Jailton Almeida
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Jailton Almeida "Malhadinho" is a 22-5-0 submission specialist. 88% finish rate.
Jailton debuted Sep. 14, 2021 vs Nasrudin Nasrudinov (win). Longest win streak: 7. On a 2-fight losing skid. 6 years active (Sep. 14, 2021βFeb. 07, 2026).
Best wins: Derrick Lewis (U-DEC R5, Nov. 04, 2023); Alexandr Romanov (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Jun. 01, 2024); Shamil Abdurakhimov (KO/TKO Punches R2, Jan. 21, 2023).
Jailton Jesus Almeida JΓΊnior (born 28 June 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). Almeida most notably competed in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 07, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira | L Rizvan Kuniev | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 31 43 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 25, 2025 | UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane | L Alexander Volkov | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 9 24 | 7 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 18, 2025 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano | W Serghei Spivac | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:53 | 0 0 | 23 15 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 01, 2024 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | W Alexandr Romanov | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:27 | 0 0 | 1 1 | 1 0 | 2 0 |
| Mar. 09, 2024 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | L Curtis Blaydes | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 0:36 | 0 0 | 1 16 | 9 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 04, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | W Derrick Lewis | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 38 20 | 6 0 | 4 0 |
| May. 13, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | W Jairzinho Rozenstruik | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:43 | 0 0 | 4 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 21, 2023 | UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill | W Shamil Abdurakhimov | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 2:56 | 0 0 | 45 1 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 10, 2022 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson | W Anton Turkalj | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:27 | 0 0 | 17 1 | 3 0 | 2 0 |
| May. 21, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | W Parker Porter | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:35 | 0 0 | 18 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Feb. 05, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | W Danilo Marques | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 2:57 | 0 0 | 30 0 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 14, 2021 | DWCS 5.3 | W Nasrudin Nasrudinov | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 1:49 | 0 0 | 2 7 | 3 1 | 1 0 |
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