Ricardo Almeida (13-5, 5) was born in Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S. on November 29, 1976. At the age of 24 years on December 9, 2000, he made his professional MMA debut against Akira Shoji, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On May 4, 2001, 24-year old Ricardo Almeida made his UFC debut on his 2nd professional MMA fight at UFC 31 against a 30-year old Matt Lindland but lost the fight via disqualification.
Almeida's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Mike Pyle at UFC 128 at age 34 on March 19, 2011. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ricardo Almeida's best fights have been against Nate Marquardt, Eugene Jackson, Matt Brown, Rob Yundt, T. J. Grant, Matt Horwich and Kendall Grove.
Almeida has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Mar 19, 2011 34 years, 3 months 13-5 (5) | Mike Pyle | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17 | Dec 11, 2010 34 years 13-4 (5) | T. J. Grant | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Aug 7, 2010 33 years, 8 months 12-4 (5) | 36 years, 9 months 44-7 (34) | UFC | WL | 1 | CKO | LOSS Anaconda choke |
15  | Mar 27, 2010 33 years, 3 months 12-3 (5) | 29 years, 2 months 11-7 (11) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
14  | Aug 8, 2009 32 years, 8 months 11-3 (4) | 26 years, 8 months 10-5 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Apr 1, 2009 32 years, 4 months 10-3 (4) | 31 years, 1 months 23-12-1 (21) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Jul 5, 2008 31 years, 7 months 9-3 (4) | 28 years, 4 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
11 | Feb 2, 2008 31 years, 2 months 9-2 (4) | Rob Yundt | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
10  | May 23, 2004 27 years, 5 months 8-2 (3) | 27 years, 7 months 6-3 (3) | Pride | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
9  | Nov 30, 2003 27 years 7-2 (3) | 24 years, 7 months 19-5-1 (15) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won Pancrase middleweight title |
8  | Aug 31, 2003 26 years, 9 months 6-2 (2) | 27 years, 4 months 10-2-1 (6) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | MD | WIN |
7  | Apr 12, 2003 26 years, 4 months 5-2 (2) | 26 years, 7 months 13-6-1 (10) | Pancrase | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
6  | Feb 16, 2003 26 years, 2 months 4-2 (2) | 27 years, 1 months 22-16-8 (17) | Pancrase | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
5 | Nov 30, 2002 26 years 3-2 (2) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
4  | Jan 11, 2002 25 years, 1 months 2-2 (1) | 24 years, 6 months 20-2 (19) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
3  | Sep 28, 2001 24 years, 9 months 2-1 (1) | 35 years 11-5-1 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
2  | May 4, 2001 24 years, 5 months 1-1 (0) | 30 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | UFC | LHW | 3 | DQ | LOSS Repeated fouls |
1  | Dec 9, 2000 24 years 1-0 (0) | 26 years, 10 months 8-3-5 (5) | 2 | UD | WIN |
