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Ricardo Almeida

Inactive · Orthodox · 183 cm · reach 188 cm
Elo rating
1551 ±38
LCB 1502
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
L by Decision

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 14561493153015671604 20032005200720092011 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":126.7,"elo":1532,"date":"2001-09-28","opp":"Eugene Jackson","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":1,"x":49.9,"y":178.6,"elo":1496,"date":"2002-01-11","opp":"Andrei Semenov","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":2,"x":595,"y":130.6,"elo":1530,"date":"2008-02-02","opp":"Rob Yundt","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":3,"x":632.9,"y":178.1,"elo":1496,"date":"2008-07-05","opp":"Patrick Cote","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":4,"x":699.4,"y":139.5,"elo":1523,"date":"2009-04-01","opp":"Matt Horwich","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":731.2,"y":115.2,"elo":1540,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"Kendall Grove","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":788.1,"y":85,"elo":1561,"date":"2010-03-27","opp":"Matt Brown","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":7,"x":820.8,"y":103.3,"elo":1549,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Matt Hughes","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":8,"x":851.9,"y":81.4,"elo":1564,"date":"2010-12-11","opp":"TJ Grant","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":876,"y":105.8,"elo":1547,"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
2.24 avg 3.59
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
53% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
1.20 avg 2.84
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
60% avg 55%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
4.36 avg 1.79
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
39% avg 42%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
63% avg 70%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
1.50 avg 0.44
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
7 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

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

Strength of schedule

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
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
5.0
actual +1 vs expected