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.