Ricardo Almeida

"Big Dog"
6-5
Record
Age / DOB 49
(Nov 29, 1976)
Height 6' 0"
Weight 170 lbs.
Reach 74.0"
Stance Orthodox
Career Averages
2.02 Sig. Strikes / Min
49.0% Sig. Strike Acc.
1.2 Absorbed / Min
61.0% Strike Defense
3.74 TD Avg / 15 min
38.0% TD Accuracy
31.0% TD Defense
1.2 Sub. / Fight
Win Methods (6)
KO/TKO 0
Submission 3
Decision 3
Loss Methods (5)
KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 1

Fight History

Result / Opponent
Event & Date
Method/Round
Links
Comments
Loss
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Mike Pyle 0 48 of 84 57% 66 of 103 1 of 18 5% 0 0 5:13
Ricardo Almeida 0 36 of 73 49% 77 of 120 1 of 3 33% 1 0 0:54
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Mike Pyle 0 14 of 24 58% 19 of 30 0 of 6 0% 0 0 1:17
Ricardo Almeida 0 11 of 21 52% 27 of 38 0 of 1 0% 1 0 0:22
2 Mike Pyle 0 24 of 33 72% 33 of 42 1 of 6 16% 0 0 2:21
Ricardo Almeida 0 7 of 19 36% 25 of 39 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:01
3 Mike Pyle 0 10 of 27 37% 14 of 31 0 of 6 0% 0 0 1:35
Ricardo Almeida 0 18 of 33 54% 25 of 43 1 of 2 50% 0 0 0:31
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Mike Pyle 48 of 84 57% 13 of 39 20 of 22 15 of 23 33 of 67 8 of 10 7 of 7
Ricardo Almeida 36 of 73 49% 12 of 44 16 of 18 8 of 11 21 of 57 14 of 15 1 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Mike Pyle 14 of 24 58% 5 of 12 5 of 6 4 of 6 9 of 18 5 of 6 0 of 0
Ricardo Almeida 11 of 21 52% 3 of 13 5 of 5 3 of 3 6 of 15 5 of 6 0 of 0
2 Mike Pyle 24 of 33 72% 5 of 13 13 of 13 6 of 7 15 of 24 2 of 2 7 of 7
Ricardo Almeida 7 of 19 36% 2 of 14 3 of 3 2 of 2 5 of 17 2 of 2 0 of 0
3 Mike Pyle 10 of 27 37% 3 of 14 2 of 3 5 of 10 9 of 25 1 of 2 0 of 0
Ricardo Almeida 18 of 33 54% 7 of 17 8 of 10 3 of 6 10 of 25 7 of 7 1 of 1
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ricardo Almeida 0 6 of 18 33% 20 of 33 0 of 1 0% 0 1 0:52
T. J. Grant 0 48 of 85 56% 93 of 136 6 of 8 75% 0 0 12:18
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ricardo Almeida 0 1 of 4 25% 7 of 11 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
T. J. Grant 0 17 of 34 50% 33 of 50 2 of 3 66% 0 0 4:26
2 Ricardo Almeida 0 4 of 9 44% 7 of 12 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:35
T. J. Grant 0 5 of 15 33% 11 of 26 2 of 3 66% 0 0 3:45
3 Ricardo Almeida 0 1 of 5 20% 6 of 10 0 of 0 --- 0 1 0:17
T. J. Grant 0 26 of 36 72% 49 of 60 2 of 2 100% 0 0 4:07
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ricardo Almeida 6 of 18 33% 2 of 14 1 of 1 3 of 3 3 of 9 1 of 5 2 of 4
T. J. Grant 48 of 85 56% 41 of 78 5 of 5 2 of 2 8 of 15 1 of 2 39 of 68
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ricardo Almeida 1 of 4 25% 0 of 3 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 1 0 of 3 0 of 0
T. J. Grant 17 of 34 50% 14 of 31 2 of 2 1 of 1 2 of 2 0 of 0 15 of 32
2 Ricardo Almeida 4 of 9 44% 2 of 7 0 of 0 2 of 2 1 of 3 1 of 2 2 of 4
T. J. Grant 5 of 15 33% 3 of 13 1 of 1 1 of 1 2 of 4 1 of 2 2 of 9
3 Ricardo Almeida 1 of 5 20% 0 of 4 1 of 1 0 of 0 1 of 5 0 of 0 0 of 0
T. J. Grant 26 of 36 72% 24 of 34 2 of 2 0 of 0 4 of 9 0 of 0 22 of 27
Technical Submission (Anaconda choke) R1 3:15
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Matt Hughes 1 2 of 16 12% 2 of 16 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:13
Ricardo Almeida 0 10 of 28 35% 10 of 28 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Matt Hughes 1 2 of 16 12% 2 of 16 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:13
Ricardo Almeida 0 10 of 28 35% 10 of 28 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Matt Hughes 2 of 16 12% 1 of 14 0 of 1 1 of 1 2 of 15 0 of 1 0 of 0
Ricardo Almeida 10 of 28 35% 5 of 20 2 of 5 3 of 3 9 of 27 1 of 1 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Matt Hughes 2 of 16 12% 1 of 14 0 of 1 1 of 1 2 of 15 0 of 1 0 of 0
Ricardo Almeida 10 of 28 35% 5 of 20 2 of 5 3 of 3 9 of 27 1 of 1 0 of 0
Submission (rear-naked choke) R2 3:30
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ricardo Almeida 0 15 of 27 55% 24 of 36 5 of 11 45% 1 0 7:07
Matt Brown 0 6 of 10 60% 23 of 28 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:16
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ricardo Almeida 0 10 of 17 58% 13 of 20 2 of 8 25% 0 0 4:21
Matt Brown 0 3 of 6 50% 12 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:02
2 Ricardo Almeida 0 5 of 10 50% 11 of 16 3 of 3 100% 1 0 2:46
Matt Brown 0 3 of 4 75% 11 of 12 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:14
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ricardo Almeida 15 of 27 55% 13 of 24 2 of 3 0 of 0 1 of 2 10 of 18 4 of 7
Matt Brown 6 of 10 60% 0 of 4 3 of 3 3 of 3 3 of 7 3 of 3 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ricardo Almeida 10 of 17 58% 8 of 15 2 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 10 of 17 0 of 0
Matt Brown 3 of 6 50% 0 of 3 3 of 3 0 of 0 0 of 3 3 of 3 0 of 0
2 Ricardo Almeida 5 of 10 50% 5 of 9 0 of 1 0 of 0 1 of 2 0 of 1 4 of 7
Matt Brown 3 of 4 75% 0 of 1 0 of 0 3 of 3 3 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0
Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) R3 5:00
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ricardo Almeida 0 38 of 62 61% 70 of 102 6 of 14 42% 0 0 11:11
Kendall Grove 0 25 of 62 40% 85 of 127 0 of 0 --- 2 0 0:56
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ricardo Almeida 0 12 of 18 66% 13 of 21 2 of 8 25% 0 0 3:54
Kendall Grove 0 7 of 17 41% 20 of 31 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:12
2 Ricardo Almeida 0 16 of 27 59% 34 of 47 2 of 3 66% 0 0 4:33
Kendall Grove 0 5 of 11 45% 29 of 36 0 of 0 --- 2 0 0:15
3 Ricardo Almeida 0 10 of 17 58% 23 of 34 2 of 3 66% 0 0 2:44
Kendall Grove 0 13 of 34 38% 36 of 60 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:29
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ricardo Almeida 38 of 62 61% 23 of 45 10 of 11 5 of 6 12 of 19 4 of 4 22 of 39
Kendall Grove 25 of 62 40% 13 of 50 8 of 8 4 of 4 4 of 32 14 of 20 7 of 10
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ricardo Almeida 12 of 18 66% 5 of 9 6 of 7 1 of 2 3 of 5 4 of 4 5 of 9
Kendall Grove 7 of 17 41% 3 of 13 4 of 4 0 of 0 1 of 7 4 of 8 2 of 2
2 Ricardo Almeida 16 of 27 59% 12 of 23 3 of 3 1 of 1 1 of 1 0 of 0 15 of 26
Kendall Grove 5 of 11 45% 4 of 10 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 4 2 of 3 2 of 4
3 Ricardo Almeida 10 of 17 58% 6 of 13 1 of 1 3 of 3 8 of 13 0 of 0 2 of 4
Kendall Grove 13 of 34 38% 6 of 27 4 of 4 3 of 3 2 of 21 8 of 9 3 of 4
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ricardo Almeida 0 41 of 67 61% 79 of 107 9 of 15 60% 1 0 8:23
Matt Horwich 0 25 of 39 64% 52 of 66 0 of 2 0% 3 0 2:04
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ricardo Almeida 0 13 of 25 52% 16 of 29 3 of 6 50% 1 0 1:49
Matt Horwich 0 14 of 20 70% 23 of 29 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:43
2 Ricardo Almeida 0 17 of 25 68% 40 of 49 3 of 3 100% 0 0 4:21
Matt Horwich 0 4 of 6 66% 7 of 9 0 of 0 --- 2 0 0:10
3 Ricardo Almeida 0 11 of 17 64% 23 of 29 3 of 6 50% 0 0 2:13
Matt Horwich 0 7 of 13 53% 22 of 28 0 of 2 0% 0 0 1:11
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ricardo Almeida 41 of 67 61% 32 of 56 9 of 10 0 of 1 25 of 43 5 of 8 11 of 16
Matt Horwich 25 of 39 64% 3 of 14 13 of 14 9 of 11 11 of 19 14 of 20 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ricardo Almeida 13 of 25 52% 7 of 17 6 of 7 0 of 1 9 of 18 3 of 5 1 of 2
Matt Horwich 14 of 20 70% 1 of 5 10 of 11 3 of 4 6 of 11 8 of 9 0 of 0
2 Ricardo Almeida 17 of 25 68% 15 of 23 2 of 2 0 of 0 6 of 10 1 of 1 10 of 14
Matt Horwich 4 of 6 66% 1 of 3 0 of 0 3 of 3 3 of 4 1 of 2 0 of 0
3 Ricardo Almeida 11 of 17 64% 10 of 16 1 of 1 0 of 0 10 of 15 1 of 2 0 of 0
Matt Horwich 7 of 13 53% 1 of 6 3 of 3 3 of 4 2 of 4 5 of 9 0 of 0
Decision (split) R3 5:00
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Patrick Côté 0 24 of 64 37% 39 of 80 0 of 0 --- 0 0 1:46
Ricardo Almeida 0 26 of 62 41% 36 of 72 2 of 11 18% 2 0 4:56
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Patrick Côté 0 2 of 4 50% 8 of 11 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:25
Ricardo Almeida 0 16 of 23 69% 23 of 30 1 of 5 20% 1 0 3:36
2 Patrick Côté 0 11 of 31 35% 13 of 33 0 of 0 --- 0 0 1:00
Ricardo Almeida 0 3 of 6 50% 4 of 7 0 of 4 0% 1 0 0:43
3 Patrick Côté 0 11 of 29 37% 18 of 36 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:21
Ricardo Almeida 0 7 of 33 21% 9 of 35 1 of 2 50% 0 0 0:37
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Patrick Côté 24 of 64 37% 13 of 52 3 of 4 8 of 8 16 of 52 5 of 8 3 of 4
Ricardo Almeida 26 of 62 41% 15 of 50 11 of 12 0 of 0 9 of 39 2 of 2 15 of 21
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Patrick Côté 2 of 4 50% 2 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 1 1 of 2 1 of 1
Ricardo Almeida 16 of 23 69% 7 of 13 9 of 10 0 of 0 0 of 2 1 of 1 15 of 20
2 Patrick Côté 11 of 31 35% 6 of 26 3 of 3 2 of 2 5 of 22 4 of 6 2 of 3
Ricardo Almeida 3 of 6 50% 2 of 5 1 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 5 1 of 1 0 of 0
3 Patrick Côté 11 of 29 37% 5 of 22 0 of 1 6 of 6 11 of 29 0 of 0 0 of 0
Ricardo Almeida 7 of 33 21% 6 of 32 1 of 1 0 of 0 7 of 32 0 of 0 0 of 1
Expert Picks (1)
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Daniel Vreeland Expert picked Apr 20, 2026 (fight day)
No clear pick

The transcript does not discuss this fight. The podcast covers a different card (UFC Vegas 116) with Aljamain Sterling vs Youssef Zalal as the main event. No mention of Patrick Côté or Ricardo Almeida.

Submission (guillotine choke) R1 1:08
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ricardo Almeida 0 4 of 6 66% 4 of 6 1 of 1 100% 1 0 0:20
Rob Yundt 0 2 of 11 18% 10 of 19 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:05
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ricardo Almeida 0 4 of 6 66% 4 of 6 1 of 1 100% 1 0 0:20
Rob Yundt 0 2 of 11 18% 10 of 19 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:05
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ricardo Almeida 4 of 6 66% 2 of 4 2 of 2 0 of 0 3 of 5 0 of 0 1 of 1
Rob Yundt 2 of 11 18% 2 of 11 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 10 0 of 0 1 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ricardo Almeida 4 of 6 66% 2 of 4 2 of 2 0 of 0 3 of 5 0 of 0 1 of 1
Rob Yundt 2 of 11 18% 2 of 11 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 10 0 of 0 1 of 1
UFC 35: Throwdown
Jan 11, 2002
TKO (punches) R2 2:01
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Andrei Semenov 1 5 of 29 17% 35 of 59 0 of 0 --- 0 0 2:27
Ricardo Almeida 0 12 of 35 34% 12 of 35 1 of 4 25% 5 0 0:45
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Andrei Semenov 0 2 of 16 12% 30 of 44 0 of 0 --- 0 0 1:42
Ricardo Almeida 0 7 of 26 26% 7 of 26 1 of 3 33% 2 0 0:45
2 Andrei Semenov 1 3 of 13 23% 5 of 15 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:45
Ricardo Almeida 0 5 of 9 55% 5 of 9 0 of 1 0% 3 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Andrei Semenov 5 of 29 17% 5 of 29 0 of 0 0 of 0 3 of 22 1 of 2 1 of 5
Ricardo Almeida 12 of 35 34% 6 of 29 1 of 1 5 of 5 7 of 28 5 of 7 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Andrei Semenov 2 of 16 12% 2 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 13 1 of 2 0 of 1
Ricardo Almeida 7 of 26 26% 3 of 22 1 of 1 3 of 3 3 of 21 4 of 5 0 of 0
2 Andrei Semenov 3 of 13 23% 3 of 13 0 of 0 0 of 0 2 of 9 0 of 0 1 of 4
Ricardo Almeida 5 of 9 55% 3 of 7 0 of 0 2 of 2 4 of 7 1 of 2 0 of 0
Submission (triangle choke) R1 4:06
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ricardo Almeida 0 4 of 4 100% 16 of 17 1 of 1 100% 1 0 3:07
Eugene Jackson 0 1 of 4 25% 18 of 23 2 of 2 100% 2 0 0:37
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ricardo Almeida 0 4 of 4 100% 16 of 17 1 of 1 100% 1 0 3:07
Eugene Jackson 0 1 of 4 25% 18 of 23 2 of 2 100% 2 0 0:37
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ricardo Almeida 4 of 4 100% 0 of 0 2 of 2 2 of 2 4 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0
Eugene Jackson 1 of 4 25% 1 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 3 0 of 0 0 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ricardo Almeida 4 of 4 100% 0 of 0 2 of 2 2 of 2 4 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0
Eugene Jackson 1 of 4 25% 1 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 3 0 of 0 0 of 1
DQ (repeated fouls) R3 4:21
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Matt Lindland 0 22 of 49 44% 118 of 153 5 of 5 100% 0 0 12:15
Ricardo Almeida 0 9 of 18 50% 16 of 25 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Matt Lindland 0 9 of 18 50% 43 of 57 1 of 1 100% 0 0 4:46
Ricardo Almeida 0 2 of 4 50% 3 of 5 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
2 Matt Lindland 0 9 of 22 40% 44 of 60 2 of 2 100% 0 0 3:57
Ricardo Almeida 0 5 of 9 55% 11 of 15 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
3 Matt Lindland 0 4 of 9 44% 31 of 36 2 of 2 100% 0 0 3:32
Ricardo Almeida 0 2 of 5 40% 2 of 5 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Matt Lindland 22 of 49 44% 15 of 36 3 of 5 4 of 8 3 of 12 7 of 11 12 of 26
Ricardo Almeida 9 of 18 50% 6 of 13 0 of 2 3 of 3 5 of 12 1 of 3 3 of 3
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Matt Lindland 9 of 18 50% 9 of 18 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 2 1 of 2 8 of 14
Ricardo Almeida 2 of 4 50% 1 of 3 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 3 0 of 0 1 of 1
2 Matt Lindland 9 of 22 40% 3 of 11 2 of 3 4 of 8 3 of 8 5 of 7 1 of 7
Ricardo Almeida 5 of 9 55% 4 of 7 0 of 1 1 of 1 3 of 5 1 of 3 1 of 1
3 Matt Lindland 4 of 9 44% 3 of 7 1 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 2 1 of 2 3 of 5
Ricardo Almeida 2 of 5 40% 1 of 3 0 of 1 1 of 1 1 of 4 0 of 0 1 of 1