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Andrei Semenov vs.
Ricardo Almeida

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-1-0 Andrei Semenov · UFC
6-5-0 Ricardo Almeida · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-1-0
UFC record
6-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
49.1
AgeΔ 0.6 yrs
49.7
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
290.9
Layoff (months)Δ 106.3 mo
184.6
LW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Ricardo Almeida is a submission threat — 1.46 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Ricardo Almeida hunts takedowns — 4.23 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Andrei Semenov carries real power — 0.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Andrei Semenov

Full career not yet synced for Andrei Semenov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Ricardo Almeida

Full career not yet synced for Ricardo Almeida — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

100.51/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2552.25/min · norm 3.25
552.83/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1541.36/min · norm 3.20
13.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
53.3%norm 47.4%
48.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
58.9%norm 53.8%
10.77/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Andrei Semenov

Distance 88.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 10.3%)

Ricardo Almeida

Distance 54.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 33.9% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Andrei Semenov

Head 92.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 1.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)

Ricardo Almeida

Head 74.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Semenov L/AAccMiddleweight med Almeida L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 66 12.1% 40.5% 116 / 261 44.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 1 / 3 too few to rate 70.3% 37 / 55 67.3% 70.3%
On the ground 1 / 6 too few to rate 69.1% 102 / 162 63.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 8 / 69 11.6% 38.9% 156 / 358 43.6% 38.9%
To the body 0 / 1 too few to rate 71.7% 64 / 75 85.3% 71.7%
To the legs 2 / 5 too few to rate 83.3% 35 / 45 77.8% 83.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Semenov L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Almeida L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 33 / 73 45.2% 39.5% 68 / 238 28.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 9 / 14 too few to rate 70.9% 59 / 85 69.4% 70.9%
On the ground 13 / 20 too few to rate 69.0% 27 / 52 51.9% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 68 38.2% 37.9% 67 / 272 24.6% 37.9%
To the body 7 / 10 too few to rate 71.3% 47 / 54 87.0% 71.3%
To the legs 22 / 29 75.9% 82.1% 40 / 49 81.6% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

150.0% acc · 0.77/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
3238.1% acc · 4.23/15 · norm 1.42
350.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
538.5% def · norm 63.1%
4:1121.5% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
53:2047.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
6:395:07 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
22:252:57 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.77/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
111.46/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Almeida has more cage time on record.

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