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 14th 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 8-6-0.

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 4 years, at 34 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 1 more professional rounds, 37 to Spivac's 36.

Activity check

Almeida's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Spivac's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 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.