13 things about UFC fighter Jailton Almeida from Salvador, Bahia

Jailton Jesus Almeida Júnior is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. His fight name is Malhadinho.

Almeida was born in Brotas, Salvador. His parents are divorced.

BIOGRAPHY

Currently, Almeida is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu.
2. Before becoming an MMA fighter, he was a security guard.
3. Before joining the UFC, he competed in Nocaute MMA Fight, Conquista Kombat Championship, Cross Fighting Championship, Fight on MMA, Katana Fight, Shoot Brazil, Juiz de Fora Fight, Premier Fight League, Imperium MMA Pro, Future Fighting Championships and Thunder Fight.
4. He is 6’4″ tall and he competes in the heavyweight division.
5. He has 11 siblings.
6. He holds a professional MMA record of 22 wins and 4 losses.
7. In 1997, he started his boxing training.
8. In 2002, he started his Brazilian jiujitsu training.
9. As a professional MMA fighter, he went on hiatus from 2013 to 2015.
10. On September 29, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut.
11. On September 14, 2021, he submitted Nasrudin Nasrudinov at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2021” Week 3 in Enterprise, Nevada.
12. On February 5, 2022, he made his UFC debut.
13. On June 28, 2025, he turned 34.

TIMELINE

From 2022 to 2025, Almeida fought 10 UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2022

• On February 5, 2022, he defeated Danilo Marques via technical knockout via punches at “UFC Fight Night 200” in Enterprise.
• On May 21, 2022, he submitted Parker Porter via rear-naked choke at “UFC Fight Night 206” in Enterprise.
• On September 10, 2022, he submitted Anton Turkalj via rear-naked choke at “UFC 279” in Paradise, Nevada.

2023

• On January 21, 2023, she defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO via punches at “UFC 283” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• On May 13, 2023, he submitted Jairzinho Rozenstruik via rear-naked choke at “UFC on ABC 4” in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
• On November 4, 2023, he defeated Derrick Lewis via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 231” in São Paulo, Brazil.

2024

• On March 9, 2024, he was knocked out by Curtis Blaydes via punches at “UFC 299” in Miami, Florida, USA.
• On June 1, 2024, he submitted Alexander Romanov via rear-naked choke at “UFC 302” in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

2025

• On January 18, 2025, he defeated Serghei Spivac via TKO via punches at “UFC 311” in Inglewood, California, USA.
• On October 25, 2025, he lost to Alexander Volkov via split decision at “UFC 321” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.