Almeida vs Tuivasa

When is Almeida vs Tuivasa?

Jailton Almeida could potentially face Tai Tuivasa, in Autumn/Fall 2023.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Almeida vs Tuivasa stats

Jailton Almeida would step into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Tai Tuivasa would make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Tuivasa would have a massive power advantage over Almeida, boosting at 93% knock out percentage over Almeida's 37%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Almeida would have a massive advantage over Tuivasa, boasting at 63% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

Jailton Almeida is the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Almeida has a height advantage of 2 inches over Tuivasa. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Almeida's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Tuivasa's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 months later than Tuivasa, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 1 less professional rounds, 28 to Tuivasa's 29.

Almeida vs Tuivasa form

Almeida has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat Anton Turkalj at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Parker Porter at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beat Danilo Marques at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Tai Tuivasa has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he Sergey Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Derrick Lewis at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Before that, he had won against Augusto Sakai at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Greg Hardy at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jailton Almeida has been fighting more than Tai Tuivasa.

Jailton Almeida last fought 17 days ago, while Tai Tuivasa's last outing was 5 months and 27 days ago.

Almeida's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

Tuivasa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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