Ricardo “Cachorrão” Almeida is a 45 year old Male fighter from United States with a 13-5-0 pro MMA record. Almeida most recently fought Mike Pyle at UFC 128 on Saturday March 19, 2011. Ricardo Almeida lost to Mike Pyle by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3 in the Welterweight division.
Ricardo Almeida has 13 wins with a 39% finish rate, including 5 by submission, 8 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 13-4-0 | Mike Pyle |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 128 | 2011-03-19 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 12-4-0 | TJ Grant |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 124 | 2010-12-11 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 12-3-0 | Matt Hughes |
SUB
R1 3:15
|
UFC 117 | 2010-08-07 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 11-3-0 | Matt Brown |
SUB
R2 3:30
|
UFC 111 | 2010-03-27 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-3-0 | Kendall Grove |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 101 | 2009-08-08 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 9-3-0 | Matt Horwich |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 18 | 2009-04-01 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Loss | 9-2-0 | Patrick Cote |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 86 | 2008-07-05 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 8-2-0 | Rob Yundt |
SUB
R1 1:08
|
UFC 81 | 2008-02-02 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 7-2-0 | Ryo Chonan |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pride Bushido 3 | 2004-05-23 | Middleweight | PFC |
| Win | 6-2-0 | Nate Marquardt |
SUB
R1 4:53
|
Pancrase 127 | 2003-11-30 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 5-2-0 | Kazuo Misaki |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 124 | 2003-08-31 | Middleweight | |
| Win | 4-2-0 | Yuki Sasaki |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 118 | 2003-04-12 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 3-2-0 | Ikuhisa Minowa |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 116 | 2003-02-16 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 2-2-0 | Osami Shibuya |
SUB
R1 3:25
|
Pancrase 113 | 2002-11-30 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Loss | 2-1-0 | Andrey Semenov |
KO/TKO
R2 2:01
|
UFC 35 | 2002-01-11 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 1-1-0 | Eugene Jackson |
SUB
R1 4:06
|
UFC 33 | 2001-09-28 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Loss | 1-0-0 | Matt Lindland |
Disqualificaton
R3 4:21
|
UFC 31 | 2001-05-04 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Akira Shoji |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pride 12 | 2000-12-09 | Heavyweight | PFC |
Almeida made his professional debut against Akira Shoji on December 9, 2000, fighting on the main card of Pride 12: Cold Fury.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Akira Shoji who carried a 8-3-5 professional MMA record into the fight.
Ricardo Almeida beat Akira Shoji by Decision at 5:00 of Round 2.
Almeida made his debut in the UFC against Matt Lindland on May 4, 2001, fighting on the main card of UFC 31: Locked and Loaded having compiled a 1-0-0 professional MMA record.
Ricardo Almeida lost to Matt Lindland by Disqualificaton at 4:21 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Almeida has gone on to fight a total of 11 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 6-5-0.
After his UFC stint, Almeida took his next fight at on November 30, 2002, fighting against Osami Shibuya on the main card of Pancrase 113: Spirit 8.
Ricardo Almeida beat Osami Shibuya by Submission at 3:25 of Round 1.
After 6 fights outside of the promotion, Almeida returned to the UFC on February 2, 2008, fighting against Rob Yundt on the main card of UFC 81: Breaking Point.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 8-2-0
Ricardo Almeida beat Rob Yundt by Submission at 1:08 of Round 1.
Almeida's last win came against TJ Grant at UFC 124 on Saturday December 11, 2010. Ricardo Almeida beat TJ Grant by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Almeida is not currently booked for any fights.
Almeida's last loss came against Mike Pyle at UFC 128 on Saturday March 19, 2011. Ricardo Almeida lost to Mike Pyle by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Almeida has fought 11 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 6-5-0.
Almeida has no knockouts on his pro MMA record.
Almeida has submitted 5 opponents.
Almeida has been knocked out 1 times.
Almeida has been submitted 1 times.
