Jailton Almeida

“Malhadinho”

Jailton Almeida (22-5) is a heavyweight fighting out of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Jailton Almeida's last fight was a loss to Rizvan Kuniev by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira in February 2026.

Record22-5-0

DivisionHeavyweight

Height6'3"

Reach79"

Age34

Last FightFeb 7, 2026

BornJun 28, 1991

BirthplaceSalvador, Bahia, Brazil

Fighting out ofSalvador, Bahia, Brazil

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min2.37

Striking accuracy63%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.32

Striking defense44%

Takedowns / 15 min5.57

Takedown accuracy55%

Takedown defense67%

Sub attempts / 15 min1.64

11 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Rizvan Kuniev	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira	Feb 7, 2026	View
L	Alexander Volkov	Heavyweight	Decision (Split)	R3 · 5:00	UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane	Oct 25, 2025
W	Serghei Spivac	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches From Back Mount)	R1 · 4:53	UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano	Jan 18, 2025
W	Alexandr Romanov	Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 2:27	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier	Jun 1, 2024
L	Curtis Blaydes	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Hammerfists)	R2 · 0:36	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	Mar 9, 2024
W	Derrick Lewis	Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC Fight Night	Nov 4, 2023
W	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:43	UFC on ABC 4	May 13, 2023
W	Shamil Abdurakhimov	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R2 · 2:56	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill	Jan 21, 2023
W	Anton Turkalj	Catchweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:27	UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson	Sep 10, 2022
W	Parker Porter	Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:35	UFC Fight Night	May 21, 2022
W	Danilo Marques	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 2:57	UFC Fight Night	Feb 5, 2022
W	Nasrudin Nasrudinov	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 1:49	Contender Series 2021	Sep 14, 2021
W	Edvaldo de Oliveira	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 3:59	Thunder Fight 24	Feb 21, 2021
W	Ildemar Alcântara	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R1 · 4:49	Thunder Fight 23	Oct 11, 2020
W	Leonardo Vasconcelos	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 1:58	Future FC 11	Jan 17, 2020
W	Ednaldo Oliveira	Light Heavyweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R2 · 1:51	Fight On 6	Jul 13, 2019
W	Rian Tavares	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:34	Imperium MMA Pro 14	Mar 16, 2019
W	Italo Nascimento	Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:05	Premier Fight League 20	Feb 23, 2019
W	Douglas Garcia	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 2:30	JF Fight 19	Oct 20, 2018
W	David Allan	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 1:26	Fight On: Solidário	Jul 21, 2018
L	Bruno Assis	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Shooto Brasil 80	Jan 28, 2018
W	Anderson Nascimento	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:16	Fight On 5	Oct 7, 2017
L	Tyago Moreira	—	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 0:16	Katana Fight 3	Aug 5, 2017
W	Fagner Rakchal	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 1:15	Fight On 4	Apr 1, 2017
W	Roberto Bispo	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Jan 16, 2016
W	Leonardo Alves	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Nov 17, 2012
W	Diego Reis	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Sep 29, 2012

LRizvan Kuniev
Feb 7, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
LAlexander Volkov
Oct 25, 2025
UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane·Heavyweight
Decision (Split)·R3 · 5:00
WSerghei Spivac
Jan 18, 2025
UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches From Back Mount)·R1 · 4:53
WAlexandr Romanov
Jun 1, 2024
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier·Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 2:27
LCurtis Blaydes
Mar 9, 2024
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Hammerfists)·R2 · 0:36
WDerrick Lewis
Nov 4, 2023
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WJairzinho Rozenstruik
May 13, 2023
UFC on ABC 4·Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:43
WShamil Abdurakhimov
Jan 21, 2023
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R2 · 2:56
WAnton Turkalj
Sep 10, 2022
UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson·Catchweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:27
WParker Porter
May 21, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:35
WDanilo Marques
Feb 5, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 2:57
WNasrudin Nasrudinov
Sep 14, 2021
Contender Series 2021·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 1:49
WEdvaldo de Oliveira
Feb 21, 2021
Thunder Fight 24·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 3:59
WIldemar Alcântara
Oct 11, 2020
Thunder Fight 23·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R1 · 4:49
WLeonardo Vasconcelos
Jan 17, 2020
Future FC 11·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 1:58
WEdnaldo Oliveira
Jul 13, 2019
Fight On 6·Light Heavyweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R2 · 1:51
WRian Tavares
Mar 16, 2019
Imperium MMA Pro 14·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:34
WItalo Nascimento
Feb 23, 2019
Premier Fight League 20·Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:05
WDouglas Garcia
Oct 20, 2018
JF Fight 19·Middleweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 2:30
WDavid Allan
Jul 21, 2018
Fight On: Solidário·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 1:26
LBruno Assis
Jan 28, 2018
Shooto Brasil 80·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAnderson Nascimento
Oct 7, 2017
Fight On 5·Middleweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:16
LTyago Moreira
Aug 5, 2017
Katana Fight 3
KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 0:16
WFagner Rakchal
Apr 1, 2017
Fight On 4·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 1:15
WRoberto Bispo
Jan 16, 2016
Unknown Event
Submission
WLeonardo Alves
Nov 17, 2012
Unknown Event
Submission
WDiego Reis
Sep 29, 2012
Unknown Event
Submission