Thomas Almeida (23-5, 21) was born in São Paulo, Brazil on July 31, 1991. At the age of 19 years on May 21, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Jackson de Padua, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On November 8, 2014, 23-year old Thomas Almeida made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux against Tim Gorman, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Almeida's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Taylor Moore at age 33 on April 11, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Thomas Almeida's best fights have been against Yves Jabouin, Anthony Birchak, Brad Pickett, Albert Morales and Tim Gorman.
Almeida has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Apr 11, 2025 33 years, 8 months 23-5 (21) | Taylor Moore | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
27  | Mar 27, 2021 29 years, 7 months 22-5 (21) | 26 years, 5 months 12-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch |
26  | Oct 18, 2020 29 years, 2 months 22-4 (21) | 26 years, 5 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
25  | Jan 20, 2018 26 years, 5 months 22-3 (21) | 30 years, 6 months 14-3 (10) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
24  | Jul 22, 2017 25 years, 11 months 22-2 (21) | 28 years 20-1 (5) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Nov 19, 2016 25 years, 3 months 22-1 (21) | 25 years, 5 months 6-0-1 (5) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | May 29, 2016 24 years, 9 months 21-1 (20) | 24 years, 10 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
21  | Nov 7, 2015 24 years, 3 months 21-0 (20) | 29 years, 5 months 12-2 (10) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
20  | Jul 11, 2015 23 years, 11 months 20-0 (19) | 36 years, 9 months 24-10 (17) | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Flying knee |
19  | Apr 25, 2015 23 years, 8 months 19-0 (18) | 35 years, 10 months 20-9 (12) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18 | Nov 8, 2014 23 years, 3 months 18-0 (17) | Tim Gorman | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | Jun 20, 2014 22 years, 10 months 17-0 (17) | Caio Machado | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Body punch Won Legacy FC bantamweight title | |
16 | Mar 30, 2014 22 years, 7 months 16-0 (16) | Vinicius Zani | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Dec 6, 2013 22 years, 4 months 15-0 (15) | George Pacurariu | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Sep 20, 2013 22 years, 1 months 14-0 (14) | Cemir Silva | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Aug 9, 2013 22 years 13-0 (13) | Willidy Viana | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Jul 13, 2013 21 years, 11 months 12-0 (12) | Valdines Silva | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Knee and punches | |
11 | Jul 4, 2013 21 years, 11 months 11-0 (11) | José Alexandre | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Dec 16, 2012 21 years, 4 months 10-0 (10) | Gilmar Sales | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Nov 16, 2012 21 years, 3 months 9-0 (9) | Cody Williams | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Elbow | |
8 | Oct 20, 2012 21 years, 2 months 8-0 (8) | Vander Correa | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
7 | Aug 11, 2012 21 years 7-0 (7) | Michel Igenho | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | May 19, 2012 20 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | Samuel Lima Brito | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
5 | May 5, 2012 20 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Ivonei Pridonik | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | ||
4 | Apr 4, 2012 20 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Edmilson Atanasio | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Feb 25, 2012 20 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Jorge Fernando | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Nov 29, 2011 20 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Danilo Molina | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1 | May 21, 2011 19 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Jackson de Padua | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
