Rivalry · 6 recorded meetings

Marcus Almeida vs Ricardo Evangelista

Head-to-head record

Marcus

Ricardo

Marcus

Ricardo

2013 → 2019, oldest first

Did you know?

Across 6 recorded meetings, Evangelista has 0 wins against Buchecha.
Buchecha finished half of the meetings by submission, using a Gi Choke From Back and an Ezekiel Choke in two of them.
Buchecha's favorite recorded submission is the Armbar, which accounts for 15 of his wins.
Their meetings spanned major events, including the final of the 2019 IBJJF World Championship and semi-finals at both the 2013 and 2014 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Among shared opponents, Victor Hugo shows the split clearly: Buchecha is 1-0 against him while Evangelista is 0-5.

The rivalry

This is a one-sided rivalry on record. Marcus Almeida "Buchecha" and Ricardo Evangelista met 6 times, and Buchecha won all 6. The two crossed paths across a few of the biggest ultra-heavyweight stages of the era, including the 2019 IBJJF World Championship final, the 2014 IBJJF World Championship, and both the 2013 and 2014 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

The methods tell you how it went. Buchecha finished the fight in 3 of the 6, taking submissions by Gi Choke From Back in the 2014 Mundials semi-final and Ezekiel Choke in a 2013 quarter-final, plus the submission finish in the 2019 final. The rest went to points, an advantage, and one scored as other, so even when it stayed on the scoreboard the decisions fell Buchecha's way.

The records frame the gap. Buchecha sits at 151 wins and 15 losses on record for a 90% win rate, finishing 50% of his wins, while Evangelista is 85 and 60 for a 58% win rate with a 33% submission rate. Evangelista was a decorated ultra-heavyweight in his own right, but against this specific opponent he never found an answer.