Almeida vs Romanov

Who won Almeida vs Romanov?

Jailton Almeida beat Alexander Romanov by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 302, on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Prudential Center in Newark.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Almeida vs Romanov stats

Jailton Almeida stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Alexander Romanov made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Jailton Almeida's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Alexander Romanov marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jailton Almeida's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Alexander Romanov's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested that Almeida and Romanov have similar power, both with a 35% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almeida had a slight advantage over Romanov, with a 60% submission rate over Romanov's 53%.

Jailton Almeida was the same age as Alexander Romanov, at 33 years old.

Almeida had a height advantage of 2 inches over Romanov. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Almeida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Romanov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 36 to Romanov's 32.

Almeida vs Romanov form

Almeida had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He was victorious against Anton Turkalj at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Almeida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Romanov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Almeida vs Romanov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Almeida vs Romanov?

Jailton Almeida was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Alexander Romanov made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.