Jailton Almeida "Malhadinho"

Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-3 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record73-36 (67%) across 11 opponents
Last 5 opponents38-16 (70.4%) across 5 opponents
Age35
Height6' 3"
Reach79"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute2.37
Significant strikes absorbed per minute1.32
Striking accuracy63%
Striking defense44%
Takedowns per 15 minutes5.57
Takedowns landed / attempted55%
Takedown defense67%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.64
Average fight time8.3 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 4 submission, 1 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-02-07Rizvan Kuniev0-1BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
2025-10-25Alexander Volkov12-5StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
2025-01-18Serghei Spivac8-4WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:53UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
2024-06-01Alexandr Romanov6-2WrestlerWSubmission R1 2:27UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
2024-03-09Curtis Blaydes12-4 (1 NC)WrestlerLKO/TKO R2 0:36UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2023-11-04Derrick Lewis18-9BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
2023-05-13Jairzinho Rozenstruik7-4BalancedWSubmission R1 3:43UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
2023-01-21Shamil Abdurakhimov5-5BalancedWKO/TKO R2 2:56UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
2022-09-10Anton TurkaljUFC debut—WSubmission R1 4:27UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
2022-05-21Parker Porter3-1StrikerWSubmission R1 4:35UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
2022-02-05Danilo Marques2-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 2:57UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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