Rodrigo Almeida
UFC DebutNickname“The Young Lion”
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ipatinga, Minas Gerais
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Juniko
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Rodrigo Almeida makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
141-282
.333 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
20
14 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 20 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 7 sub · 6 decWCF · STG · Combat FC 2 · NEF 45 · AMMO Fight League 5 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Matt Denning8-24 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:46 | Combat FC 2 | Oct 21, 2022 |
| L | Jay Ellis17-112 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:49 | NEF 45 | Nov 5, 2021 |
| W | Seth Basler5-17 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:25 | AMMO Fight League 5 | Oct 13, 2018 |
| L | Manny Bermudez15-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:54 | Cage Titans FC | Aug 27, 2016 |
| W | Jeff Anderson11-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Blockbuster MMA | Jun 25, 2016 |
| L | Bruce Boyington19-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | WSOF 24 | Oct 17, 2015 |
| W | Franklin Isabel3-12 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:15 | Big Six Entertainment | May 3, 2014 |
| W | Walel Watson15-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CZ 46 | Nov 22, 2013 |
| W | Wayne Harnois3-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:55 | CZ 45 | Sep 6, 2013 |
| W | Christian Rivera | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:06 | CZ 43 | Mar 1, 2013 |
| W | Lee Metcalf7-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:31 | AFO | Sep 16, 2011 |
| W | Adam Toussaint | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | GFL 12 | Jul 15, 2011 |
| W | James King | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:52 | ICE | Oct 29, 2010 |
| L | Justin Homsey | Submission | Armbar | R4 | 2:56 | GFL 6 | Mar 13, 2010 |
| W | Eddie Felix5-23 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:36 | GFL 4 | Sep 19, 2009 |
| L | Calvin Kattar23-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:16 | WCF | Jun 27, 2009 |
| W | Cesario da Souza8-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | STG | Feb 7, 2009 |
| W | Jose Lopez | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | WCF | Sep 19, 2008 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | STG | Jun 7, 2008 | |
| W | Jarrod Johnson | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:06 | WFL | Mar 29, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.