How Many Siblings Does Jailton Almeida Have?

Jailton Almeida is making his way back inside the Octagon this Saturday at UFC 311 after a successful outing last time. Taking on Moldovan star Sergey Spivak, the Brazilian star seeks to continue his winning ways for a chance to get into title contention. However, the fight is still a few hours away, and before we get to the PPV, let’s take a look at Almeida on a more personal note.

In this article, we’ll be taking a step back, focusing more on Jaílton Almeida’s life outside of fighting. More specifically, let’s take a closer look at all there is to know about his family members and much more.

Jailton Almeida’s siblings

Growing up in the streets of Salvador, Brazil, ‘Malhadinho’ had a father who was also a combat sports athlete. To be more exact, Almeida’s father was a boxer, but not much is known about his mother, and reports claim that they got divorced a long time ago. In addition, as per several reports, he has 11 other siblings. However, not much is known about Almeida’s siblings either.

Meanwhile, we have the information regarding just one of Jailton Almeida’s siblings – his older brother, Alexander, who was involved in some shady cartel activities. His involvement in those activities led him to disappear. Moreover, there’s also no information available if Almeida’s siblings also compete as MMA fighters.

Hence, it’s a pretty big household for Jailton Almeida. Now let’s take a look at how life was for him growing up in Salvador.

Jailton Almeida’s early life and background

Growing up in Salvador’s Brotas neighborhood, the first dream that Jailton Almeida ever had was to become a soccer player. It’s no surprise that Brazil has produced some of the finest and the most legendary soccer players ever, including the likes of Pele, Carlos Alberto, and Ronaldinho, among many others. Moreover, this dream to become a soccer player arose from his family’s financial struggles.

For him to be able to join a soccer club, ‘Malhadinho’ needed 10,000 Brazilian Real ($1,645). The crippling nature of their financial situation couldn’t make that happen, and so the only choice the UFC star had was to follow his father’s path and start his boxing training at the tender age of 6. Five years later, he started his jiu-jitsu training, but he had to work some odd jobs, like a doorman or a guard due to persisting financial struggles, pausing his martial arts training.

It’s been a real struggle for Jailton Almeida because not many people would have made it in the difficult circumstances he grew up in. He’s developed into a pretty good fighter and it will be interesting to see how he fares against Sergey Spivak when they butt heads inside the Octagon. Let us know your predictions for this heavyweight clash in the comments down below.