Home Events UFC 31: Locked and Loaded Matt Lindland vs Ricardo Almeida Matt Lindland vs Ricardo Almeida · UFC 31: Locked and Loaded Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
Friday, May 4, 2001 · Atlantic City · New Jersey
Full card → Result Matt Lindland def. Ricardo Almeida Method Disqualification (Illegal Kicks on Ground by Almeida) Round · time Round 3 · 4:21 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Mario Yamasaki Sig. strikes Matt Lindland 22/49 · Ricardo Almeida 9/18 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Matt Lindland 118/153 · Ricardo Almeida 16/25 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Disqualification Analysis Round-by-round (3 rounds) Result Matt Lindland def. Ricardo Almeida
Disqualification (Illegal Kicks on Ground by Almeida) · Round 3 · 4:21 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Disqualification · R3 · 4:21
R1 R2 R3
Matt Lindland Round 3 Ricardo Almeida
4 / 9 Sig. strikes 2 / 5
44% Accuracy 40%
31 / 36 Total strikes 2 / 5
0 Knockdowns 0
2 / 2 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
3:32 Control 0:00
0.9 Pace / min 0.5
100% Control share 0%
Matt Lindland
Target head 75% · body 25% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 25% · ground 75%
Ricardo Almeida
Target head 50% · body 0% · leg 50%
Phase distance 50% · clinch 0% · ground 50%
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Fight summary
22 Matt Lindland sig. strikes
9 Ricardo Almeida sig. strikes
3 rounds observed
+150% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Ricardo Almeida)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · PropSports round stats 22 / 49 Sig. strikes 9 / 18
45% Accuracy 50%
118 / 153 Total strikes 16 / 25
0 Knockdowns 0
5 / 5 Takedowns 0 / 1
0 Sub attempts 0
12:15 Control 0:00
15 Head 6
3 Body 0
4 Leg 3
Matt Lindland Ricardo Almeida
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Matt Lindland
Tale of the tape 22-9-0 Record 13-5-0
30 Age 24
6'0" Height 6'0"
74" Reach 74"
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
2.62 Sig. str./min 2.02
3.01 TD / 15 min 3.74
Matt Lindland 8-3 in archive
3 KO/TKO wins
1 Sub wins
50% Finish rate
Ricardo Almeida 6-4 in archive
0 KO/TKO wins
3 Sub wins
50% Finish rate
