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Heavyweight · “Suave”

Ricco Rodriguez

5-2-0
6'4"Height
Reach
OrthodoxStance
1977-08-19Born
5KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
11:51Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.14
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.31
Striking accuracy56.7%
Striking defense57.9%
Takedowns / 15 min3.07
Takedown accuracy40.5%
Takedown defense38.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.08
Control time47.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-2
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2001-06-29 vs Andrei Arlovski — 2.64/min (W) 01-06 2001-11-02 vs Pete Williams — 2.88/min (W) 01-11 2002-01-11 vs Jeff Monson — 3.23/min (W) 02-01 2002-05-10 vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka — 2.26/min (W) 02-05 2002-09-27 vs Randy Couture — 1.69/min (W) 02-09 2003-02-28 vs Tim Sylvia — 2.22/min (L) 03-02 2003-11-21 vs Pedro Rizzo — 1.0/min (L) 03-11
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

7 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Pedro Rizzo 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 45: Revolution · 2003-11-21
15/33Sig. strikes
30/93Absorbed
0/12Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tim Sylvia 1-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC 41: Onslaught · 2003-02-28
7/10Sig. strikes
12/25Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Randy Couture 7-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 3:04 — UFC 39: The Warriors Return · 2002-09-27
39/80Sig. strikes
39/78Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
11:04Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tsuyoshi Kohsaka 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:25 — UFC 37: High Impact · 2002-05-10
19/33Sig. strikes
6/11Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
7:11Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jeff Monson 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:00 — UFC 35: Throwdown · 2002-01-11
42/65Sig. strikes
7/20Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
6:39Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Pete Williams 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:02 — UFC 34: High Voltage · 2001-11-02
26/43Sig. strikes
4/6Absorbed
5/6Takedowns
7:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Andrei Arlovski 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:23 — UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands · 2001-06-29
30/50Sig. strikes
11/26Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
7:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

5-2-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 7

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.1 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.3 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 56.7% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 57.9% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 3.1 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 40.5% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 38.5% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.4
Control time 47.7% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.4%