Welterweight

Ricardo Almeida

Last fought: Mar 2011

RECORD

Pro

13-5-0

UFC

6-5-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:18
Fight Completion Rate	68.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.06
% Fights Inside the Distance	54.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	37-19 (66.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	13-8 (61.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-11 (68.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	33.2%
% Time in Control	47.1%
% Time Controlled	19.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	70.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.08
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	1.81
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.28
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.4%
Distance Strike Defense	71.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.30
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	11.17
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.73
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.09
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.00

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Ricardo Almeida League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Ricardo Almeida
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.4
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.1%
Takedown Defense	38.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	4.2
Submission Attempts/15min	1.5
Control Time/15min	7:03
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	10:18
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.3
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	7:09

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Mike Pyle

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones • Mar 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Almeida48/8457%TD 1/18Ctrl 5:13

Mike Pyle36/7349%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	14/24	58%	0/6	1:17	—
	Mike Pyle	11/21	52%	0/1	0:22	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	24/33	73%	1/6	2:21	—
	Mike Pyle	7/19	37%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Ricardo Almeida	10/27	37%	0/6	1:35	—
	Mike Pyle	18/33	55%	1/2	0:31	—

WIN

vs. TJ Grant

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 • Dec 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Almeida48/8556%TD 6/8Ctrl 12:18

TJ Grant6/1833%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	17/34	50%	2/3	4:26	—
	TJ Grant	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	5/15	33%	2/3	3:45	—
	TJ Grant	4/9	44%	0/1	0:35	—

R3	Ricardo Almeida	26/36	72%	2/2	4:07	—
	TJ Grant	1/5	20%	0/0	0:17	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Hughes

UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen • Aug 2010Welterweight

Submission (Schultz Front Headlock) • Rd 1, 3:15

Ricardo Almeida10/2836%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Matt Hughes2/1612%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	10/28	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	2/16	12%	0/0	0:13	1

WIN

vs. Matt Brown

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy • Mar 2010Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:30

Ricardo Almeida15/2756%TD 5/11Ctrl 7:07

Matt Brown6/1060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	10/17	59%	2/8	4:21	—
	Matt Brown	3/6	50%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	5/10	50%	3/3	2:46	—
	Matt Brown	3/4	75%	0/0	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Kendall Grove

UFC 101: Declaration • Aug 2009Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Almeida38/6261%TD 6/14Ctrl 11:11

Kendall Grove25/6240%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	12/18	67%	2/8	3:54	—
	Kendall Grove	7/17	41%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	16/27	59%	2/3	4:33	—
	Kendall Grove	5/11	45%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Ricardo Almeida	10/17	59%	2/3	2:44	—
	Kendall Grove	13/34	38%	0/0	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Matt Horwich

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann • Apr 2009Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Almeida41/6761%TD 9/15Ctrl 8:23

Matt Horwich25/3964%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	13/25	52%	3/6	1:49	—
	Matt Horwich	14/20	70%	0/0	0:43	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	17/25	68%	3/3	4:21	—
	Matt Horwich	4/6	67%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Ricardo Almeida	11/17	65%	3/6	2:13	—
	Matt Horwich	7/13	54%	0/2	1:11	—

LOSS

vs. Patrick Cote

UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin • Jul 2008Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ricardo Almeida26/6242%TD 2/11Ctrl 4:56

Patrick Cote24/6438%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	16/23	70%	1/5	3:36	—
	Patrick Cote	2/4	50%	0/0	0:25	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	3/6	50%	0/4	0:43	—
	Patrick Cote	11/31	35%	0/0	1:00	—

R3	Ricardo Almeida	7/33	21%	1/2	0:37	—
	Patrick Cote	11/29	38%	0/0	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Rob Yundt

UFC 81: Breaking Point • Feb 2008Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:08

Ricardo Almeida4/667%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:20

Rob Yundt2/1118%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	4/6	67%	1/1	0:20	—
	Rob Yundt	2/11	18%	0/0	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Andrei Semenov

UFC 35: Throwdown • Jan 2002Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:01

Ricardo Almeida12/3534%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:45

Andrei Semenov5/2917%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:27KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	7/26	27%	1/3	0:45	—
	Andrei Semenov	2/16	12%	0/0	1:42	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	5/9	56%	0/1	0:00	—
	Andrei Semenov	3/13	23%	0/0	0:45	1

WIN

vs. Eugene Jackson

UFC 33: Victory in Vegas • Sep 2001Middleweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 4:06

Ricardo Almeida4/4100%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:07

Eugene Jackson1/425%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	4/4	100%	1/1	3:07	—
	Eugene Jackson	1/4	25%	2/2	0:37	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Lindland

UFC 31: Locked and Loaded • May 2001Light Heavyweight

DQ • Rd 3, 4:21

Ricardo Almeida9/1850%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Matt Lindland22/4945%TD 5/5Ctrl 12:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	2/4	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Matt Lindland	9/18	50%	1/1	4:46	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Lindland	9/22	41%	2/2	3:57	—

R3	Ricardo Almeida	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Lindland	4/9	44%	2/2	3:32	—

Prior to UFC

PRIDE (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Ryo Chonan

PRIDE Bushido 3 • May 2004

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Ricardo Almeida20/3951%TD 3/7Ctrl 0:00

Ryo Chonan14/3738%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	12/31	39%	1/5	0:00	—
	Ryo Chonan	6/22	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	8/8	100%	2/2	0:00	—
	Ryo Chonan	8/15	53%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Akira Shoji

PRIDE 12: Cold Fury • Dec 2000

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 10:00

Ricardo Almeida24/9126%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

Akira Shoji10/4821%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ricardo Almeida	7/22	32%	1/3	0:00	—
	Akira Shoji	2/13	15%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Ricardo Almeida	17/69	25%	1/3	0:00	—
	Akira Shoji	8/35	23%	2/2	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com