Jailton Almeida (22-3, 21) was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on June 28, 1991. At the age of 21 years on September 29, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Diego Reis, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On February 5, 2022, 30-year old Jailton Almeida made his UFC debut on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland against a 36-year old Danilo Marques, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Almeida's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Serghei Spivac at UFC 311 at age 33 on January 18, 2025. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Jailton Almeida's best fights have been against Serghei Spivac, Parker Porter, Danilo Marques, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Alexander Romanov, Shamil Abdurakhimov and Anton Turkalj.
Almeida has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Jan 18, 2025 33 years, 6 months 22-3 (21) | 29 years, 11 months 17-4 (14) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24  | Jun 1, 2024 32 years, 11 months 21-3 (20) | 33 years, 5 months 17-2 (14) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
23  | Mar 9, 2024 32 years, 8 months 20-3 (19) | 33 years 17-4 (12) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Nov 4, 2023 32 years, 4 months 20-2 (19) | 38 years, 8 months 27-11 (23) | UFC | HW | 5 | UD | WIN |
21  | May 13, 2023 31 years, 10 months 19-2 (19) | 35 years, 1 months 13-4 (12) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
20  | Jan 21, 2023 31 years, 6 months 18-2 (18) | 41 years, 4 months 20-7 (13) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19 | Sep 10, 2022 31 years, 2 months 17-2 (17) | Anton Turkalj | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
18  | May 21, 2022 30 years, 10 months 16-2 (16) | 37 years 13-6 (8) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | Feb 5, 2022 30 years, 7 months 15-2 (15) | 36 years, 1 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16 | Sep 14, 2021 30 years, 2 months 14-2 (14) | Nasrudin Nasrudinov | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15 | Feb 21, 2021 29 years, 7 months 13-2 (13) | Edvaldo de Oliveira | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
14  | Oct 11, 2020 29 years, 3 months 12-2 (12) | 37 years, 10 months 26-14 (20) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
13 | Jan 17, 2020 28 years, 6 months 11-2 (11) | Leonardo Argemiro Vasconcelos Correa | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Jul 13, 2019 28 years 10-2 (10) | Ednaldo Oliveira | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
11 | Mar 16, 2019 27 years, 8 months 9-2 (9) | Rian Tavares | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Feb 23, 2019 27 years, 7 months 8-2 (8) | Italo Nascimento | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Oct 20, 2018 27 years, 3 months 7-2 (7) | Douglas Garcia | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Jul 21, 2018 27 years 6-2 (6) | David Allan | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Jan 28, 2018 26 years, 7 months 5-2 (5) | Bruno Assis | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
6 | Sep 23, 2017 26 years, 2 months 5-1 (5) | Anderson Oliveira do Nascimento | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Aug 5, 2017 26 years, 1 months 4-1 (4) | Tyago Moreira | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
4 | Apr 1, 2017 25 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Fagner Rakchal | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jan 16, 2016 24 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Roberto Bispo Silva | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Nov 17, 2012 21 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Leonardo Alves | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Sep 29, 2012 21 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Diego Reis | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
