middleweight
Other bouts 12
Fight Card
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Jul 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- 1welterweight MainConor McGregorvsMax Holloway
- 2lightweightBenoit Saint DenisvsPaddy Pimblett
- 3bantamweightCory SandhagenvsMario Bautista
- 4Not linkedheavyweightGable StevesonvsElisha Ellison
- 5light heavyweightRobert WhittakervsNikita Krylov
- 6bantamweightCody GarbrandtvsAdrian Yanez
- 7flyweightBrandon RoyvalvsLone'er Kavanagh
- 8women's flyweightTracy CortezvsWang Cong
- 10featherweightLuke RileyvsKai Kamaka III
- 11middleweightRyan GandravsZach Reese
- 12flyweightOde OsbournevsCody Durden
- 13lightweightKing GreenvsTerrance McKinney
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Other fights on this card · 11
Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway Main event · welterweight Benoit Saint Denis vs Paddy Pimblett lightweight Cory Sandhagen vs Mario Bautista bantamweight Robert Whittaker vs Nikita Krylov light heavyweight Cody Garbrandt vs Adrian Yanez bantamweight Brandon Royval vs Lone'er Kavanagh flyweight Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong women's flyweight Luke Riley vs Kai Kamaka III featherweight Ryan Gandra vs Zach Reese middleweight Ode Osbourne vs Cody Durden flyweight King Green vs Terrance McKinney lightweight
Tale of the tape
| 1-0-0 | UFC record | 3-2-0 |
| KO 1 · Sub 0 | Finishes | KO 2 · Sub 0 |
| +1 | Streak | -1 |
| 24 | Age | 38 |
| 6'1" 185 cm | Height | 6'1" 185 cm |
| 79" 201 cm | Reach | 74" 188 cm |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| 1539 | Global Elo | 1531 |
| 1513 | Elo rating | 1478 |
Damian Pinas — Notable ▼
At a glance
- 100% of wins by KO/TKO
- 100% of wins finished in round 1
- 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
Cesar Almeida — Notable ▼
At a glance
- Has never been finished — durability signal
- Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
- 67% of wins by KO/TKO
- 33% of wins finished in round 1
Damian Pinas — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 15 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
- Head 60%
- Body 13%
- Leg 27%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
53% Distance
- Distance 53%
- Clinch 7%
- Ground 40%
Cesar Almeida — Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 176 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
43% Head
- Head 43%
- Body 35%
- Leg 22%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Distance
- Distance 72%
- Clinch 17%
- Ground 11%
Performance comparison
Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.
6.00
Top 5 · middleweight
Strikes Landed per Minute
- 1Ikram Aliskerov7.15
- 2Marco Tulio7.07
- 3Djorden Santos6.97
- 4Jackson Mcvey6.51
- 5Ozzy Diaz6.36
div avg 4.47
65%
Top 5 · middleweight
Striking Accuracy
- 1Jackson Mcvey69%
- 2Ryan Loder69%
- 3Ikram Aliskerov65%
- 4Shara Magomedov63%
- 5Bo Nickal62%
div avg 51%
1.20
Top 5 · middleweight
Lowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Ismail Naurdiev1.75
- 2Cam Rowston1.98
- 3Bo Nickal2.00
- 4Cesar Almeida2.07
- 5Josh Fremd2.23
div avg 3.48
77%
Top 5 · middleweight
Striking Defense
- 1Ismail Naurdiev65%
- 2Ozzy Diaz63%
- 3Sean Strickland61%
- 4Bo Nickal60%
- 5Caio Borralho60%
div avg 54%
0.00
Top 5 · middleweight
Takedowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Anthony Hernandez5.91
- 2Jacob Malkoun5.47
- 3Khamzat Chimaev5.32
- 4Andre Muniz4.22
- 5Azamat Bekoev3.48
div avg 1.73
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Top 5 · middleweight
Takedown Accuracy
- 1Ateba Gautier100%
- 2Eric Mcconico100%
- 3Robert Bryczek100%
- 4Tresean Gore73%
- 5Ikram Aliskerov71%
div avg 44%
100%
Top 5 · middleweight
Takedown Defense
- 1Ateba Gautier100%
- 2Ikram Aliskerov100%
- 3Bo Nickal100%
- 4Cam Rowston100%
- 5Baisangur Susurkaev100%
div avg 69%
0.00
Top 5 · middleweight
Submission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Julian Marquez2.67
- 2Robert Valentin1.78
- 3Anthony Hernandez1.64
- 4Gerald Meerschaert1.49
- 5Bo Nickal1.47
div avg 0.52
5
Top 5 · middleweight
Control Time per 15 Minutes
- 1Khamzat Chimaev8.48
- 2Anthony Hernandez7.85
- 3Cam Rowston7.18
- 4Jacob Malkoun6.85
- 5Ryan Loder6.78
div avg 3
Finish & durability
How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.
Damian Pinas
100% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 0
can finish?
Cesar Almeida
finished 0%
never finished
Cesar Almeida
67% finish rate
KO 2 · Sub 0
can finish?
Damian Pinas
finished —
no losses
Strength of schedule in UFC
Comparable recent competition — last-5 avg 1500 (Damian Pinas) vs 1512 (Cesar Almeida).
Damian Pinas red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1500
UFC level Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 1 UFC wins
Toughest win
Wes Schultz
Elo 1500 at fight time
Expected wins
0.5
+0.5 above schedule
Cesar Almeida blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1512
UFC level Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win
Abdul Razak Alhassan
Elo 1534 at fight time
Expected wins
2.6
+0.4 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career
· 5 fights
1500 1500
Corner A recent form
Damian Pinas
- Feb 28, 2026
Corner B recent form
Cesar Almeida
- Dec 13, 2025
- Jan 11, 2025
- Oct 5, 2024
- Jun 1, 2024
- Apr 6, 2024
Source
Per-fighter stats and bout records from
Damian Pinas & Cesar Almeida on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice.
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