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Ricardo Almeida
| Ricardo Almeida | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1976 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Big Dog |
| Nationality | Brazilian[1] American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170.5 lb (77.3 kg; 12.18 st) |
| Division | Welterweight Middleweight Light heavyweight |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Hamilton, New Jersey |
| Team | Renzo Gracie Combat Team |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2000-2004 2008-2011 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ricardo Almeida (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaʁdu awˈmejdɐ]; born November 29, 1976) is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grappler residing in Bordentown, New Jersey.[2]
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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. Almeida trains with and teaches current UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar at his longtime Gracie system gym in Hamilton, NJ.[3]
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 four-year period after a six fight win streak to focus on running his Jiu-Jitsu school in Hamilton, New Jersey.[4] Then, he fought in the Welterweight division of the UFC, and retired in 2011. [5]
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 at UFC 86, 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.[6]
Almeida faced Matt Brown on March 27, 2010 at UFC 111 in his welterweight debut.[7] 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 due to a Dave Schultz front headlock.[8]
Almeida faced TJ Grant on December 11, 2010 at UFC 124.[9]Almeida defeated Grant by unanimous decision.
Almeida faced Mike Pyle on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128.[10] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Retirement
Almeida retired for the second time on March 30, 2011, saying that he could not focus 100 percent on fighting, citing his family, his son (who was diagnosed with autism), and teaching at his academies as other areas of his life that needed attention.[11] He added that he would continue to support the UFC and teammates such as Frankie Edgar and Kris McCray.[11] A week after his retirement, Almeida became a professional MMA judge in New Jersey.[12]
Personal life
Ricardo and his wife have three children. And currently resides in Bordentown NJ taking care of him and his family. He has a Jui-Jitsu center in hamilton where he trains his protege Max Bohannon who graduated from Bordentown in 2009.[13]
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 | ||
| 18 matches | 13 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 13–5 |  Mike Pyle |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 128 | March 19, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 13–4 |  TJ Grant |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 124 | December 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 12–4 | Matt Hughes |
Technical submission (Dave Schultz front headlock)[14] | UFC 117 | August 7, 2010 | 1 | 3:15 | Oakland, California, United States | |
| Win | 12–3 | Matt Brown |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 111 | March 27, 2010 | 2 | 3:30 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Welterweight Debut |
| Win | 11–3 | Kendall Grove |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 101 | August 8, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 10–3 | Matt Horwich |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann | April 1, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Loss | 9–3 | Patrick Côté |
Decision (split) | UFC 86 | July 5, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 9–2 | Rob Yundt |
Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 81 | February 2, 2008 | 1 | 1:08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–2 |  Ryo Chonan |
Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 3 | May 23, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 7–2 | Nate Marquardt |
Submission (guillotine choke) | Pancrase: Hybrid 10 | November 30, 2003 | 1 | 4:53 | Tokyo, Japan | For the 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 | January 11, 2002 | 2 | 2:01 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 2–1 | Eugene Jackson |
Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 33 | September 28, 2001 | 1 | 4:06 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Middleweight debut |
| Loss | 1–1 | Matt Lindland |
DQ (repeated fouls) | UFC 31 | May 4, 2001 | 3 | 4:21 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Fought at Light Heavyweight |
| Win | 1–0 | Akira Shoji |
Decision (unanimous) | Pride 12 | December 9, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan |
References
- ^ http://www.octagonbuzz.com/tag/ricardo-almeida/
- ^ http://www.zabasearch.com/query1_zaba.php?sname=RICARDO%20ALMEIDA&state=NJ&ref=&se=&doby=&city=&name_style=1&tm=&tmr=
- ^ “MMA Live: 4-1-11″. ESPN MMA Live. April 1, 2011. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=null&categoryid=3461971.
- ^ UFC: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- ^ “Report: Ricardo Almeida Gets Six-Fight UFC Deal”. MMA Junkie. October 18, 2007. http://mmajunkie.com/2007/10/18/report-ricardo-almeida-gets-six-fight-ufc-deal/. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
- ^ Ricardo Almeida Withdraws From UFC 106 Fight vs. Jon Fitch
- ^ “Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown slotted for UFC 111 in March”. 2009-01-07. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17462/ricardo-almeida-vs-matt-brown-slotted-for-ufc-111-in-march.mma.
- ^ http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/8/9/1613467/bloody-elbow-judo-chop-matt-hughes
- ^ “Ricardo Almeida vs. T.J. Grant targeted for UFC 124 in Montreal”. mmajunkie.com. 2010-10-06. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20916/ricardo-almeida-vs-t-j-grant-targeted-for-ufc-124-in-montreal.mma.
- ^ “Ricardo Almeida vs Mike Pyle Targeted for UFC 128 — MMA Fighting”. mmafighting.com. December 25, 2010. http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/12/25/m/.
- ^ a b “UFC Welterweight Ricardo Almeida Announces His Retirement from MMA”. MMAWeekly.com. March 30, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/ufc-welterweight-ricardo-almeida-announces-his-retirement-from-mma/.
- ^ Tabuena, Andre (2011-04-07). “Recently Retired UFC Fighter, Ricardo Almeida, Now a Professional MMA Judge in New Jersey”. bloodyelbow.com. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/4/7/2096157/recently-retired-ufc-fighter-ricardo-almeida-now-a-professional-mma. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ “Almeida making the Ultimate impact on fighting scene”. nj.com. 2009-08-10. http://www.nj.com/sports/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1249883112253170.xml&coll=5. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ^ “Bloody Elbow”. Dave Schultz Front Headlock. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/8/9/1613467/bloody-elbow-judo-chop-matt-hughes.
External links
- Ricardo Almeida Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
- Professional MMA record for Ricardo Almeida from Sherdog
- Ricardo Almeida, Pancrase profile
| Previous champion Nathan Marquardt |
4th Pancrase Middleweight Champion
November 30, 2003–November 7, 2004 |
Next champion Nathan Marquardt |
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