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Ricardo Almeida

Ricardo Almeida

1061 ELO #375

"Big Dog"

MMA 13-5-0 · UFC 6-5-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 15 years and 86 days ago

Ricardo Almeida "Big Dog" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Ricardo Almeida has 6 wins in the UFC. Ricardo Almeida lands an average of 2.02 significant strikes per minute and averages 3.74 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1061), and have not fought Ricardo Almeida before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Stephen Thompson 12-9-0 43 1100 6.0 39
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 7.0 0
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 7.0 5
Tony Ferguson 15-9-0 42 1083 7.0 22
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 8.0 17
Rafael Dos Anjos 21-15-0 41 1097 8.0 36

Fight Results Breakdown

11
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Matt Brown in 2010
Opponent ELO: 1078

Biggest Upset Loss

Mike Pyle in 2011
Your ELO: 1079 · Opponent ELO: 1032 · Favored by 47

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
74'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Nov 29 1976
Age
49
Peak ELO
1079
ELO Rank
375 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
275-132-5
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1040.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1026.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.02
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
49%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
1.2
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
61%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
3.74
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
38%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
1.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Ricardo Almeida Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2011-03-19 UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones Mike Pyle U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2010-12-11 UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 TJ Grant U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2010-08-07 UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Matt Hughes SUB Schultz Front Headlock 1 3:15 Loss -
2010-03-27 UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy Matt Brown SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 3:30 Win -
2009-08-08 UFC 101: Declaration Kendall Grove U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2009-04-01 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann Matt Horwich U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-07-05 UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin Patrick Cote S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2008-02-02 UFC 81: Breaking Point Rob Yundt SUB Guillotine Choke 1 1:08 Win -
2002-01-11 UFC 35: Throwdown Andrei Semenov KO/TKO Punch 2 2:01 Loss -
2001-09-28 UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Eugene Jackson SUB Triangle Choke 1 4:06 Win -
2001-05-04 UFC 31: Locked and Loaded Matt Lindland DQ 3 4:21 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Ricardo Almeida ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
11 2011-03-19 Mike Pyle 1032 Loss -18 1061
10 2010-12-11 TJ Grant 1022 Win +14 1079
9 2010-08-07 Matt Hughes 1177 Loss -12 1065
8 2010-03-27 Matt Brown 1078 Win +22 1077
7 2009-08-08 Kendall Grove 1039 Win +16 1055
6 2009-04-01 Matt Horwich 985 Win +14 1039
5 2008-07-05 Patrick Cote 1023 Loss 0 1025
4 2008-02-02 Rob Yundt 1000 Win +21 1025
3 2002-01-11 Andrei Semenov 1000 Loss -17 1004
2 2001-09-28 Eugene Jackson 1007 Win +21 1021
1 2001-05-04 Matt Lindland 1020 Loss 0 1000

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