Damian Pinas vs Cesar Almeida — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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All stats are calculated from official fight data. Style scores are Combatrics proprietary ratings updated after every event.

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2

Las Vegas, USA

11 Jul 2026

Middleweight

63%

Pinas

37%

Almeida

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 1 · 4:44

Damian Pinas

"The Baba Yaga"

9 – 1

6'1"79" reachOrthodox24 yrs2-fight win streakKnockout Artist

CFR 83

Cesar Almeida

"Cesinha"

7 – 2

Striker2-fight slide38 yrsOrthodox74" reach6'1"

CFR 49

★ Official Result

Damian PinaswinsKO/TKOR1 · 4:44

def. Cesar Almeida · UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Pinas

Damian Pinas wins by knockout late in Round 1 via a single right hand.

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Actual result

Pinas wins

KO/TKO · R1

Pre-fight analysis

A young power puncher's patient right hand ended a decorated kickboxer's unbeaten finish-resistance streak.

"The Baba Yaga" lived up to the nickname. Damian Pinas, a 24-year-old finisher who had stopped every single opponent he's beaten across his young career, backed up his warm-favourite billing with a single-punch knockout of Cesar Almeida late in the first round — a devastating right hand that ended what had been, until that moment, a genuinely unbeaten-by-finish career for the veteran kickboxer. A…

Pinas intel

Pinas (10-1) stays perfect as a finisher inside the UFC, following two prior first-round knockouts with this statement win over a decorated veteran.

Almeida intel

Almeida (7-3) suffers the first finish of his entire professional MMA career, a significant marker given his extensive kickboxing pedigree and durability.

Key angles

Pinas extending his perfect UFC finishing streak to three fights

Almeida's first career finish loss despite a lengthy, durable combat sports resume

The youth and power gap between a 24-year-old rising prospect and a 38-year-old veteran

Pinas' patient, shot-picking power-punching style continuing to translate at UFC level

What this means for Pinas' trajectory toward ranked middleweight competition

Risk flags

Almeida's kickboxing pedigree remains genuinely elite — a slightly different pace or gameplan could have played to his strengths longer

Pinas is still building his sample size against unranked opposition before facing the division's true contenders

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

PinasAlmeida

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

—

Strike Accuracy

—

Pinas

Almeida

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'1"

Height

6'1"

79"+

Reach

74"

24+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Pinas

Almeida

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

82.8

49.3

76.0

Performance Avg

48.0

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Pinas

Almeida

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

10.0

/ 10

7.7

/ 10

10.0

Style: Pressure

6.2

2.0

Style: Volume

3.7

2 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

2 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

24Distance37

0Clinch0

1Ground0

Pinas

Almeida

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

0.0

/ 10

0.8

/ 10

0.0

Wrestling Style (/10)

0.6

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Pinas

Almeida

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

100

Never stopped

Verdict

Moderate

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

—

KO round context

Avg R1.0 stoppage

—

Last KO loss

Most recent fight

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

3/10 fights

Chin rating based on

6/9 fights

Pinas

Almeida

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

2-fight 🔥 win streak

Current form

2-fight 📉 slide

Upcoming

W · KO · R1

Last 5

L · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

W · KO · R1

W · Dec · R3

L · Dec · R3

Pinas

Almeida

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

100%

67%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Pinas

Almeida

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

10.0

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

7.7

0.0

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

0.8

0.0

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.6

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

10.0

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

6.2

2.0

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

3.7

Pinas

Strike Zones

Almeida

Pinas

Attacking

25 landed

Absorbing

37 absorbed

Almeida

Attacking

37 landed

Absorbing

25 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Pinas targets the head (48% of attacks) — Almeida absorbs 48% of strikes there

🎯Almeida targets the body (41% of attacks) — Pinas absorbs 41% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Pinas

RND

Almeida

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Pinas · Last 3

Upcoming

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