Almeida vs Turkalj

Who won Almeida vs Turkalj?

Jailton Almeida beat Anton Turkalj by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 279, on Saturday 10th September 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Almeida vs Turkalj division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Almeida vs Turkalj stats

Jailton Almeida stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Anton Turkalj made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jailton Almeida's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jailton Almeida's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Anton Turkalj's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested Turkalj had a large advantage in power over Almeida, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Almeida's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almeida had a massive advantage over Turkalj, boasting a 63% submission rate over Turkalj's 25%.

Jailton Almeida was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Almeida had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Almeida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 2 months earlier than Turkalj, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 36 to Turkalj's 20.

Almeida vs Turkalj form

Almeida had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

Almeida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Turkalj's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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