Ricardo Lamas

FeatherweightComplete Fighter
11 - 6

17 UFC Fights | 65% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (64%)

Height
5' 8"
Reach
71"
Weight
145 lbs.
Age
44
Orthodox

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.

  1. Win vs Bill Algeo · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · Aug 2020
  2. Loss vs Calvin Kattar · KO/TKO · R1 4:06 · UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes · Jun 2019
  3. Win vs Darren Elkins · KO/TKO · R3 4:09 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · Nov 2018
  4. Loss vs Mirsad Bektic · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 2018
  5. Loss vs Josh Emmett · KO/TKO · R1 4:33 · UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · Dec 2017

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.4
Accuracy
50%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.12

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.1
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+0.3
Opp. Accuracy Against
43%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.2
Takedown Accuracy
31%
Takedown Defense
42%
Control Time / Fight
2:22
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.6

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
12% KO
6% Sub
R2
6% KO
12% Sub
R3+
6% KO
0% Sub

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.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WBill AlgeoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic2020-08-29
LCalvin KattarKO/TKOR1 · 4:06UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes2019-06-08
WDarren ElkinsKO/TKOR3 · 4:09UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio2018-11-17
LMirsad BekticDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 22018-06-09
LJosh EmmettKO/TKOR1 · 4:33UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos2017-12-16
WJason KnightKO/TKOR1 · 4:34UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 22017-07-29
WCharles OliveiraSubmissionR2 · 2:13UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson2016-11-05
LMax HollowayDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 22016-06-04
WDiego SanchezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum2015-11-21
LChad MendesKO/TKOR1 · 2:45UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas2015-04-04
WDennis BermudezSubmissionR1 · 3:18UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt2014-11-15
WHacran DiasDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens2014-06-28
L★Jose AldoDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 22014-02-01
WErik KochKO/TKOR2 · 2:32UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson2013-01-26
WHatsu HiokiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida2012-06-22
WCub SwansonSubmissionR2 · 2:16UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos2011-11-12
WMatt GriceKO/TKOR1 · 4:41UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry2011-06-26

How Lamas Ranks at Featherweight

Percentile among the 191 featherweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.4 sig. strikes/min
52nd percentile
Striking accuracy50%
71st percentile
Strikes absorbed3.1/min
64th percentile
Takedowns1.2/fight
61st percentile
Takedown defense42%
17th percentile
Knockdown power0.12/fight
43rd percentile

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