Jailton Almeida needed a little less than three minutes to pick up his first promotional victory at UFC Fight Night 200.
In a light heavyweight matchup on the preliminary card, Almeida (15-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) walked through a durable Danilo Marques (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) en route to a TKO stoppage at the 2:57 mark of Round 1.
After he dragged the fight to the canvas, Almeida quickly moved to side control, then mount. Once in mount, Almeida quickly postured up and rained down fast and furious ground-and-pound. Marques tried to survive and escape the position. However, small adjustments from Almeida denied his attempts. After dozens of punches and hammer fists landed, referee Mike Beltran stepped in and waved off the fight.
With the win, Almeida extended his winning streak to 10, all by finish. In September, Almeida punched his ticket to the UFC with a contract-earning victory on Dana White’s Contender Series. Other career wins include those over UFC alums Ildemar Alcantara and Ednaldo Oliveira.
Check out Almeida’s finish in the video below:
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🇧🇷 Scary hammer fists from @JRMalhadinho gets him the first round finish!
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After the fight, Almeida called out Marques’ longtime teammate Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in his post-fight interview. Rua, 40, has not competed since a November 2020 loss to Paul Craig.
UFC Fight Night 200 took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 200 results include:
- Jailton Almeida def. Danilo Marques via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:57
- Phil Rowe def. Jason Witt via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:15
- Malcolm Gordon def. Denys Bondar via submission (injury) – Round 1, 1:22
