Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Ricardo Almeida
Ricardo Almeida
“Big Dog”
13-5-0
RESULT

Mike Pyle def. Ricardo Almeida (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Mike Pyle
United StatesMike Pyle
“Quicksand”
27-14-1
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Prudential Center, Newark, United States

Mike Pyle defeated Ricardo Almeida by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES, held Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Mike Pyle won the decision.

Fight stats

Ricardo Almeida
Mike Pyle
0
Knockdowns
0
48 of 84
Significant strikes
36 of 73
57%
Sig. strike accuracy
49%
66 of 103
Total strikes
77 of 120
1 of 18
Takedowns
1 of 3
6%
Takedown accuracy
33%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
5:13
Control time
0:54
Significant strikes by target
13 of 39
Head
12 of 44
20 of 22
Body
16 of 18
15 of 23
Leg
8 of 11
33 of 67
Distance
21 of 57
8 of 10
Clinch
14 of 15
7 of 7
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
14 of 24
Sig. str.
11 of 21
19 of 30
Total str.
27 of 38
0 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
1:17
Ctrl
0:22
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
24 of 33
Sig. str.
7 of 19
33 of 42
Total str.
25 of 39
1 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:21
Ctrl
0:01
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
10 of 27
Sig. str.
18 of 33
14 of 31
Total str.
25 of 43
0 of 6
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:35
Ctrl
0:31

Judges' Scorecards

Douglas Crosby
#AlmeidaPyle
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Tony Tamburrino
#AlmeidaPyle
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Cardo Urso
#AlmeidaPyle
1910
2109
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

3
Almeida
2
Draw
1
Pyle
●29-28 Almeida×3●29-29 Draw×2●29-28 Pyle
All 6 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

14%
Almeida
86%
Pyle
7 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Pyle85.7%●29-28 Almeida14.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
86%
Pyle
R2
100%
Almeida
R3
100%
Pyle

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Ricardo Almeida vs Mike Pyle?

Mike Pyle defeated Ricardo Almeida by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES, held Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Mike Pyle won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Ricardo Almeida vs Mike Pyle?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Mike Pyle won the decision.

Referee
Kevin MacDonald
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Ricardo Almeida 47%53% Mike Pyle

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Ricardo Almeida
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
Mike Pyle
Grappling Specialist
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

63Power76
62Speed68
58Precision82
76Durability84
89Engine89
98Wrestling91
97Ground97

Biggest edge Mike Pyle, Punch power +36

Attribute by attribute

Ricardo Almeida is on the left of every row, Mike Pyle on the right.
55Punch power91
70Kick power60
51Punch speed76
73Kick speed59
58Accuracy82
98Takedowns91
97Ground striking99
97Submissions95
71Chin76
81Body strength92
89Cardio89

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

13-5-0
Record
27-14-1
1752
Power Index rating
1771
0
Win Streak
0
49
Age
50
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Brazil / United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

-
vs
BJJTaekwondoMuay Thai
Ricardo Almeida

No background on record

Mike Pyle
  • Black belt · BJJ
  • 2005WEC Welterweight Championship · World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)
  • 2004Viking Fight Middleweight Championship · Viking Fight
  • One time.

Camp Syndicate MMA · Las Vegas, US

Striking Profile

2.02
SLpM
2.74
49%
Str. Acc.
45%
1.20
SApM
2.84
61%
Str. Def.
60%

Grappling Profile

3.74
TD Avg.
1.80
38%
TD Acc.
35%
31%
TD Def.
70%
1.20
Sub. Avg.
1.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Ricardo Almeida · 3-2
  • W
    Fabio Novaes
    2013 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship · Nov 3, 2013
    Heavyweight
  • L
    Mike Pyle
    UFC 128: SHOGUN vs JONES · Mar 20, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    TJ Grant
    UFC 124: ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK · Dec 12, 2010
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Matt Hughes
    UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · Aug 7, 2010
    Submission · R1 · 3:15 · Welterweight
  • W
    Matt Brown
    UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · Mar 27, 2010
    Submission · R2 · 3:30 · Welterweight
Mike Pyle · 1-4
  • L
    Zak Ottow
    UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya · Mar 3, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 2:34 · Welterweight
  • L
    Alex Garcia
    UFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey · Dec 31, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 3:34 · Welterweight
  • L
    Alberto Mina
    UFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team Claudia · Jul 9, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 1:17 · Welterweight
  • L
    Alberto Mina
    UFC Fight Night 90 · Jul 7, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 1:17 · Welterweight
  • W
    Sean Spencer
    UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · Feb 7, 2016
    TKO · R3 · 4:25 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 19 fights
23.2
Avg sig. strikes
20.2
2.91
Avg takedowns
0.84
4:51
Avg control time
1:27
48
Career high strikes
75
9
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Ricardo Almeida
Strike target
Mike Pyle
61%
Head
68%
25%
Body
16%
14%
Leg
16%
Ricardo Almeida
Strike position
Mike Pyle
45%
Distance
59%
15%
Clinch
20%
40%
Ground
21%