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

0.473

Strong

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

Durability

Average

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

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. Landed	10	10	11
Avg. Absorbed	5	6	9
Avg. Net	+5	+4	+2

Grappling

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

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=8

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

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

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

Result

Method

11 fights

Mike Pyle

U-DEC R3Mar '11

+12

·48 SS (57%)·36 abs·1/18 td·1 td taken·313s ctrl

TJ Grant

U-DEC R3Dec '10

+42

·48 SS (56%)·6 abs·6/8 td·738s ctrl

Matt HughesElite

SUB R1 · 3:15Aug '10

·10 SS (36%)·2 abs·1 kd taken

Matt Brown

SUB R2 · 3:30Mar '10

·15 SS (56%)·6 abs·5/11 td·427s ctrl·1 sub att

Kendall Grove

U-DEC R3Aug '09

+13

·38 SS (61%)·25 abs·6/14 td·671s ctrl

Matt Horwich

U-DEC R3Apr '09

+16

·41 SS (61%)·25 abs·9/15 td·503s ctrl·1 sub att

Patrick Cote

S-DEC R3Jul '08

·26 SS (42%)·24 abs·2/11 td·296s ctrl·2 sub att

Rob Yundt

SUB R1 · 1:08Feb '08

·4 SS (67%)·2 abs·1/1 td·20s ctrl·1 sub att

↵ 73mo layoff

Andrei Semenov

KO/TKO R2 · 2:01Jan '02

·12 SS (34%)·5 abs·1/4 td·45s ctrl·1 kd taken·5 sub att

Eugene Jackson

SUB R1 · 4:06Sep '01

·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

0.473

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

Durability

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
Landed	10	10	11
Absorbed	5	6	9
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

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

R1n=11

R2n=8

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

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

Mike Pyle

U-DEC·R3·Mar '11

48 SS (57%)·36 abs·1/18 td·1 td taken·313s ctrl

TJ Grant

U-DEC·R3·Dec '10

48 SS (56%)·6 abs·6/8 td·738s ctrl

Matt HughesElite

SUB·R1·Aug '10

10 SS (36%)·2 abs·1 kd taken

Matt Brown

SUB·R2·Mar '10

15 SS (56%)·6 abs·5/11 td·427s ctrl·1 sub

Kendall Grove

U-DEC·R3·Aug '09

38 SS (61%)·25 abs·6/14 td·671s ctrl

Matt Horwich

U-DEC·R3·Apr '09

41 SS (61%)·25 abs·9/15 td·503s ctrl·1 sub

Patrick Cote

S-DEC·R3·Jul '08

26 SS (42%)·24 abs·2/11 td·296s ctrl·2 sub

Rob Yundt

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

Round 111 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=11

n=8

n=6

Landed

Absorbed

Net