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Ricardo Almeida
Born (1976-11-29) November 29, 1976 (age 47)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other namesBig Dog
NationalityBrasilien Brazilian[1]
Vereinigte Staaten American
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleBrazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, Boxing
Fighting out ofHamilton, New Jersey
TeamRenzo Gracie Combat Team
Rank  3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins12
By knockout0
By submission4
Losses4
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ricardo Almeida (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaʁdu awˈmejdɐ]; born November 29, 1976) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey.[2]

Background

Almeida 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, PRIDE Fighting Championships, Grapplers Quest and a former Middleweight King of Pancrase. In Pancrase he had notable wins over Nathan Marquardt and Kazuo Misaki.

Marquardt incident

On November 30, 2003, Almeida was involved in an altercation with middleweight opponent Nate Marquardt in a Pancrase title fight. Marquardt was put into a guillotine choke in which the referee believed he tapped out. The referee was unable to immediately separate the fighters and the choke remained applied around Marquardt's neck after Marquardt's apparent submission. After the choke was let go, Marquardt threw a strike at Almeida's face, prompting both corners to storm into the ring – including Renzo Gracie, who was cornering Almeida and kicked Marquardt in the face. The confrontation came to an end and Marquardt approached Almeida after the bout to congratulate him. Almeida then vacated his title in July 2004.

Hiatus

Almeida retired for a three-year period after a six fight win streak to focus on running his Jiu-Jitsu school in Hamilton, New Jersey.[3] He now fights in the Welterweight division in the UFC.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

His return bout in the UFC occurred at UFC 81, where he submitted Rob Yundt at 1:08 in the first round. Almeida's next fight was against Patrick Cote, where he lost a close split decision.

Almeida returned at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann, this time on the preliminary card, to face Matt Horwich, winning by unanimous decision. His next fight took place on August 8 in Philadelphia against Kendall Grove at UFC 101. Almeida won by outgrappling his opponent for the majority of the bout and controlling the fight to earn a unanimous decision victory.

He was scheduled to fight Jon Fitch at UFC 106 but had to withdraw due to a knee injury suffered while training.[5]

Almeida faced Matt Brown on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111 in his welterweight debut.[6] Almeida defeated Brown by rear naked choke at 2:30 in round 2.

Almeida faced former UFC Welterweight Champion and UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes on August 7, 2010 at UFC 117 and lost via technical submission (anaconda choke).[7][8]

Personal life

Ricardo and his wife have three children.[9]

Grappling credentials

ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship

ADCC 2003 88–98 kg: 4th place

ADCC 2001 88–98 kg: 2nd place Openweight: 4th place

ADCC 2000 Openweight: 3rd place

ADCC 1999 88–98 kg: 3rd place

ADCC 1998 88–98 kg: 2nd place

CBJJ Pan American Championships

1999 Brown Belt pesado: 1st Place

CBJJ Brazilian Championships

1997 Brown Belt Pesado: 1st Place

1996 Purple Belt Médio: 1st Place Purple Belt Open Weight: 3rd Place

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches 12 wins 4 losses
By knockout 0 1
By submission 5 1
By decision 7 1
By disqualification 0 1
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Zeit Standort Notes
Loss 12-4 Vereinigte Staaten Matt Hughes Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke)[10][11] UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen August 7, 2010 1 3:15 Vereinigte Staaten Oakland, California, USA
Win 12-3 Vereinigte Staaten Matt Brown Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy March 27, 2010 2 3:30 Vereinigte Staaten Newark, New Jersey, USA Welterweight Debut
Win 11–3 Vereinigte Staaten Kendall Grove Decision (Unanimous) UFC 101: Declaration August 8, 2009 3 5:00 Vereinigte Staaten Philadelphia, PA, USA
Win 10–3 Vereinigte Staaten Matt Horwich Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann April 1, 2009 3 5:00 Vereinigte Staaten Nashville, Tennessee, US
Loss 9–3 Kanada Patrick Côté Decision (Split) UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin July 5, 2008 3 5:00 Vereinigte Staaten Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win 9–2 Vereinigte Staaten Rob Yundt Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 81: Breaking Point February 2, 2008 1 1:08 Vereinigte Staaten Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win 8–2 Japan Ryo Chonan Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE – Bushido 3 May 23, 2004 2 5:00 Japan Yokohama, Japan
Win 7–2 Vereinigte Staaten Nathan Marquardt Submission (Guillotine Choke) Pancrase – Hybrid 10 November 30, 2003 1 4:53 Japan Tokyo, Japan Pancrase Middleweight Championship
Win 6–2 Japan Kazuo Misaki Decision (Majority) Pancrase – 10th Anniversary Show August 31, 2003 3 5:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–2 Japan Yuki Sasaki Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase – Hybrid 4 April 12, 2003 3 5:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–2 Japan Ikuhisa Minowa Decision (Unanimous) Pancrase – Hybrid 2 February 16, 2003 3 5:00 Japan Osaka, Japan
Win 3–2 Japan Osami Shibuya Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Pancrase – Spirit 8 November 30, 2002 1 3:25 Japan Yokohama, Japan
Loss 2–2 Russland Andrei Semenov TKO (Punches) UFC 35: Throwdown January 11, 2002 2 2:01 Vereinigte Staaten Uncasville, Connecticut, US
Win 2–1 Vereinigte Staaten Eugene Jackson Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 33: Victory in Vegas September 28, 2001 1 4:06 Vereinigte Staaten Las Vegas, Nevada, US Middleweight debut
Loss 1–1 Vereinigte Staaten Matt Lindland DQ (Repeated Fouls) UFC 31: Locked & Loaded May 4, 2001 3 4:21 Vereinigte Staaten Atlantic City, New Jersey, US Light Heavyweight
Win 1–0 Japan Akira Shoji Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 12: Cold Fury December 9, 2000 2 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan

References

  1. ^ http://www.octagonbuzz.com/tag/ricardo-almeida/
  2. ^ http://www.zabasearch.com/query1_zaba.php?sname=RICARDO%20ALMEIDA&state=NJ&ref=&se=&doby=&city=&name_style=1&tm=&tmr=
  3. ^ UFC: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  4. ^ "Report: Ricardo Almeida Gets Six-Fight UFC Deal". MMA Junkie. October 18, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  5. ^ Ricardo Almeida Withdraws From UFC 106 Fight vs. Jon Fitch
  6. ^ "Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown slotted for UFC 111 in March". 2009-01-07.
  7. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ricardo-Almeida-11
  8. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-117-Silva-vs-Sonnen-13310
  9. ^ "Almeida making the Ultimate impact on fighting scene". nj.com. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  10. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ricardo-Almeida-11
  11. ^ http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-117-Silva-vs-Sonnen-13310

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