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
Rozenstruik had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tai Tuivasa at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.
Previous to that, he had beaten Shamil Gaziev at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.
Before that, he had defeated Chris Daukaus at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had been beaten by Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Almeida had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious 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 been defeated by 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 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.
Before 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.
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.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jailton Almeida had been fighting more than Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
Going to this contest, Jairzinho Rozenstruik had last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Jailton Almeida's last outing had been 5 months ago.
Rozenstruik's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
Almeida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 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.
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