| Ricardo Almeida | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 29, 1976 New York City, NY |
| Other names | Cachorrão (Big Dog) |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Hamilton, New Jersey |
| Team | Gracie Barra Combat Team |
| Rank | black belt in BJJ |
| MMA record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ricardo "Big Dog" Almeida (born November 29, 1976) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial arts fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey.[1]
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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.
On November 30, 2003, Almeida was involved in an altercation with middleweight opponent Nate Marquardt in a Pancrase title fight. Marquardt, who was caught in a guillotine choke, tapped out; the referee, however, was unable to immediately separate the fighters, and the choke remained applied around Marquardt's neck after Marquardt's 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.
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.[2] He now fights in the middleweight division under the UFC.[3]
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 most recent fight was on August 8 in Philadelphia against Kendall Grove at UFC 101, outgrappling his opponent for the majority of the bout and controlling the fight to earn a unanimous decision victory.
He will be moving to the welterweight class in his next fight. The drop in weight was planned before UFC 101 but he chose to fight one last time at middleweight in front of his friends & family who made the drive up to Philadelphia.
He was scheduled to fight Jon Fitch at UFC 106 but had to withdraw due to a knee injury suffered while training. [4]
Almeida is expected to face Matt Brown on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111.[5]
Ricardo and his wife have three children.[6]
ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships
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
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 14 matches | 11 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt
Brown |
UFC 111 | March 27, 2010 | Newark, New
Jersey, USA |
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| Win | 11–3 | Kendall Grove |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 101: Declaration | August 8, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
|
| Win | 10–3 | Matt Horwich |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann | April 1, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, US |
|
| Loss | 9–3 |  Patrick Côté |
Decision (Split) | UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin | July 5, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas,
Nevada, US |
|
| Win | 9–2 | Rob Yundt |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC 81: Breaking Point | February 2, 2008 | 1 | 1:08 | Las Vegas,
Nevada, US |
|
| Win | 8–2 |  Ryo Chonan |
Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE – Bushido 3 | May 23, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan |
|
| Win | 7–2 | Nathan Marquardt |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Pancrase – Hybrid 10 | November 30, 2003 | 1 | 4:53 | Tokyo,
Japan |
Pancrase Middleweight Championship |
| Win | 6–2 | Kazuo Misaki |
Decision (Majority) | Pancrase – 10th Anniversary Show | August 31, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo,
Japan |
|
| Win | 5–2 | Yuki
Sasaki |
Decision (Unanimous) | Pancrase – Hybrid 4 | April 12, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo,
Japan |
|
| Win | 4–2 | Ikuhisa
Minowa |
Decision (Unanimous) | Pancrase – Hybrid 2 | February 16, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan |
|
| Win | 3–2 | Osami
Shibuya |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Pancrase – Spirit 8 | November 30, 2002 | 1 | 3:25 | Yokohama, Japan |
|
| Loss | 2–2 |  Andrei
Semenov |
TKO (Punches) | UFC 35: Throwdown | January 11, 2002 | 2 | 2:01 | Uncasville, Connecticut, US |
|
| Win | 2–1 | Eugene Jackson |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | UFC 33: Victory in Vegas | September 28, 2001 | 1 | 4:06 | Las Vegas,
Nevada, US |
Middleweight debut |
| Loss | 1–1 | Matt Lindland |
DQ | UFC 31: Locked & Loaded | May 4, 2001 | 3 | 4:21 | Atlantic City, New Jersey,
US |
Light Heavyweight |
| Win | 1–0 | Akira Shoji |
Decision | PRIDE 12: Cold Fury | December 9, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama,
Japan |
| Previous
champion Nathan Marquardt |
4th Pancrase Middleweight Champion November 30, 2003–November 7, 2004 |
Next champion Nathan Marquardt |
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