UFC · Heavyweight · Unranked

Jailton Almeida

“Malhadinho”

22-5

Record

KO/TKO wins

Sub wins

Decision wins

Photo: ESPN

Tale of the Tape

Age

Height

6' 3"

Reach

79"

Stance

Orthodox

Country

Brazil

Key Stats

81%

Win Rate

95%

Finish Rate

KO/TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Title Fight Wins

Pro Fights

Advanced Stats

Color = level vs. division

Striking

Sig. Strikes / Min2.23

Striking AccuracyTOP 11%71%

KO/TKO Rate36%

Grappling

Takedowns / 15 MinTOP 3%5.6

Takedown AccuracyTOP 22%55%

Sub Attempts / 15 MinTOP 13%1.7

Submission RateTOP 2%59%

Career

Win Rate81%

Finish RateTOP 21%95%

Pro FightsTOP 19%27

Win Methods

KO/TKO8 (36%)

Submission13 (59%)

Decision1 (5%)

Nobody hands you anything at heavyweight. Jailton Almeida — "Malhadinho" to fight fans — has built a 22-5 record the hard way, one fight at a time since leaving Brazil's regional scene.

Wrestling is the skeleton key here — 5.6 takedowns a round on average. Everything opponents want to do standing gets interrupted, smothered, and dragged to the canvas. Add a 79" reach, and the puzzle gets harder still.

The last fight went to Rizvan Kuniev (Decision - Unanimous) — a setback, and the interesting question is always what a fighter does with one.

Recent Fights

Rizvan Kuniev

Decision - Unanimous · Feb 8, 2026

UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira

Alexander Volkov

Decision - Split · Oct 25, 2025

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane

Serghei Spivac

KO/TKO (Punches) R1 · Jan 19, 2025

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano

Alexandr Romanov

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R1 · Jun 2, 2024

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

Curtis Blaydes

KO/TKO (Punches) R2 · Mar 10, 2024

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2