pattern
Mixed
2 early · 0 late · 2 dec across 5 losses
Submission hunter. 3 subs, all inside R1-R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
SUB W
SUB L
KO/TKO L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
3.0pts
W2 dec
—
L1 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
4UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
20%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
Div. change
sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 22 more in second half of career
0+14+28+41+55avg↗↵↗200120022008200920102011

11 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.92.03.1R1R2R3
R1n=11
R2n=8
R3n=6
Outputsig strikes / min
2.3
2.3
2.3
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.1
1.3
1.8
Diff
+1.1
+1.0
+0.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Str. Diff+0.55 idxL3
48%99%149%WLWWWLWL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Almeida — 11 UFC Fights

Ricardo Almeida — UFC fight record: 6 wins, 5 losses.

Result
Method
11 fights
L
Mike Pyle
WW
U-DEC R3Mar '11
+12
·48 SS (57%)·36 abs·1/18 td·1 td taken·313s ctrl
W
TJ Grant
WW
U-DEC R3Dec '10
+42
·48 SS (56%)·6 abs·6/8 td·738s ctrl
L
Matt HughesElite
WW
SUB R1 · 3:15Aug '10
+8
·10 SS (36%)·2 abs·1 kd taken
W
Matt Brown
WW
SUB R2 · 3:30Mar '10
+9
·15 SS (56%)·6 abs·5/11 td·427s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Kendall Grove
MW
U-DEC R3Aug '09
+13
·38 SS (61%)·25 abs·6/14 td·671s ctrl
W
Matt Horwich
MW
U-DEC R3Apr '09
+16
·41 SS (61%)·25 abs·9/15 td·503s ctrl·1 sub att
L
Patrick Cote
MW
S-DEC R3Jul '08
+2
·26 SS (42%)·24 abs·2/11 td·296s ctrl·2 sub att
W
Rob Yundt
MW
SUB R1 · 1:08Feb '08
+2
·4 SS (67%)·2 abs·1/1 td·20s ctrl·1 sub att
↵ 73mo layoff
L
Andrei Semenov
MW
KO/TKO R2 · 2:01Jan '02
+7
·12 SS (34%)·5 abs·1/4 td·45s ctrl·1 kd taken·5 sub att
W
Eugene Jackson
MW
SUB R1 · 4:06Sep '01
+3
·4 SS (100%)·1 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·187s ctrl·1 sub att
Almeida — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
WRyo ChonanPrideU-DECR2—
WAkira ShojiPrideU-DECR2—
All Fighters
Welterweight
“Big Dog”

Ricardo Almeida

13-511 UFC
Form
6'0"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·49age
Last fightLMike Pyle·U-DEC·15yr ago
Fighter Context
6–5UFC·
0KO
·
3Sub
·
3Dec
·
10.3min/fight
·
113UFC min
vs. Winning Record3–3
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.82

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.568

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
77

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
68%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Almeida
Welterweight avg
Ground & Pound
Sig. Strikes / Min2.02
Str. Accuracy49%
255UFC landed/478attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−2.5 vs avg1.20
Str. Defense61%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.18
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
59%
Body
25%
Leg
16%
By Position
Dist48%
Clinch13%
Ground40%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=11
R2
n=8
R3
n=6
Landed101011
Absorbed569
Net+5+4+2
Grappling
Almeida
Welterweight avg
Sub Hunter
291s ctrlElite Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.74
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY11.12
TD Accuracy38%
32UFC landed/84attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.20
3UFC wins/11attempted
Defense
Leaky TD Def
TD Defense31%
5UFC defended/13opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 9 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
50%
Average
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
3Sub
3Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
1Sub
2Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
3.0pts
W2 dec
—more needed
L1 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
4UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
20%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.92.03.1R1R2R3
R1n=11
R2n=8
R3n=6
Outputsig strikes / min
2.3
2.3
2.3
Absorbedsig strikes / min
1.1
1.3
1.8
Diff
+1.1
+1.0
+0.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Almeida — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Mike PyleWW
U-DEC·R3·Mar '11
48 SS (57%)·36 abs·1/18 td·1 td taken·313s ctrl
W
TJ GrantWW
U-DEC·R3·Dec '10
48 SS (56%)·6 abs·6/8 td·738s ctrl
L
Matt HughesEliteWW
SUB·R1·Aug '10
10 SS (36%)·2 abs·1 kd taken
W
Matt BrownWW
SUB·R2·Mar '10
15 SS (56%)·6 abs·5/11 td·427s ctrl·1 sub
W
Kendall GroveMW
U-DEC·R3·Aug '09
38 SS (61%)·25 abs·6/14 td·671s ctrl
W
Matt HorwichMW
U-DEC·R3·Apr '09
41 SS (61%)·25 abs·9/15 td·503s ctrl·1 sub
L
Patrick CoteMW
S-DEC·R3·Jul '08
26 SS (42%)·24 abs·2/11 td·296s ctrl·2 sub
W
Rob YundtMW
SUB·R1·Feb '08
4 SS (67%)·2 abs·1/1 td·20s ctrl·1 sub
Almeida — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
WRyo ChonanPrideU-DECR2
WAkira ShojiPrideU-DECR2
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