Last fight
UFC 302
Win
Almeida vs Romanov
Jun. 1, 2024
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Stats & Records
7
Wins by Knockout
13
Wins by Submission
15
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 156
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 242
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 2
- Takedowns Attempted
- 49
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
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Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Brazil
Fighting style
Boxing
Age
33
Height
75.00
Weight
241.00
Octagon Debut
Nov. 13, 2021
Reach
79.00
Leg reach
43.50
- Pro since 2012
- Seven wins by KO, 13 by submission (11 RNC, 2 arm triangle)
- 15 first-round finishes
- Has won 16 of his last 17
- Holds submission wins over UFC vets Ildemar Alcantara and Ednaldo Oliveira
- Origin of nickname: “Little Malhado. Malhado was his father´s nickname. He was a pro boxer and now boxing coach.”
UFC 302 (6/1/24) Almeida submitted Alexandr Romanov via rear-naked choke at 2:27 of the first round
UFC 299 (3/9/24) Almeida was knocked out by Curtis Blaydes at :36 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (11/4/23) Almeida won a five-round unanimous decision over Derrick Lewis
UFC on ABC (5/13/23) Almeida submitted Jairzinho Rozenstruik via rear naked choke at 3:43 of the first round
UFC 283 (1/21/23) Almeida stopped Shamil Abdurakhimov via strikes at 2:56 of the second round
UFC 279 (9/10/22) Almeida submitted Anton Turkalj via rear naked choke at 4:27 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (5/21/22) Almeida submitted Parker Porter via rear naked choke at 4:35 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (2/5/22) Almeida stopped Danilo Marques via strikes at 2:57 of the first round
Dana White's Contender Series, Season 5
Episode three (9/14/21) Almeida submitted Nasrudin Nasrudinov via rear naked choke at 1:49 of the second round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I don’t even remember how old I was but I have always trained because of my father and eventually I got into MMA due to my training partners going at it like Yuri Moura and Rodrigo Taigra.
What titles have you held? Thunder Fight Champion, Fight On Champion and Circuito Black Belt Champion
Do you have any heroes? My dad, for sure, but in MMA, I have two idols in Jon Jones and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s the culmination of 10 years of hard, hard work.
What was your job before you started fighting? I was a security guard
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Black belt in BJJ
Favorite grappling technique: Whatever gets me the submission
Favorite Striking technique: Hard hands to the head
