Name Ricardo Almeida
Nickname Cachorrao (Big Dog)
Association Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Weight Class Middleweight (185 lbs.) / Welterweight (170 lbs.)
Height 6′ 0″ (183 cm)
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Birth Date November 29, 1976
Fighting Out Of Hamilton, New Jersey
Country Brazil/USA
Record 12 – 3 – 0
Wins 0 (T)KOs
5 Submissions
7 Decisions
Losses 1 (T)KOs
0 Submissions
1 Decisions
1 Other
Ricardo Almeida is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Hamilton, New Jersey.
He is a third degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie, and part of the Gracie Barra Combat Team. Almeida is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, and a former Middleweight King of Pancrase. In Pancrase he had notable wins over Nathan Marquardt and Kazuo Misaki.
Fight Record
Win Matt Brown Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy 3/27/2010 2 3:30 Welterweight debut; Bout featured live on SpikeTV
Win Kendall Grove Decision (Unanimous) UFC 101: Declaration 8/08/2009 3 5:00 Last fight at Middlweight
Win Matt Horwich Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 18 4/01/2009 3 5:00
Loss Patrick Cote Decision (Split) UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin 7/05/2008 3 5:00
Win Rob Yundt Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 81: Breaking Point 2/02/2008 1 1:08 First fight after coming out of retirement
Win Ryo Chonan Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE: Bushido 3 5/23/2004 2 5:00 After the fight, Almeida retired for 3 years
Win Nate Marquardt Submission (Guillotine Choke) Pancrase: Hybrid 10 11/30/2003 1 4:53 Won King of Pancrase Middleweight Championship
Win Kazuo Misaki Decision (Majority) Pancrase: 10th Anniversary Show 8/31/2003 3 5:00
Win Yuki Sasaki Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: Hybrid 4 4/12/2003 3 5:00
Win Ikuhisa Minowa Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase: Hybrid 2 2/16/2003 3 5:00
Win Osami Shibuya Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Pancrase: Spirit 8 11/30/2002 1 3:25
Loss Andrei Semenov TKO (Punches) UFC 35: Throwdown 1/11/2002 2 2:01
Win Eugene Jackson Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 33: Victory in Vegas 9/28/2001 1 4:06
Loss Matt Lindland DQ UFC 31: Locked & Loaded 5/04/2001 3 4:21
Win Akira Shoji Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 12: Cold Fury 12/09/2000 2 5:00
