Damian Pinas vs Cesar Almeida — Middleweight at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Rounds
- 3 × 5 min
- Venue
- T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada
Markets
Record when favored vs. an underdog, across the 5priced bouts in each fighter’s history.
Career splits
1 bout · vs Almeida

- KO/TKO1
- Submission0
- Decision0
- KO/TKO—
- Submission—
- Decision—
- Average2:30
- vs Orthodox1-0
- vs Southpawno data
- vs Switchno data
- vs Longer reachno data
- vs Shorter reach1-0
5 bouts · vs Pinas

- KO/TKO2
- Submission0
- Decision1
- KO/TKO0
- Submission0
- Decision2
- Average11:18
- vs Orthodox1-0
- vs Southpaw1-2
- vs Switch1-0
- vs Longer reach1-1
- vs Shorter reach1-0
Tale of the Tape
The biometric and experience deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.
Finishing & durability
How often each fighter ends fights early — and how often they get put away. Outcomes view, not per-minute output.


When their fights end
every UFC finish on the fight clockFull method breakdown
| Outcome | Damian Pinas | Cesar Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | ||
| by KO / TKO | 1100% | 267% |
| by submission | 00% | 00% |
| by decision | 00% | 133% |
| Losses | ||
| by KO / TKO | 0 | 00% |
| by submission | 0 | 00% |
| by decision | 0 | 2100% |
| Pace | ||
| Avg finish time (own wins) | R1 2:30 | R2 0:44 |
| Finishes used in avg | 1 | 2 |
Counts come from the same denormalised win/loss-by-method columns the rest of the site uses. The percentile context on each row is computed against fighters currently assigned to this weight class with at least two resolved UFC bouts.
KO history
Knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head — then when the last finish landed, and on whom.
- Last KO/TKO scoredvs Wes Schultz3 months agoUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh · Feb 28, 2026 · R1 · 2:30
- Last time KO'dNever finished by strikes in the UFC
- Last submission scoredNo submission wins in the UFC yet
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
- Last KO/TKO scoredvs Abdul Razak Alhassan1y 4mo agoUFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 · Jan 11, 2025 · R1 · 4:16
- Last time KO'dNever finished by strikes in the UFC
- Last submission scoredNo submission wins in the UFC yet
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
Common opponents
UFC opponents both fighters have faced — a direct read on relative quality controlling for matchmaking.
These two fighters haven’t crossed paths in the UFC cage with any of the same opponents.
Schedule Score
Who they've faced × what they've done. Composite + components compared head-to-head, percentile-ranked against every UFC fighter w/ ≥3 resolved bouts.
Per-tier records + bout-by-bout
| Tier | Damian Pinas | Cesar Almeida |
|---|---|---|
| Established | — | 1-0 |
| Building | — | 0-1 |
| Unproven | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) with quality wins (35%) and is Bayesian-shrunken toward the UFC median for small samples. Per-bout opponent quality is scored on rank-at-time-of-fight (champion 100, ranks 1–5 = 90→78, ranks 6–15 = 75→60), with cross-division and P4P signals layered on, and falls back to opponent UFC record-at-time for unranked opponents. UFC ranking data is sparse before December 2018, so legacy-era fighters score from record-at-time when ranks are missing.
Recent form
Last five UFC bouts, current trajectory, and the level of opposition faced going into this matchup.




Striking matchup
Where each fighter lands their strikes — and where each one gets hit — across head, body, and leg. Per 15 minutes of UFC fight time.


Full breakdown — all zones, both views
| Zone | Fighter | Landed / 15 | Accuracy | Absorbed / 15 | Career landed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Damian Pinas | 54.0top 9% of division | 56% | 0.00elite — top of division | 9 |
| Head | Cesar Almeida | 20.2well below average | 46% | 20.7top 17% of division | 76 |
| Body | Damian Pinas | 12.0top 29% of division | 67% | 12.0well below average | 2 |
| Body | Cesar Almeida | 16.2top 13% of division | 71% | 6.37top 26% of division | 61 |
| Leg | Damian Pinas | 24.0elite — top of division | 100% | 6.00above division average | 4 |
| Leg | Cesar Almeida | 10.4top 26% of division | 74% | 3.98top 25% of division | 39 |
Per-15-minute rates are sourced from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Division percentile is computed against every UFC fighter who has competed in this weight class with at least two recorded bouts. Lower “absorbed” values are better — the percentile is inverted so “top of division” always means better outcome.
Grappling matchup
Wrestling output, ground threat, and control. Per 15 minutes of UFC fight time, with takedown defense as a percentage of opponent attempts stopped.


Full breakdown — career grappling totals
| Metric | Damian Pinas | Cesar Almeida | Career totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takedowns landed / 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 / 0 |
| Takedown accuracy | — | 0% | 0/0 · 0/2 |
| Takedown defense | 100% | 47% | stopped 6/6 · 15/32 |
| Submission attempts / 15 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 / 1 |
| Control time / 15 (min) | 4.9 min | 0.8 min | 0:49 · 2:59 |
| Time controlled BY opponent / 15 (min) | 2.8 min | 8.2 min | 0:28 · 30:50 |
All rates computed from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Takedown defense = opponent attempts stopped ÷ opponent total attempts. Control time figures are minutes the fighter spent in a dominant position per 15 minutes of fight time.
Pace & fade
How each fighter's work rate holds up as a fight wears on — round-by-round output (striking, takedown attempts, and control time combined), and whether they fade. The fade % compares round-3 output to round 1 over bouts that reached the third round.
Almeida drops to 61% of round-1 work rate by round 3. Pinas hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a fade pattern yet.
Not enough shared rounds with per-round data to plot a comparable pace curve — at least one fighter rarely sees the later rounds.
Full per-round breakdown — both fighters
| Round | Fighter | Output / min | Sig landed / min | Sig absorbed / min | TD att / min | Control | Bouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Damian Pinas | 7.3 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.00 | 33% | 1 |
| R1 | Cesar Almeida | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.04 | 0% | 5 |
| R2 | Damian Pinas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R2 | Cesar Almeida | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 17% | 4 |
| R3 | Damian Pinas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R3 | Cesar Almeida | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.07 | 0% | 3 |
Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length — a 2:30 stoppage counts as 2.5 minutes, not five — so an early finish doesn’t distort the per-minute pace. See Methods for the full formula.
Activity & layoff
The recency dimension Tale of the Tape doesn't carry. How active each fighter has been, and how that compares to active peers in their division.
