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Ricardo Almeida "Big Dog"

Inactive · age 49 · Orthodox · 6'0" 183 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • 50% of wins by submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2001
Elo rating
1503
Global Elo 1551 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
6-4-0
KO 0 · Sub 3 · Dec 3
Streak
-1
Δ90d +4 · Δ1y +4
Last fight
Mar 19, 2011
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 39m
Avg fight time
9:54
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.1
Ground control
53m
Since last fight
15y 3mo

Honest Elo history

10 fights · tap & drag
Sep 28, 2001 — W vs Eugene Jackson Δ+32Jan 11, 2002 — L vs Andrei Semenov Δ-36Feb 2, 2008 — W vs Rob Yundt Δ+34Jul 5, 2008 — L vs Patrick Cote Δ-33Apr 1, 2009 — W vs Matt Horwich Δ+27Aug 8, 2009 — W vs Kendall Grove Δ+17Mar 27, 2010 — W vs Matt Brown Δ+21Aug 7, 2010 — L vs Matt Hughes Δ-13Dec 11, 2010 — W vs TJ Grant Δ+15Mar 19, 2011 — L vs Mike Pyle Δ-17 1420144014601480150015201540 20032005200720092011 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":228.7,"elo":1488,"date":"2001-09-28","opp":"Eugene Jackson","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":1,"x":111.9,"y":325.2,"elo":1452,"date":"2002-01-11","opp":"Andrei Semenov","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":2,"x":572.5,"y":235.9,"elo":1485,"date":"2008-02-02","opp":"Rob Yundt","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":3,"x":604.6,"y":324.1,"elo":1452,"date":"2008-07-05","opp":"Patrick Cote","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":4,"x":660.8,"y":252.4,"elo":1479,"date":"2009-04-01","opp":"Matt Horwich","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":687.6,"y":207.3,"elo":1496,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"Kendall Grove","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":735.7,"y":151.1,"elo":1517,"date":"2010-03-27","opp":"Matt Brown","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":7,"x":763.4,"y":184.9,"elo":1504,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Matt Hughes","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":8,"x":789.6,"y":144.1,"elo":1520,"date":"2010-12-11","opp":"TJ Grant","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":810,"y":189.5,"elo":1503,"date":"2011-03-19","opp":"Mike Pyle","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 19, 2011 Mike Pyle L -17
Dec 11, 2010 TJ Grant W +15
Aug 7, 2010 Matt Hughes L -13
Mar 27, 2010 Matt Brown W +21
Aug 8, 2009 Kendall Grove W +17

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.
50%
3 / 6
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
3
50% of wins
DEC
3
50% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 3 (50%) 3 Dec: 3 (50%) 3
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
2 67%
R2
1 33%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 246 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
61% Head
  • Head 61%
  • Body 26%
  • Leg 13%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
45% Distance
  • Distance 45%
  • Clinch 15%
  • Ground 40%

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.
50%
of losses by finish
2 of 4
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 2 Dec

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.
1576
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.
0
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Matt Brown
Elo 1592 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.
5.0
+1.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 10 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1490
1542

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