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Jailton Jesus Almeida Júnior (born 28 June 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 25 November 2025, he is #6 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.
| 26 matches | 22 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 2 |
| By submission | 13 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 22–4 | Alexander Volkov | Decision (split) | UFC 321 | October 25, 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 22–3 | Serghei Spivac | TKO (punches) | UFC 311 | January 18, 2025 | 1 | 4:53 | Inglewood, California, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 21–3 | Alexander Romanov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 302 | June 1, 2024 | 1 | 2:27 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 20–3 | Curtis Blaydes | KO (punches) | UFC 299 | March 9, 2024 | 2 | 0:36 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 20–2 | Derrick Lewis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis | November 4, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 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 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 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 4 | April 1, 2017 | 2 | 1:15 | Salvador, Brazil | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 3–0 | Roberto Bispo Silva | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cross FC 2 | January 16, 2016 | 2 | 1:30 | Itabuna, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Leonardo Alves | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Conquista Kombat | 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. |