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.

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Almeida's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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