Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“Suave”

Ricco Rodriguez

53-25 (1 NC)7 UFC

Grappler

Form

· 2L

Inactive

2× Title

2× 5R

High Variance

Output Builds Late

Moderate Wear

6'4"ht·Orthodoxstance·48age

Last fightLPedro Rizzo·U-DEC·R3·22yr ago

Fighter Context

5–2UFC·

5KO

0Sub

0Dec

11.9min/fight

83UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–2(5 fights)

100%finish rate

+0.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.70

Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.299

Average

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

63%

Strong

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

Striking

Rodriguez

Ground & Pound

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.85

Str. Accuracy51%

178UFC landed/314attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−2.5 vs avg1.15

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.14

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

66%

Body

22%

Leg

12%

By Position

Distance31%

Clinch20%

Ground50%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 17 rounds	Round 26 rounds	Round 34 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 5
Avg. Landed	8	10	9	16	—
Avg. Absorbed	6	6	5	4	—
Avg. Net	+2	+3	+4	+12	—

Grappling

Rodriguez

Sub Hunter

·339s ctrlElite Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.30

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.59

TD Accuracy39%

17UFC landed/42attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

0UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

TD Defense40%

5UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

2UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision0 / 5

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 2

Submission0 / 2

Decision1 / 2

Loss Pattern

1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2

KO artist. 5 stoppages, finishing threat doesn't fade with the rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 13 less in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=7

R2n=6

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

1.7

2.1

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.3

1.4

1.5

Diff

+0.5

+0.7

+1.0

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

Last 7 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Str. Diff-1.06 idxL3

Last 7 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Rodriguez — 7 UFC Fights

Result

Method

7 fights

Pedro RizzoVeteran

U-DEC R3Nov '03

-15

·15 SS (45%)·30 abs·0/12 td

Tim Sylvia

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 3:09Feb '03

-5

·7 SS (70%)·12 abs·0/2 td·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Randy Couture

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 3:04Sep '02

·39 SS (49%)·39 abs·4/5 td·5 td taken·664s ctrl·1 sub att

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

KO/TKO R2 · 3:25May '02

+13

·19 SS (58%)·6 abs·3/5 td·1 td taken·431s ctrl·1 sub att

Jeff Monson

KO/TKO R3 · 3:00Jan '02

+35

·42 SS (65%)·7 abs·3/4 td·2 td taken·399s ctrl·1 sub att

Pete Williams

KO/TKO R2 · 4:02Nov '01

+22

·26 SS (60%)·4 abs·5/6 td·436s ctrl·1 sub att

Andrei Arlovski

KO/TKO R3 · 1:23Jun '01

+19

·30 SS (60%)·11 abs·2/8 td·445s ctrl·1 sub att

Rodriguez — Prior Tracked Fights (9)

LBen RothwellIFLU-DECR3—

LAntonio SilvaEliteXCS-DECR3—

WRon WatermanOtherKO/TKOR1—

LRon WatermanWECU-DECR3—

WTakayuki OkadaPrideSUBR1—

LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraPrideU-DECR3—

WJohn MarshPrideU-DECR2—

WGary GoodridgePrideU-DECR2—

WJimmy AmbrizWECKO/TKOR1—

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“Suave”

Ricco Rodriguez

53-25 (1 NC)7 UFC

Form

6'4"ht·Orthodoxstance·48age

Last fightLPedro Rizzo·U-DEC·22yr ago

Fighter Context

5–2UFC·

5KO

0Sub

0Dec

11.9min/fight

83UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.70

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.299

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

63%

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

Striking

Rodriguez

Heavyweight avg

Ground & Pound

Sig. Strikes / Min1.85

Str. Accuracy51%

178UFC landed/314attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−2.5 vs avg1.15

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.14

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

66%

Body

22%

Leg

12%

By Position

Dist31%

Clinch20%

Ground50%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=7	R2 n=6	R3 n=4	R4 n=1	R5
Landed	8	10	9	16	—
Absorbed	6	6	5	4	—
Net	+2	+3	+4	+12	—

Grappling

Rodriguez

Heavyweight avg

Sub Hunter

339s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.30

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.59

TD Accuracy39%

17UFC landed/42attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

0UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

TD Defense40%

5UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

0Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=7

R2n=6

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

1.7

2.1

2.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.3

1.4

1.5

Diff

+0.5

+0.7

+1.0

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Rodriguez — UFC Fight Log

Pedro RizzoVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Nov '03

15 SS (45%)·30 abs·0/12 td

Tim SylviaTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '03

7 SS (70%)·12 abs·0/2 td·1 kd taken·1 sub

Randy CoutureTITLE

KO/TKO·R5·Sep '02

39 SS (49%)·39 abs·4/5 td·5 td taken·664s ctrl·1 sub

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

KO/TKO·R2·May '02

19 SS (58%)·6 abs·3/5 td·1 td taken·431s ctrl·1 sub

Jeff Monson

KO/TKO·R3·Jan '02

42 SS (65%)·7 abs·3/4 td·2 td taken·399s ctrl·1 sub

Pete Williams

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '01

26 SS (60%)·4 abs·5/6 td·436s ctrl·1 sub

Andrei Arlovski

KO/TKO·R3·Jun '01

30 SS (60%)·11 abs·2/8 td·445s ctrl·1 sub

Rodriguez — Prior Tracked Fights (9)

LBen RothwellIFLU-DECR3

LAntonio SilvaEliteXCS-DECR3

WRon WatermanOtherKO/TKOR1

LRon WatermanWECU-DECR3

WTakayuki OkadaPrideSUBR1

LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraPrideU-DECR3

WJohn MarshPrideU-DECR2

WGary GoodridgePrideU-DECR2

Round 17 rounds

Round 26 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 5

Avg. Landed

—

Avg. Absorbed

—

Avg. Net

+12

—

n=7

n=6

n=4

n=1

Landed

—

Absorbed

—

Net

+12

—