Marques vs Almeida

Who won Marques vs Almeida?

Jailton Almeida beat Danilo Marques by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th February 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Marques vs Almeida stats

Danilo Marques stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jailton Almeida made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Danilo Marques' 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jailton Almeida marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Danilo Marques' UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Jailton Almeida's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested that Marques and Almeida have similar power, both with a 36% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Almeida had an advantage over Marques, with a 64% submission rate over Marques' 45%.

Danilo Marques was the older man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Marques had a height advantage of 2 inches over Almeida. Despite this, Almeida had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Marques was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 6 months later than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 36 to Almeida's 37.

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Marques' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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