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Pedro Rizzo "The Rock"

Inactive · age 52 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 241 lb 109 kg
At a glance
  • 78% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 1998
Elo rating
1529
Global Elo 1580 ±39
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-5-0
KO 6 · Sub 0 · Dec 2
Streak
+2
Δ90d -8 · Δ1y -8
Last fight
Nov 21, 2003
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 42m
Avg fight time
11:36
Title fights
0-3
Fights per year
2.7
Since last fight
22y 7mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Oct 16, 1998 — W vs David Abbott Δ+38Jan 8, 1999 — W vs Mark Coleman Δ+36May 7, 1999 — W vs Tra Telligman Δ+27Nov 19, 1999 — W vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Δ+29Jun 9, 2000 — L vs Kevin Randleman Δ-45Sep 22, 2000 — W vs Dan Severn Δ+21Feb 23, 2001 — W vs Josh Barnett Δ+15May 4, 2001 — L vs Randy Couture Δ-17Nov 2, 2001 — L vs Randy Couture Δ-17Mar 22, 2002 — W vs Andrei Arlovski Δ+14Sep 27, 2002 — L vs Gan McGee Δ-25Feb 28, 2003 — L vs Vladimir Matyushenko Δ-18Jun 6, 2003 — W vs Tra Telligman Δ+13Nov 21, 2003 — W vs Ricco Rodriguez Δ+19 1450147515001525155015751600 19992000200120022003 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":348.6,"elo":1479,"date":"1998-10-16","opp":"David Abbott","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":1,"x":122.5,"y":271.3,"elo":1515,"date":"1999-01-08","opp":"Mark Coleman","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":2,"x":168.5,"y":214.4,"elo":1542,"date":"1999-05-07","opp":"Tra Telligman","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":3,"x":244.3,"y":153.8,"elo":1570,"date":"1999-11-19","opp":"Tsuyoshi Kohsaka","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":322.8,"y":249.4,"elo":1525,"date":"2000-06-09","opp":"Kevin Randleman","result":"L","delta":-45},{"i":5,"x":363.4,"y":205,"elo":1546,"date":"2000-09-22","opp":"Dan Severn","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":6,"x":422.9,"y":173.8,"elo":1561,"date":"2001-02-23","opp":"Josh Barnett","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":450,"y":209.7,"elo":1544,"date":"2001-05-04","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":8,"x":520.4,"y":246.4,"elo":1527,"date":"2001-11-02","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":9,"x":574.5,"y":216.9,"elo":1541,"date":"2002-03-22","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":647.6,"y":270.5,"elo":1515,"date":"2002-09-27","opp":"Gan McGee","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":11,"x":707.1,"y":308.5,"elo":1498,"date":"2003-02-28","opp":"Vladimir Matyushenko","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":12,"x":745,"y":281.8,"elo":1510,"date":"2003-06-06","opp":"Tra Telligman","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":241,"elo":1529,"date":"2003-11-21","opp":"Ricco Rodriguez","result":"W","delta":19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 21, 2003 Ricco Rodriguez W +19
Jun 6, 2003 Tra Telligman W +13
Feb 28, 2003 Vladimir Matyushenko L -18
Sep 27, 2002 Gan McGee L -25
Mar 22, 2002 Andrei Arlovski W +14

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
67%
6 / 9
Finish rate
KO
6
67% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
2
22% of wins
KO: 6 (75%) 6 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 2 (25%) 2
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
3 43%
R2
2 29%
R3
2 29%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 286 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
51% Head
  • Head 51%
  • Body 6%
  • Leg 44%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
73% Distance
  • Distance 73%
  • Clinch 13%
  • Ground 14%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
40%
of losses by finish
2 of 5
2 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1523
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ricco Rodriguez
Elo 1637 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
7.3
+1.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1550
1637
Notable wins
Ricco Rodriguez 1637 Dan Severn 1629 Mark Coleman 1628

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Pedro Rizzo on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.