Curtis Blaydes vs Jailton Almeida

Curtis Blaydes vs Jailton Almeida: Matchup Breakdown

Curtis Blaydes is 14-6 in the Heavyweight division with a 70% win rate. Jailton Almeida is 8-3 at Heavyweight, winning 72.7% of the time. Both are listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Curtis Blaydes leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 on Mar 9, 2024, won by Curtis Blaydes by KO/TKO in round 2.

Curtis Blaydes holds the higher ELO rating, 1,090 to 1,084. Career peaks are 1,170 for Curtis Blaydes and 1,149 for Jailton Almeida. Curtis Blaydes has 8 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 14 victories, a 57.1% finish rate. Jailton Almeida has 3 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins, finishing 87.5% of the time.

Curtis Blaydes stands 6' 4" with a reach of 80" and fights orthodox. Jailton Almeida is 6' 3" with a reach of 79", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Curtis Blaydes. Curtis Blaydes is 35, Jailton Almeida is 35.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Curtis Blaydes has landed 809 significant strikes at 52.1% accuracy with 66 takedowns and 1h 27m of control time. Jailton Almeida has landed 217 at 63.5% with 34 takedowns and 1h 4m of control.

Curtis Blaydes has 1 title fight (0 won) against 0 (0 won) for Jailton Almeida. They share 5 common opponents: Rizvan Kuniev, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Derrick Lewis, Alexander Volkov, Shamil Abdurakhimov.