Ricardo Almeida "Cachorrao"

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Record: 11 - 3 - 0
Height: 5'11
Weight: 185 lbs
Age: 33

Ricardo Almeida (born November 29, 1976) is a Brazilian American mixed martial arts fighter 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, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and a former Middleweight King of Pancrase. In Pancrase he had notable wins over Nathan Marquardt and Kazuo Misaki.

Almeida retired for a 3-year period after a six fight win streak to focus on running his Jiu-Jitsu school in Hamilton, New Jersey. He now competes in the welterweight division after returning to the UFC as a middleweight. His return bout in the UFC occurred at UFC 81, where he submitted Rob Yundt.

Recent Ricardo Almeida News

Date		Title
02/09/2010	UFC	5K Exclusive with Ricardo Almeida: "Cutting weight has become that fourth discipline."
01/07/2010	UFC	Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown added to UFC 111
12/16/2009	UFC	Thiago Alves returns at UFC 111; may face Ricardo Almeida
12/08/2009	UFC	Ricardo Almeida likely to return at UFC 111 in New Jersey
10/22/2009	UFC	Jon Fitch gets new fight after Ricardo Almeida injury
08/13/2009	UFC	Ricardo Almeida vs. Jon Fitch possible for UFC 106
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Ricardo Almeida Fight Results

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round
Win	Kendall Grove	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 101 - Declaration	08/08/2009	3
Win	Matt Horwich	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC - Fight Night 18	04/01/2009	3
Loss	Patrick Cote	Decision (Split)	UFC 86 - Jackson vs. Griffin	07/05/2008	3
Win	Rob Yundt	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	UFC 81 - Breaking Point	02/02/2008	1
Win	Ryo Chonan	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE - Bushido 3	05/23/2004	2
Win	Nate Marquardt	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	Pancrase - Hybrid 10	11/30/2003	1
Win	Kazuo Misaki	Decision (Majority)	Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show	08/31/2003	3
Win	Yuki Sasaki	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase - Hybrid 4	04/12/2003	3
Win	Ikuhisa Minowa	Decision (Unanimous)	Pancrase - Hybrid 2	02/16/2003	3
Win	Osami Shibuya	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Pancrase - Spirit 8	11/30/2002	1
Loss	Andrei Semenov	TKO (Punches)	UFC 35 - Throwdown	01/11/2002	2
Win	Eugene Jackson	Submission (Triangle Choke)	UFC 33 - Victory in Vegas	09/28/2001	1
Loss	Matt Lindland	DQ	UFC 31 - Locked Loaded	05/04/2001	3
Win	Akira Shoji	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE 12 - Cold Fury	12/09/2000	2