Welterweight · Men

Ricardo Almeida

“Cachorrão”
United States Renzo Gracie Academy debut 2000
Form W W L W L
Elo 1,790 peak 1,813 · 27 Mar 2010 23 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 5162069
13-5pro record
1L current streak
1,698best win, Elo
1,522average opponent
-- born 29 Nov 1976
71.0" / 74.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

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Rating by method KO1,274 Sub1,260 Dec1,381

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings
Strikes landed Accuracy Absorbed Strike defence Takedowns TD defence Control Sub attempts Knockdowns
In the cage: 13 bouts with the UFC's statistics, 143 minutes, against 326 in the class

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2010): 1,813 Elo, 12-3, aged 33, average opponent 1,476.

  1. Josh Koscheck then 1,825, 12-3, aged 31 6-9 after peaked 1,972 ▲
  2. Bibiano Fernandes then 1,805, 12-3, aged 32 · Bantamweight 13-3 after peaked 1,962 ▲
  3. Josh Emmett then 1,805, 13-2, aged 33 · Featherweight 6-5 after peaked 1,962 ▲
  4. Scott Holtzman then 1,821, 12-3, aged 35 · Lightweight 2-3 after peaked 1,874 ▲
  5. Costas Philippou then 1,771, 11-3, aged 33 · Middleweight 2-3 after peaked 1,885 ▲
  6. Diego Ferreira then 1,788, 13-2, aged 33 · Lightweight 7-5 after peaked 2,025 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. TJ Grant Decision R3 · 11 Dec 2010 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,698
  2. Matt Brown Submission R2 · 27 Mar 2010 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,689
  3. Kendall Grove Decision R3 · 8 Aug 2009 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,641
  4. Nate Marquardt Submission R1 · 30 Nov 2003 · Pancrase 1,587
  5. Kazuo Misaki Decision R3 · 31 Aug 2003 · Pancrase 1,536

Losses

Newest first
  1. Mike Pyle Decision R3 · 19 Mar 2011 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,825
  2. Matt Hughes Submission R1 · 7 Aug 2010 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,729
  3. Patrick Cote Decision R3 · 5 Jul 2008 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,792
  4. Andrey Semenov KO/TKO R2 · 11 Jan 2002 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,579
  5. Matt Lindland Disqualification R3 · 4 May 2001 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,280

Fight history

18 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
18 19 Mar 201134.3 yrs L13-5 Mike Pyle 20-6-1 · 35.5 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.45* 1,791→1,790 -1 1,825 – UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 11 Dec 201034.0 yrs W13-4 TJ Grant 16-4 · 26.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,705→1,791 +86 1,698 – UFC 124: St. Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 7 Aug 201033.7 yrs L12-4 Matt Hughes 44-7 · 36.8 yrs Welterweight SubModified Anaconda Choke R13:15 0.00 1,813→1,705 -108 1,729 – UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 27 Mar 201033.3 yrs W12-3 Matt Brown 13-8 · 29.2 yrs Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:30 1.00 1,738→1,813 +75 1,689 – UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 8 Aug 200932.7 yrs W11-3 Kendall Grove 12-5 (1) · 26.7 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.83* 1,694→1,738 +44 1,641 – UFC 101: Declaration Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 1 Apr 200932.3 yrs W10-3 Matt Horwich 24-11 · 31.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,634→1,694 +61 1,523 – UFC Fight Night 18: Condit vs. Kampmann Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 5 Jul 200831.6 yrs L9-3 Patrick Cote 14-4 · 28.3 yrs Middleweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.36* 1,617→1,634 +17 1,792 – UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 2 Feb 200831.2 yrs W9-2 Rob Yundt 6-0 · 27.7 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:08 1.00 1,585→1,617 +32 1,326 – UFC 81: Breaking Point Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 23 May 200427.5 yrs W8-2 Ryo Chonan 6-3 · 27.6 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.95 1,647→1,676 +29 1,425 – Pride - Bushido 3 Pride FC
9 30 Nov 200327.0 yrs W7-2 Nate Marquardt 19-5-1 · 24.6 yrs Middleweighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R14:53 1.00 1,550→1,647 +97 1,587 – Pancrase 127 Pancrase
8 31 Aug 200326.8 yrs W6-2 Kazuo Misaki 10-2-1 · 27.3 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.62 1,526→1,550 +24 1,536 – Pancrase 124 Pancrase
7 12 Apr 200326.4 yrs W5-2 Yuki Sasaki 13-6-1 · 26.6 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,498→1,526 +27 1,364 – Pancrase 118 Pancrase
6 16 Feb 200326.2 yrs W4-2 Ikuhisa Minowa 22-16-8 · 27.1 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,460→1,498 +38 1,373 – Pancrase 116 Pancrase
5 30 Nov 200226.0 yrs W3-2 Osami Shibuya 27-26-12 · 26.9 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:25 1.00 1,392→1,460 +68 1,314 – Pancrase 113: Spirit 8 Pancrase
4 11 Jan 200225.1 yrs L2-2 Andrey Semenov 21-2 · 24.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R27:01 0.00 1,448→1,392 -56 1,579 – UFC 35: Throwdown Ultimate Fighting Championship
3 28 Sep 200124.8 yrs W2-1 Eugene Jackson 11-5-1 · 35.0 yrs Middleweight SubTriangle Choke R14:06 1.00 1,379→1,448 +69 1,305 – UFC 33: Victory in Vegas Ultimate Fighting Championship
2 4 May 200124.4 yrs L1-1 Matt Lindland 4-0 · 31.0 yrs Light Heavyweight DQRepeated Fouls R314:21 0.00 1,379→1,379 +0 1,280 – UFC 31: Locked & Loaded Ultimate Fighting Championship
1 9 Dec 200024.0 yrs W1-0 Akira Shoji 8-3-5 · 26.9 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.95 1,266→1,379 +113 1,409 – Pride 12: Cold Fury Pride FC