Ricardo Lamas
17 UFC Fights | 65% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (64%)
Ricardo Lamas UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Ricardo Lamas is 11-6 in the UFC across 17 fights, with 4 wins by knockout, 3 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 20-8, 9-2 of it outside the UFC. Lamas competes at featherweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'8" with a 71" reach at 44 years old. The last bout was a win over Bill Algeo by decision in Aug 2020.
Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 71st percentile among 191 featherweight fighters (50%).
Ricardo Lamas's UFC win rate is 65% (11 of 17 fights), and 64% of those wins came by finish. Lamas averages 1.2 takedowns per fight at 31% accuracy and stops 42% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 20-8
- UFC Record
- 11-6
- Height
- 5'8"
- Reach
- 71"
- Age
- 44
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Bill Algeo · Decision · Aug 2020
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Ricardo Lamas's Last 5 Fights
Lamas is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Bill Algeo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · Aug 2020
- Loss vs Calvin Kattar · KO/TKO · R1 4:06 · UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · Jun 2019
- Win vs Darren Elkins · KO/TKO · R3 4:09 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · Nov 2018
- Loss vs Mirsad Bektic · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 2018
- Loss vs Josh Emmett · KO/TKO · R1 4:33 · UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · Dec 2017
Striking
Fighter Profile
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Defensive
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Grappling
Takedowns & Control
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Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Ricardo Lamas vs Average
Ricardo Lamas lands 15.5 strikes in R1 but 16.2 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Ricardo Lamas's UFC Fight History
17 UFC fights on record (11-6), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Bill Algeo | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic | 2020-08-29 |
| L | Calvin Kattar | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:06 | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes | 2019-06-08 |
| W | Darren Elkins | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:09 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | 2018-11-17 |
| L | Mirsad Bektic | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | 2018-06-09 |
| L | Josh Emmett | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:33 | UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos | 2017-12-16 |
| W | Jason Knight | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:34 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | 2017-07-29 |
| W | Charles Oliveira | Submission | R2 · 2:13 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | 2016-11-05 |
| L | Max Holloway | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | 2016-06-04 |
| W | Diego Sanchez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum | 2015-11-21 |
| L | Chad Mendes | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:45 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas | 2015-04-04 |
| W | Dennis Bermudez | Submission | R1 · 3:18 | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt | 2014-11-15 |
| W | Hacran Dias | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens | 2014-06-28 |
| L★ | Jose Aldo | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 | 2014-02-01 |
| W | Erik Koch | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:32 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson | 2013-01-26 |
| W | Hatsu Hioki | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida | 2012-06-22 |
| W | Cub Swanson | Submission | R2 · 2:16 | UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos | 2011-11-12 |
| W | Matt Grice | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:41 | UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry | 2011-06-26 |
How Lamas Ranks at Featherweight
Percentile among the 191 featherweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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