Almeida vs Spivac

Who won Almeida vs Spivac?

Jailton Almeida beat Sergey Spivac by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

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 Spivac stats

Jailton Almeida stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Sergey Spivac made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jailton Almeida's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Sergey Spivac marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Jailton Almeida's UFC record stood at 8-1-0, while Sergey Spivac's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Spivac had a slight advantage in power over Almeida, with a 41% knock out percentage over Almeida's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almeida had an advantage over Spivac, with a 62% submission rate over Spivac's 47%.

Jailton Almeida was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Almeida had a height advantage of 1 inch over Spivac. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Almeida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Spivac, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 37 to Spivac's 33.

Almeida vs Spivac form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alexander Romanov at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Spivac had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Augusto Sakai at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Greg Hardy at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jailton Almeida had been fighting more than Sergey Spivac.

Going to this contest, Jailton Almeida had last fought 9 months and 27 days ago, while Sergey Spivac's last outing had been 7 months and 18 days ago.

Almeida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Spivac's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Almeida vs Spivac start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:55 AM UTC , which was 8:55 PM EST or 5:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:55 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Almeida vs Spivac?

Jailton Almeida was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Sergey Spivac made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.