Jailton Almeida “Malhadinho”
UFC record 8-3-0 · professional record 22-5-0
- Age
- 35 (born Jun 26, 1991)
- Height
- 191 cm (6' 3")
- Reach
- 201 cm (79")
- Leg reach
- 110 cm (44")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 225 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Brazil
- Status
- Not fighting
- Style
- Wrestler
- UFC debut
- Feb 5, 2022
- Last fight
- Feb 7, 2026
4 fight-night bonuses: 4 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.37
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 63%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 1.32
- Sig. strike defence
- 44%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 5.57
- Takedown accuracy
- 54%
- Takedown defence
- 66%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 1.64
- Knockdowns
- 0
- Sig. strikes landed
- 217
- Takedowns landed
- 34
- Total fight time
- 1h 31m 34s
- Control time
- 1h 04m 03s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rizvan Kuniev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira | Feb 7, 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Alexander Volkov | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane | Oct 25, 2025 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| W | Serghei Spivac | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control | 1 | 4:53 | UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano | Jan 18, 2025 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Alexandr Romanov | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:27 | UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier | Jun 1, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L | Curtis Blaydes | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 0:36 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | Mar 9, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| W | Derrick Lewis | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | Nov 4, 2023 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 4 |
| W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:43 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | May 13, 2023 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Shamil Abdurakhimov | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control | 2 | 2:56 | UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill | Jan 21, 2023 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Anton Turkalj | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:27 | UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson | Sep 10, 2022 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| W | Parker Porter | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:35 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | May 21, 2022 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Danilo Marques | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 1 | 2:57 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | Feb 5, 2022 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 |