UFC UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Final

Thomas Almeida vs Jimmie Rivera

Thomas Almeida
Brazil

Thomas Almeida

“Thominhas”

23-5

VS
Jimmie Rivera
United States

Jimmie Rivera

“El Terror”

23-5

Winner

Winner

Jimmie Rivera

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

22 July 2017 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, USA

Key takeaways

  • Jimmie Rivera beat Thomas Almeida by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Jimmie Rivera landed 75 of 165 total strikes and 2 of 6 takedowns, with 1:46 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 28-29, 26-30, 27-30.

Tale of the tape

Thomas AlmeidaJimmie Rivera
23-5Record23-5
25Age on fight night28
5′7″ (170 cm)Height5′4″ (163 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach68.5″ (174 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Chute Boxe Diego LimaTeamTeam Tiger Schulmann
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, BrazilFromPassaic, New Jersey, United States

Fight statistics

72of 167 · 43%Total strikes landed75of 165 · 45%
36of 121Head strikes41of 117
13of 20Body strikes18of 30
23of 26Leg strikes16of 18
0Takedowns2of 6
0Knockdowns2
0:16Control time1:46

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Thomas AlmeidaRoundJimmie Rivera
28/47strikes0/0TD0KD0:16controlR122/56strikes0/1TD2KD0:10control
19/60strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR226/55strikes0/2TD0KD0:03control
25/60strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR327/54strikes2/3TD0KD1:33control

Judges’ scorecards

Cardo Urso

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Doug Crosby

8R1109R2109R310

26total30

Bryan Miner

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Form going into the fight

Thomas Almeida

  1. WAlbert MoralesKO/TKO R2 1:372016
  2. LCody GarbrandtKO/TKO R1 2:532016
  3. WTim Gorman2014
  4. WYves JabouinKO/TKO R1 4:182015
  5. WBrad PickettKO/TKO R2 0:292015

Jimmie Rivera

  1. WUrijah Faberunanimous decision2016
  2. WIuri Alcantaraunanimous decision2016
  3. WMarcus BrimageKO/TKO R1 1:292015
  4. WPedro Munhozsplit decision2015

Also on this card

Chris Weidman vs Kelvin Gastelumsubmission R3 3:45Darren Elkins vs Dennis Bermudezsplit decisionPatrick Cummins vs Gian Villantesplit decisionElizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Lyman Goodsplit decisionRafael Natal vs Eryk AndersKO/TKO R1 2:54

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