Rozenstruik vs Almeida

Who won Rozenstruik vs Almeida?

Jailton Almeida beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida, on Saturday 13th May 2023 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

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).

Rozenstruik vs Almeida stats

Jairzinho Rozenstruik stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jailton Almeida made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Jairzinho Rozenstruik's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Jailton Almeida marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik's UFC record stood at 9-5-0, while Jailton Almeida's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Rozenstruik had a massive power advantage over Almeida, boasting a 92% knock out percentage over Almeida's 39%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almeida had a massive advantage over Rozenstruik, boasting a 61% submission rate over Rozenstruik's 0%.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Almeida had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Rozenstruik's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Almeida's, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 months earlier than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 39 to Almeida's 36.

Rozenstruik vs Almeida form

Jairzinho Rozenstruik had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Curtis Blaydes at UFC 266 on 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Augusto Sakai at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Junior dos Santos at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Francis NGannou at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had defeated Alistair Overeem at UFC on ESPN 7 on 7th December 2019 by knockout in the 5th round at Capital One Arena, Washington D.C..

Activity check

Rozenstruik's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Almeida's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Rozenstruik vs Almeida?

Jairzinho Rozenstruik was a 73/20 (+370) underdog going into the contest, while Jailton Almeida made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.