Blaydes vs Almeida

Who won Blaydes vs Almeida?

Curtis Blaydes beat Jailton Almeida by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

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).

Blaydes vs Almeida stats

Curtis Blaydes stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jailton Almeida made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Curtis Blaydes' 20th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Jailton Almeida marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Curtis Blaydes' UFC record stood at 14-5-0, while Jailton Almeida's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Blaydes had a massive power advantage over Almeida, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Almeida's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almeida had a massive advantage over Blaydes, boasting a 60% submission rate over Blaydes' 0%.

Curtis Blaydes was the same age as Jailton Almeida, at 34 years old.

Blaydes had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Blaydes was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months later than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 54 to Almeida's 37.

Blaydes vs Almeida form

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

In his last fight leading up to 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

Blaydes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Almeida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Blaydes vs Almeida?

Curtis Blaydes was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Jailton Almeida made his way into the ring at 3/4 (-130) with oddsmakers.