Pedro Rizzo

HeavyweightComplete Fighter
9 - 5

14 UFC Fights | 64% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (78%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
--
Weight
241 lbs.
Age
52
Orthodox

Pedro Rizzo UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Pedro Rizzo is 9-5 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 7 wins by knockout and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 20-11, 11-6 of it outside the UFC. Rizzo competes at heavyweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 6'1" at 52 years old. The last bout was a win over Andrew Flores Smith by knockout in Sep 2015.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 81st percentile among 166 heavyweight fighters (1.9/min).

Pedro Rizzo's UFC win rate is 64% (9 of 14 fights), and 78% of those wins came by finish. Rizzo averages 0.1 takedowns per fight at 29% accuracy and stops 79% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
20-11
UFC Record
9-5
Height
6'1"
Reach
—
Age
52
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Andrew Flores Smith · TKO (Leg Kicks) · Sep 2015

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Pedro Rizzo's Last 5 Fights

Rizzo is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Ricco Rodriguez · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 45: Revolution · Nov 2003
  2. Win vs Tra Telligman · KO/TKO · R2 4:24 · UFC 43: Meltdown · Jun 2003
  3. Loss vs Vladimir Matyushenko · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 41: Onslaught · Feb 2003
  4. Loss vs Gan McGee · KO/TKO · R1 5:00 · UFC 39: The Warriors Return · Sep 2002
  5. Win vs Andrei Arlovski · KO/TKO · R3 1:45 · UFC 36: Worlds Collide · Mar 2002

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
1.5
Accuracy
36%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.36

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
1.9
0.5x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
47%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.1
Takedown Accuracy
29%
Takedown Defense
79%
Control Time / Fight
1:05
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
21% KO
0% Sub
R2
14% KO
0% Sub
R3+
14% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Pedro Rizzo vs Average

Pedro Rizzo's UFC Fight History

14 UFC fights on record (9-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WRicco RodriguezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 45: Revolution2003-11-21
WTra TelligmanKO/TKOR2 · 4:24UFC 43: Meltdown2003-06-06
LVladimir MatyushenkoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 41: Onslaught2003-02-28
LGan McGeeKO/TKOR1 · 5:00UFC 39: The Warriors Return2002-09-27
WAndrei ArlovskiKO/TKOR3 · 1:45UFC 36: Worlds Collide2002-03-22
L★Randy CoutureKO/TKOR3 · 3:22UFC 34: High Voltage2001-11-02
L★Randy CoutureDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 31: Locked and Loaded2001-05-04
WJosh BarnettKO/TKOR2 · 4:21UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk2001-02-23
WDan SevernKO/TKOR1 · 1:33UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz2000-09-22
L★Kevin RandlemanDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams2000-06-09
WTsuyoshi KohsakaKO/TKOR3 · 1:17UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 21999-11-19
WTra TelligmanKO/TKOR1 · 4:30UFC 20: Battle for the Gold1999-05-07
WMark ColemanDecisionR2 · 3:00UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title1999-01-08
WDavid AbbottKO/TKOR1 · 8:07UFC - Ultimate Brazil1998-10-16

How Rizzo Ranks at Heavyweight

Percentile among the 166 heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume1.5 sig. strikes/min
15th percentile
Striking accuracy36%
10th percentile
Strikes absorbed1.9/min
81st percentile
Takedowns0.1/fight
31st percentile
Takedown defense79%
71st percentile
Knockdown power0.36/fight
80th percentile

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