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 loses 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 and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggested Turkalj had a large advantage in power over Almeida, boosting at 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 at 63% submission rate over Turkalj's 25%.

Jailton Almeida was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Almeida had 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 12 more professional rounds, 28 to Turkalj's 16.

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Almeida's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Almeida vs Turkalj?

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