“Big Dog” Welterweight
Ricardo Almeida
6-5-0
UFC record, 11 fights, 113.3 min
13-5-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 74"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Mon, Nov 29, 1976, age 49
- First UFC fight
- Fri, May 4, 2001
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Mar 19, 2011
01/How he wins
in 6 wins
3 submissions (guillotine choke after drop to guard, rear naked choke, triangle choke from bottom guard), 3 decisions in 6 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 0 | 1 |
| Submission | 3 | 1 |
| Decision | 3 | 2 |
| DQ, overturned or other | 0 | 1 |
| All | 6 | 5 |
02/Career rates
11 fights, 113.3 min
Sig strikes landed
2.25 per min
255 in 113.3 min, 11 fights
Sig strike accuracy
53.3%
255 of 478 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
1.36 per min
154 of 375 landed on him in 113.3 min
Takedowns
4.23 per 15 min
32 of 84 · 113.3 min
Takedown accuracy
38.1%
32 of 84 attempts
Takedown defence
5 of 13
defended of attempted on him, 113.3 min
Control time
7:03 per 15 min
53:20 of 113:21
Knockdowns
0
scored in 113.3 min, 11 fights
Submission attempts
1.46 per 15 min
11 in 113.3 min
Where his sig strikes land
45% distance, 15% clinch, 40% ground
116 distance, 37 clinch, 102 ground of 255 landed
What he hits
61% head, 25% body, 14% leg
156 head, 64 body, 35 leg of 255 landed
Cage time
113:21
11 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
3 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Heavyweight | 1 | 0-1-0 | 14.3 | 9 of 18 | 0.63 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 of 14:21 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| Middleweight | 6 | 4-2-0 | 57.3 | 125 of 236 | 2.18 | 20 of 46 | 28:42 of 57:15 | 0 | 2 in 4 |
| Welterweight | 4 | 2-2-0 | 41.8 | 121 of 224 | 2.90 | 12 of 37 | 24:38 of 41:45 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| All | 11 | 6-5-0 | 113.3 | 255 of 478 | 2.25 | 32 of 84 | 53:20 of 113:21 | 0 | 3 in 6 |
04/By year
2001 to 2011
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 48 of 84 | 3.20 | 1 of 18 | 5:13 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 26.8 | 73 of 140 | 2.73 | 11 of 19 | 19:25 of 26:45 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 30.0 | 79 of 129 | 2.63 | 15 of 29 | 19:34 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 16.1 | 30 of 68 | 1.86 | 3 of 12 | 5:16 of 16:08 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 7.0 | 12 of 35 | 1.71 | 1 of 4 | 0:45 of 7:01 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 18.4 | 13 of 22 | 0.70 | 1 of 2 | 3:07 of 18:27 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| All | 11 | 6-5-0 | 113.3 | 255 of 478 | 2.25 | 32 of 84 | 53:20 of 113:21 | 0 | 3 in 6 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 11 of 11 | 48.5 | 109 of 209 | 2.25 | 13 of 42 | 23:35 of 48:29 | 0 | 6 | 3, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 8 of 11 | 35.5 | 80 of 134 | 2.25 | 11 of 23 | 18:29 of 35:31 | 0 | 5 | 2, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 6 of 11 | 29.4 | 66 of 135 | 2.25 | 8 of 19 | 11:16 of 29:21 | 0 | 0 | 6, won 3 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
11 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Mar 19, 2011UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones | Mike PyleWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Tony Tamburrino 28 - 29. Doug Crosby 28 - 29. Cardo Urso 28 - 29. | 48 of 84 | 1 of 18 | 5:13 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 11, 2010UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 | TJ GrantWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Richard DeCarufel 27 - 30. Nelson Hamilton 27 - 30. Tony Weeks 27 - 30. | 48 of 85 | 6 of 8 | 12:18 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 7, 2010UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | Matt HughesWelterweight | LSubmission, R1 3:15Schultz Front Headlock On Ground Technical Submission | 10 of 28 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 3:15 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 27, 2010UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy | Matt BrownWelterweight | WSubmission, R2 3:30Rear Naked Choke | 15 of 27 | 5 of 11 | 7:07 | 0 | 8:30 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 8, 2009UFC 101: Declaration | Kendall GroveMiddleweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Jeff Blatnick 27 - 30. Doug Crosby 27 - 30. Nelson Hamilton 27 - 30. | 38 of 62 | 6 of 14 | 11:11 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2009UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann | Matt HorwichMiddleweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:0027 - 30. 27 - 30. 27 - 30. | 41 of 67 | 9 of 15 | 8:23 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 5, 2008UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin | Patrick CoteMiddleweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Tony Weeks 28 - 29. Glenn Trowbridge 29 - 28. Patricia Morse-Jarman 28 - 29. | 26 of 62 | 2 of 11 | 4:56 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 2, 2008UFC 81: Breaking Point | Rob YundtMiddleweight | WSubmission, R1 1:08Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard | 4 of 6 | 1 of 1 | 0:20 | 0 | 1:08 | Rounds |
| Fri, Jan 11, 2002UFC 35: Throwdown | Andrei SemenovMiddleweight | LKO/TKO, R2 2:01Punch to Head At Distance | 12 of 35 | 1 of 4 | 0:45 | 0 | 7:01 | Rounds |
| Fri, Sep 28, 2001UFC 33: Victory in Vegas | Eugene JacksonMiddleweight | WSubmission, R1 4:06Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard | 4 of 4 | 1 of 1 | 3:07 | 0 | 4:06 | Rounds |
| Fri, May 4, 2001UFC 31: Locked and Loaded | Matt LindlandLight Heavyweight | LDQ, R3 4:21Illegal Kicks on Ground by Almeida | 9 of 18 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 14:21 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.