Cesar Almeida

Middleweight · 7-3 · orthodox

Last 5
LLWWL
Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
38
Elo Rating
1506.8

Next fight: vs Donte Johnson

Polymarket UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 3 rounds

Model win probability
34%/66%
Almeida / Johnson
Stat comparison between Cesar Almeida and Donte Johnson. A ▸ marks the better value where a higher or lower number is clearly better.
StatCesar AlmeidaDonte Johnson
Record7-38-0
Elo rating15071540
Age on fight night3827
Height185.42 cm172.72 cm
Reach187.96 cm187.96 cm
Strikes landed / min3.733.11
Strikes absorbed / min2.232.00
Takedowns / 15 min0.202.00
Takedown defense53%75%

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 166 Middleweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 60% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 97% of Middleweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 2.23 significant strikes per minute — better than 86% of Middleweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Averages just 0.20 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 93% of Middleweight fighters
  • Avoids only 44% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 91% of Middleweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.73
    Top 30%
  • Striking accuracy
    60%
    Top 3%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.23
    Top 14%
  • Striking defense
    44%
    Bottom 9%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.20
    Bottom 7%
  • Takedown accuracy
    33%
    Bottom 34%
  • Takedown defense
    53%
    Bottom 32%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.20
    Bottom 30%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1518, higher than 48% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1507).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Kopylov15:00Potieria4:16Alhassan15:00Oleksiejczuk4:44Pinas
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
2026-07-11 · KO/TKO, R1 4:44
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
2025-12-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
2025-01-11 · KO/TKO, R1 4:16
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
2024-10-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
2024-06-01 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2
2024-04-06 · KO/TKO, R2 2:13