JAILTON ALMEIDA

The Brazilian athlete Jailton Almeida entered the sport in 2012, honing his craft with the LG System team. An orthodox fighter with a foundation in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he competed in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight weight classes. Before his time in the premier global promotion, he earned championship titles while participating in regional circuits like Thunder Fight and Fight On. His trajectory included significant accolades for his performances and achievements in ground control metrics.

Almeida arrives at this matchup holding a professional record of 22-5-0. His recent history consists of back-to-back unanimous and split decision defeats against Rizvan Kuniev and Alexander Volkov. Prior to those setbacks, he secured a technical knockout victory over Serghei Spivac and a submission win against Alexander Romanov. His most recent five-bout stretch also features a knockout loss to Curtis Blaydes.