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Ricco Rodriguez
“Suave”
USHeavyweightActiveage 48
53 — 25
68% win rate
L2 streak
Peak Vertex
2002-09-2771-23 vs current
AfterWvs Randy Couture · KO
EndedLvs Tim Sylvia · KO · 2003-02-28 · score → 51
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
5 wins2 losseslast 5: L L W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Strikes landed
- Head14280%
- Body2514%
- Legs116%
Strikes absorbed
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(7) | R2(6) | R3(4) | R4(1) | R5(1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 8.7 | 11.1 | 20.8 | 16.0 | 19.6 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| Takedowns landed | 1.29 | 0.69 | 1.57 | 1.00 | 1.63 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 2:11 | 2:17 | 2:21 | 4:29 | 4:21 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 45: Revolution2003-11-21L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 41: Onslaught2003-02-28L·KO·R1 · 3:09
- UFC 39: The Warriors Return2002-09-27W·KO·R5 · 3:04
- UFC 37: High Impact2002-05-10W·KO·R2 · 3:25
- UFC 35: Throwdown2002-01-11W·KO·R3 · 3:00
- UFC 34: High Voltage2001-11-02W·KO·R2 · 4:02
- UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands2001-06-29W·KO·R3 · 1:23
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
