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"Big Dog"

Ricardo Almeida

Former Fighter • 13-4-0 (W-L-D)
Erick Silva
. To Be Determined
UFC 128 Weigh-ins: Mike Pyle
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9 years ago

UFC 128: Mike Pyle post-fight interview

A "70% happy" Mike Pyle did what he needed to do to defeat a game Ricardo Almeida.
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9 years ago

UFC® 128 Prelim Fight: Ricardo Almeida vs Mike Pyle

UFC® 128 Prelim Fight: Ricardo Almeida vs Mike Pyle
UFC Fight Night Kurt Pellegrino vs Alberto Crane
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9 years ago

UFC 128: Facebook Fights

"I'm gonna hit him in the face until he falls down" - two exciting bouts air free on Facebook: Almeida vs. Pyle and Pellegrino vs. Tibau.
Submission of the Week
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9 years ago

Submission of the Week - Almeida vs. Brown

Almeida pulled off a perfect choke the last time he fought in his home state - will he do the same again next week at UFC 128?
UFC Fight Night Live Gray Maynard vs Frank Edgar
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10 years ago

Fighters' Predictions for UFC 125

The lightweight title is on the line January 1st - hear which fighters give the edge to Frankie Edgar and who thinks Gray Maynard will walk away with gold.
UFC 125: Grant vs. Almeida
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10 years ago

UFC 124 Ricardo Almeida post-fight interview

Hear how Big Dog's game plan changed once his UFC 124 fight started, and what he wishes he'd done differently.
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10 years ago

UFC® 124 Prelim Fight: TJ Grant vs Ricardo Almeida

UFC® 124 Prelim Fight: TJ Grant vs Ricardo Almeida
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10 years ago

Ricardo Almeida vs Ryo Chonan PRIDE® BUSHIDO 3

Ricardo Almeida looks to make it two wins in a row in Pride Fighting Championships® as he takes on Pride® newcomer Ryo Chonan.
Silva vs. Sonnen
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10 years ago

Catch the UFC 117 Replay

See UFC 117 all over again - Fight of the Night, KO of the Night and Submission of the Night all made the PPV broadcast.
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10 years ago

Matt Hughes vs Ricardo Almeida UFC® 117

Matt Hughes vs Ricardo Almeida UFC® 117
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10 years ago

UFC 117 official weigh-in

See who's over, who's hyper and who's hostile in the tension packed weigh-in for UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen.
UFC 77 Hostile Territory Anderson Silva vs Rich Franklin
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10 years ago

UFC 117 preview: 'To talk about me is easy. Try to beat me.'

A title war plus a guaranteed 'fun fight' and a grudge match

Stats

Striking accuracy 53% 53%

Striking accuracy

Sig. Strikes Landed
255
Sig. Strikes Attempted
478
Grappling accuracy 38% 38%

Grappling accuracy

Takedowns Landed
Takedowns Attempted
84
2.25
Sig. Str. Landed
Per Min
1.57
Sig. Str. Absorbed
Per Min
4.23
Takedown avg
Per 15 Min
1.46
Submission avg
Per 15 Min
61
%
Sig. Str. Defense
31
%
Takedown Defense
0.00
Knockdown Ratio
10:18
Average fight time

Sig. Str. By Position

Standing
116 (45%)
Clinch
37 (15%)
Ground
102 (40%)

Sig. Str. by target

61% 156 Head 25% 64 Body 14% 35 Leg

Win By Way

KO/TKO
0 (0 %)
DEC
0 (0 %)
SUB
0 (0 %)

Event Results

  • Win

    Almeida vs Pyle

    Round
    3
    Time
    00:05:00
    Method
    Decision - Unanimous
    Watch Replay Recap
  • Win

    Grant vs Almeida

    Round
    3
    Time
    00:05:00
    Method
    Decision - Unanimous
    Watch Replay Recap
  • Win

    Hughes vs Almeida

    Round
    1
    Time
    00:03:15
    Method
    Submission
    Watch Replay Recap

Biography

Status
Released
Hometown
New York, United States
Height
72.00
Weight
170.00
Octagon Debut
May. 04, 2001
Reach
74.00
. To Be Determined
Welterweight Division • -- (W-L-D)