Pedro Rizzo vs. Ricco Rodriguez

Friday, November 21, 2003 at 9:00 PM ET · 3 rounds

Pedro Rizzo def. Ricco Rodriguez by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00. Heavyweight, 3 rounds, UFC 45, Nov 21, 2003. UFC records going in: Rizzo 8-5, Rodriguez 5-1.

Result

Pedro Rizzo won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00.

Pedro Rizzo vs. Ricco Rodriguez by the numbers

Pedro Rizzo		Ricco Rodriguez
8-5	UFC record going in	5-1
6 ft 1 in	Height	6 ft 4 in
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox
Brazil	Country	USA

The crowd on each fighter today

Bandwagon

Pedro Rizzo has no $tag yet.

Pedro Rizzo page and takes

Bandwagon

Ricco Rodriguez has no $tag yet.

Ricco Rodriguez page and takes

Each share is the stances ▲ on that fighter's bandwagon today, fans and neutrals together.

Rizzo vs. Rodriguez head-to-head

Rizzo and Rodriguez have not met in the UFC before this fight.

UFC results on Bandwagon begin in November 1993.

Rizzo vs. Rodriguez: common opponents

3 fighters both met in the UFC before this fight.

Opponent	Rizzo	Rodriguez
Randy Couture	Loss, KO/TKO, R3 (Nov 2001) Loss, Decision, Unanimous, R5 (May 2001)	Win, KO/TKO, R5 (Sep 2002)
Tsuyoshi Kosaka	Win, KO/TKO, R3 (Nov 1999)	Win, KO/TKO, R2 (May 2002)
Andrei Arlovski	Win, KO/TKO, R3 (Mar 2002)	Win, KO/TKO, R3 (Jun 2001)

Last bouts

Pedro Rizzo: last 5 UFC bouts

Pedro Rizzo vs. Tra Telligman UFC 43 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsPedro Rizzo won by TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, round 2 at 4:24Rizzo vs. Telligman fight page
Pedro Rizzo vs. Vladimir Matyushenko UFC 41 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsVladimir Matyushenko won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Rizzo vs. Matyushenko fight page
Gan McGee vs. Pedro Rizzo UFC 39 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsGan McGee won by KO/TKO, round 1 at 5:00McGee vs. Rizzo fight page
Pedro Rizzo vs. Andrei Arlovski UFC 36 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsPedro Rizzo won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 3 at 1:45Rizzo vs. Arlovski fight page
Randy Couture vs. Pedro Rizzo Title or interim title fight UFC 34 · Heavyweight · 5 roundsRandy Couture won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 3:22Couture vs. Rizzo fight page

Ricco Rodriguez: last 5 UFC bouts

Ricco Rodriguez vs. Tim Sylvia Title or interim title fight UFC 41 · Heavyweight · 5 roundsTim Sylvia won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 3:09Rodriguez vs. Sylvia fight page
Randy Couture vs. Ricco Rodriguez Title or interim title fight UFC 39 · Heavyweight · 5 roundsRicco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO (Elbows), round 5 at 3:04Couture vs. Rodriguez fight page
Tsuyoshi Kosaka vs. Ricco Rodriguez UFC 37 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsRicco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 3:25Kosaka vs. Rodriguez fight page
Jeff Monson vs. Ricco Rodriguez UFC 35 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsRicco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 3:00Monson vs. Rodriguez fight page
Ricco Rodriguez vs. Pete Williams UFC 34 · Heavyweight · 3 roundsRicco Rodriguez won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 4:02Rodriguez vs. Williams fight page