Ricardo AlmeidaGrappler

Welterweight · 13-5 · orthodox

Last 5
LWLWW
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
6'2"
187.96 cm
Age
49
Elo Rating
1549.1

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 1.20 significant strikes per minute — better than 99% of Welterweight fighters
  • Averages 3.74 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 94% of Welterweight fighters
  • Attempts 1.20 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 84% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Stops only 31% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 96% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands only 2.02 significant strikes per minute — worse than 88% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.02
    Bottom 13%
  • Striking accuracy
    49%
    Top 25%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.20
    Top 1%
  • Striking defense
    61%
    Top 17%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    3.74
    Top 6%
  • Takedown accuracy
    38%
    Bottom 47%
  • Takedown defense
    31%
    Bottom 4%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.20
    Top 16%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1591, higher than 72% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1549).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Grove8:30Brown3:15Hughes15:00Grant15:00Pyle
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
2011-03-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2
2010-12-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
2010-08-07 · Submission, R1 3:15
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy
2010-03-27 · Submission, R2 3:30
UFC 101: Declaration
2009-08-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann
2009-04-01 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin
2008-07-05 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC 81: Breaking Point
2008-02-02 · Submission, R1 1:08
UFC 35: Throwdown
2002-01-11 · KO/TKO, R2 2:01
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas
2001-09-28 · Submission, R1 4:06
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
2001-05-04 · DQ, R3 4:21