UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis is an upcoming UFC event, featuring a heavyweight main event bout between Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis. The top 10 ranked UFC heavyweight competitors are scheduled to lock horns with each other on November 4, 2023, in the main event of the UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis. The event will take place at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, in Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil.
The main card also highlights a co-main event bout between Gabriel Bonfim vs. Nicolas Dalby, in the welterweight category, Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Don’Tale Mayes in a heavyweight bout, Cairo Borralho vs. Abus Magomedov in a middleweight bout, Rodolfo Vieira vs. Armen Petrosyan in a middleweight bout and Ismail Bonfim vs. Vinc Pichel in a lightweight showdown.
Currently ranked 9th in the UFC Heavyweight rankings, Jailton Almeida broke into the professional mixed martial arts scene by making his debut on September 29, 2012, against Deigo Reis at Nocaute MMA Fight 2 in Eunapolis, Brazil. Almeida defeated Reis via submission with the help of a rear naked choke in the first round. His professional journey took off with an impressive win and subsequently, he picked four consecutive victories. He suffered his first loss on August 5, 2017 at the hands of Tyago Moreira at Katana Fight 3 in Colombo, Brazil. Almeida lost via a first-round KO. Recovering from the initial couple of losses, Almeida is on a 14-fight win streak and currently holds a professional MMA record of 19 wins and 2 losses.
Almeida’s rival, Derrick Lewis is a former UFC heavyweight title challenger and is one of the top 10 heavyweight fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Lewis made his professional debut in MMA on April 9, 2010, against Nick Mitchell at Worldwide Gladiator, in Pasadena, Texas, USA. He defeated Mitchell in the second-round via knockout.
Derrick Lewis, right after his successful first professional fight, suffered his first loss against Shawn Jordan. He was defeated by Shawn Jordan at Cajun Fighting Championships: Full Force, on June 25, 2010 via unanimous decision. Nicknamed ‘The Black Beast’, Lewis currently holds a professional record of 27 wins, 11 losses, and 1 no-contest. He also holds the record for the most knockouts in UFC history (14).
Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis
Jailton Almeida will square off against Derrick Lewis on November 4, 2023, at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, in Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil. Almeida will enter the octagon high on confidence as the Brazilian heavyweight has won Performance of the Night bonuses for his last 3 fights. Lewis, on the other hand, managed to break his 3-fight losing streak with a spectacular 33-seconds TKO win over Marcos Rogerio De Lima.
Both heavyweights are dangerous and possess a different threat for their opponent. Almeida’s submission prowess speaks for itself as he has 12 wins in his pro MMA career via submission. Similarly, Derrick Lewis is well known for being a scary knockout artist and holds a record for 22 knockout wins in his career.
Jailton Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis Stats
| Stats | Jailton Almeida | Derrick Lewis |
| Record | 19-2 (7 KOs) | 27-11-1 (22 KOs) |
| Championship | - | - |
| Age | 32 | 38 |
| Height | 1.9m | 1.9m |
| Division(s) | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 79” | 79” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 15 | 1 |
| Professional Debut | 2012 | 2010 |
Jailton Almeida Losses
Jailton Almeida has lost twice in his professional mixed martial arts career since making his debut. He encountered his first defeat against Tyago Moreira, on August 5, 2017, by a first-round KO. Almeida’s second professional defeat was handed over to him by Bruno Assis, on January 28, 2018, by unanimous decision. He has remained undefeated since his second loss and is currently cruising on a 15-fight winning streak.
Jailton Almeida Record
Jailton Almeida has a professional mixed martial arts record of 17 wins and 2 losses.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 19–2 | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | May 13, 2023 | 1 | 3:43 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 18–2 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) | UFC 283 | January 21, 2023 | 2 | 2:56 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 17–2 | Anton Turkalj | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 279 | September 10, 2022 | 1 | 4:27 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (220 lb) bout. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–2 | Parker Porter | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | May 21, 2022 | 1 | 4:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Heavyweight. |
| Win | 15–2 | Danilo Marques | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | February 5, 2022 | 1 | 2:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–2 | Nasrudin Nasrudinov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Dana White's Contender Series 39 | September 14, 2021 | 2 | 1:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–2 | Edvaldo de Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Thunder Fight 24 | February 21, 2021 | 1 | 3:40 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won the Thunder Fight Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–2 | Ildemar Alcântara | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Thunder Fight 23 | October 11, 2020 | 1 | 4:49 | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | |
| Win | 11–2 | Leonardo Argemiro Vasconcelos Correa | TKO (punches) | Future FC 11 | January 17, 2020 | 1 | 1:58 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 10–2 | Ednaldo Oliveira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Fight On MMA 6 | July 13, 2019 | 2 | 1:51 | Salvador, Brazil | Light Heavyweight debut. Won the vacant FON Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–2 | Rian Tavares | TKO (punches) | Imperium MMA Pro 14 | March 16, 2019 | 1 | 2:34 | Feira de Santana, Brazil | |
| Win | 8–2 | Italo Nascimento | KO (punches) | Premier Fight League 20 | February 23, 2019 | 1 | 2:05 | Lauro de Freitas, Brazil | Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 7–2 | Douglas Garcia | Submission (rear-naked choke) | JF Fight Evolution 19 | October 20, 2018 | 1 | 2:30 | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| Win | 6–2 | David Allan | TKO (punches) | Fight On: Solidário | July 21, 2018 | 1 | 1:26 | Salvador, Brazil | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Bruno Assis | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 80 | January 28, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–1 | Anderson Oliveira do Nascimento | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight On MMA 5 | September 23, 2017 | 1 | 4:16 | Salvador, Brazil | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Tyago Moreira | KO (punch) | Katana Fight 3 | August 5, 2017 | 1 | 0:16 | Colombo, Brazil | |
| Win | 4–0 | Fagner Rakchal | TKO (punches) | Fight On MMA 4 | April 1, 2017 | 2 | 1:15 | Salvador, Brazil | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 3–0 | Roberto Bispo Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cross Fighting Championship 2 | January 16, 2016 | 2 | 1:30 | Itabuna, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Leonardo Alves | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Conquista Kombat Championship | November 17, 2012 | 1 | 0:49 | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Diego Reis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Nocaute MMA Fight 2 | September 29, 2012 | 1 | N/A | Eunápolis, Brazil | Welterweight debut. |
Derrick Lewis Record
Derrick Lewis has a professional mixed martial arts record of 27 wins, 11 losses, and 1 no-contest.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 27–11 (1) | Marcos Rogério de Lima | TKO (punches) | UFC 291 | July 29, 2023 | 1 | 0:33 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Extended the UFC record for most knockout wins (14). Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 26–11 (1) | Sergey Spivak | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak | February 4, 2023 | 1 | 3:05 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 26–10 (1) | Sergei Pavlovich | TKO (punches) | UFC 277 | July 30, 2022 | 1 | 0:55 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 26–9 (1) | Tai Tuivasa | KO (elbow) | UFC 271 | February 12, 2022 | 2 | 1:40 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 26–8 (1) | Chris Daukaus | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | December 18, 2021 | 1 | 3:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Broke the UFC record for most knockout wins (13). |
| Loss | 25–8 (1) | Ciryl Gane | TKO (punches) | UFC 265 | August 7, 2021 | 3 | 4:11 | Houston, Texas, United States | For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 25–7 (1) | Curtis Blaydes | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | February 20, 2021 | 2 | 1:26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 24–7 (1) | Aleksei Oleinik | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | August 8, 2020 | 2 | 0:21 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 23–7 (1) | Ilir Latifi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 247 | February 8, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 22–7 (1) | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (split) | UFC 244 | November 2, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 21–7 (1) | Junior dos Santos | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos | March 9, 2019 | 2 | 1:58 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 21–6 (1) | Daniel Cormier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 230 | November 3, 2018 | 2 | 2:14 | New York City, New York, United States | For the UFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 21–5 (1) | Alexander Volkov | KO (punches) | UFC 229 | October 6, 2018 | 3 | 4:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | UFC heavyweight title eliminator. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 20–5 (1) | Francis Ngannou | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 226 | July 7, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 19–5 (1) | Marcin Tybura | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros | February 18, 2018 | 3 | 2:48 | Austin, Texas, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 18–5 (1) | Mark Hunt | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | June 11, 2017 | 4 | 3:51 | Auckland, New Zealand | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 18–4 (1) | Travis Browne | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | February 19, 2017 | 2 | 3:12 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 17–4 (1) | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | December 9, 2016 | 4 | 3:42 | Albany, New York, United States | |
| Win | 16–4 (1) | Roy Nelson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | July 7, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–4 (1) | Gabriel Gonzaga | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos | April 10, 2016 | 1 | 4:48 | Zagreb, Croatia | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 14–4 (1) | Damian Grabowski | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson | February 6, 2016 | 1 | 2:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–4 (1) | Viktor Pešta | TKO (punches) | UFC 192 | October 3, 2015 | 3 | 1:15 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 12–4 (1) | Shawn Jordan | TKO (hook kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson | June 6, 2015 | 2 | 0:48 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 12–3 (1) | Ruan Potts | TKO (punches) | UFC 184 | February 28, 2015 | 2 | 3:18 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Loss | 11–3 (1) | Matt Mitrione | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Mousasi | September 5, 2014 | 1 | 0:41 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 11–2 (1) | Guto Inocente | KO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale | July 6, 2014 | 1 | 3:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 10–2 (1) | Jack May | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne | April 19, 2014 | 1 | 4:23 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 9–2 (1) | Ricky Shivers | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 18 | March 1, 2013 | 3 | 4:22 | Houston, Texas, United States | Defended the Legacy FC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–2 (1) | Jared Rosholt | KO (punches) | Legacy FC 13 | August 17, 2012 | 2 | 4:41 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Won the Legacy FC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–2 (1) | Justin Frazier | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | RFA 2 | March 30, 2012 | 1 | 2:37 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| NC | 6–2 (1) | Jeremiah Constant | NC (accidental strikes to back of Constant's head) | Fight To Win: Paramount Prize Fighting 2012 | January 27, 2012 | 1 | 0:48 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 6–2 | Rakim Cleveland | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 9 | December 16, 2011 | 3 | 3:12 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 5–2 | Jay Peche | TKO (punches) | Immortal Kombat Fighting | September 3, 2011 | 1 | 0:46 | Spring, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Tony Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 46 | June 25, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Taylor Herbert | TKO (punches) | International Xtreme Fight Association | February 26, 2011 | 1 | 2:14 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Rakim Cleveland | Submission (armbar) | Worldwide Gladiator | November 12, 2010 | 2 | 1:33 | Pasadena, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 2–1 | Ryan Martinez | TKO (punches) | Fight to Win/King of Champions: Worlds Collide | July 24, 2010 | 2 | 1:03 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Shawn Jordan | Decision (unanimous) | Cajun Fighting Championships: Full Force | June 25, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Nick Mitchell | TKO (punches) | Worldwide Gladiator | April 9, 2010 | 2 | 1:33 | Pasadena, Texas, United States |
FAQs
A. Jailton Almeida will fight Derrick Lewis in his next fight.
A. He has a professional MMA record of 17 wins and 2 losses.
A. Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis will fight on November 4, 2023.
A. He has a professional MMA record of 27 wins, 11 losses, and 1 no-contest.
A. Yes, he won his most recent fight against Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC 291.
