Heavyweight · “Malhadinho”
Jailton Almeida
22-5-0 UFC 8-3-0
6'3"Height
79"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
3KO wins
4Sub wins
87.5%Finish rate
8:19Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.37
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.32
Striking accuracy63.5%
Striking defense44.2%
Takedowns / 15 min5.57
Takedown accuracy54.8%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.64
Control time69.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Rizvan Kuniev 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira · February 7, 2026
31/67Sig. strikes
43/93Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexander Volkov 12-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · October 25, 2025
9/10Sig. strikes
24/27Absorbed
7/9Takedowns
10:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Serghei Spivac 8-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:53 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
23/31Sig. strikes
15/28Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alexandr Romanov 6-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:27 — UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · June 1, 2024
1/2Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:07Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Curtis Blaydes 12-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:36 — UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · March 9, 2024
1/3Sig. strikes
16/25Absorbed
9/13Takedowns
4:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Derrick Lewis 18-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis · November 4, 2023
38/56Sig. strikes
20/39Absorbed
6/15Takedowns
21:10Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
W Jairzinho Rozenstruik 7-4 walk-in Submission · R1 3:43 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida · May 13, 2023
4/7Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:09Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Shamil Abdurakhimov 5-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:56 — UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · January 21, 2023
45/57Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
7:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anton Turkalj 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:27 — UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · September 10, 2022
17/24Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
4:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Parker Porter 3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:35 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira · May 21, 2022
18/34Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:29Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Danilo Marques 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:57 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · February 5, 2022
30/51Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
13
Decision
1
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
11
Fight On
4
Thunder Fight
2
Dana White's Contender Series
1
Future FC
1
Imperium MMA Pro
1
Premier Fight League
1
JF Fight Evolution
1
+ 5 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rizvan Kuniev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
February 7, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexander Volkov | Decision (split) | UFC 321
October 25, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Serghei Spivac | TKO (punches) | UFC 311
January 18, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 4:53 |
| W | Alexander Romanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 302
June 1, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 2:27 |
| L | Curtis Blaydes | KO (punches) | UFC 299
March 9, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 0:36 |
| W | Derrick Lewis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
November 4, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
May 13, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 3:43 |
| W | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) | UFC 283
January 21, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 2:56 |
| W | Anton Turkalj | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 279
September 10, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 4:27 |
| W | Parker Porter | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
May 21, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 4:35 |
| W | Danilo Marques | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
February 5, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:57 |
| W | Nasrudin Nasrudinov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Dana White's Contender Series 39
September 14, 2021 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 1:49 |
| W | Edvaldo de Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Thunder Fight 24
February 21, 2021 |
Thunder Fight | 1 | 3:40 |
| W | Ildemar Alcântara | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Thunder Fight 23
October 11, 2020 |
Thunder Fight | 1 | 4:49 |
| W | Leonardo Argemiro Vasconcelos Correa | TKO (punches) | Future FC 11
January 17, 2020 |
Future FC | 1 | 1:58 |
| W | Ednaldo Oliveira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Fight On 6
July 13, 2019 |
Fight On | 2 | 1:51 |
| W | Rian Tavares | TKO (punches) | Imperium MMA Pro 14
March 16, 2019 |
Imperium MMA Pro | 1 | 2:34 |
| W | Italo Nascimento | KO (punches) | Premier Fight League 20
February 23, 2019 |
Premier Fight League | 1 | 2:05 |
| W | Douglas Garcia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | JF Fight Evolution 19
October 20, 2018 |
JF Fight Evolution | 1 | 2:30 |
| W | David Allan | TKO (punches) | Fight On: Solidário
July 21, 2018 |
Fight On | 1 | 1:26 |
| L | Bruno Assis | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 80
January 28, 2018 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anderson Oliveira do Nascimento | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight On 5
September 23, 2017 |
Fight On | 1 | 4:16 |
| L | Tyago Moreira | KO (punch) | Katana Fight 3
August 5, 2017 |
Katana Fight | 1 | 0:16 |
| W | Fagner Rakchal | TKO (punches) | Fight On 4
April 1, 2017 |
Fight On | 2 | 1:15 |
| W | Roberto Bispo Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cross FC 2
January 16, 2016 |
Cross FC | 2 | 1:30 |
| W | Leonardo Alves | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Conquista Kombat
November 17, 2012 |
Conquista Kombat | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Diego Reis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Nocaute MMA Fight 2
September 29, 2012 |
Nocaute MMA Fight | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jailton Almeida) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.