Where Is Jailton Almeida From? Ethnicity, Nationality & More

Grappling expert Jailton Almeida will make his return in the first PPV of the year at UFC 311 this weekend. Taking on a game Sergey Spivak, ‘Malhadinho’ would seek to continue his winning form for a chance to get into title contention. But before we get to their exciting heavyweight bout, let’s get to know Almeida on a more personal note. 

However, as he bags win after win, despite losing just once in the UFC, he gets more familiar, and the MMA world gets well-versed with him. It leads to specific questions about his life outside the sport that the public may not know about. So, let’s wait no further and unwrap all there is to know about his ethnicity, childhood, and much more.

Jailton Almeida’s ethnicity and nationality

Jailton Almeida was born on 28 June 1991 in the Brotas neighborhood of the city of Salvador, Brazil. His hometown mostly consists of people from many ethnic groups. However, Almeida belongs to the African community, which is about 34.1 percent of the city of Salvador. If we look at his name, it suggests that he’s a devout Christian, although he hasn’t been very public about it.

When it comes to his family, his father was a boxer, but his mother’s information is not available in the public domain. Moreover, the UFC heavyweight fighter has over 11 siblings, but there’s information about only one of them, which is his elder brother, Alexandre. Unfortunately, ‘Malhadinho’s brother went into hiding after getting involved in some questionable acts with the local crime syndicate.

Fortunately, Jailton Almeida never not got into any illegal activities and decided to become an athlete. But how did he end up becoming a fighter? Let’s take a look at that front.

How did Jailton Almeida start fighting?

At the outset, Jailton Almeida was an athlete through and through but wanted to be a football player. However, that endeavor did not live long enough, and was captivated by the world of combat sports and decided to follow his father’s path and started learning boxing. While training under his father, he entered the realm of combat sports, and the rest is history.

Outside of his success in the UFC in 2018, he earned himself a commendable feat. Jailton Almeida has attained a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after having trained in the discipline since the age of 11. Safe to say, he is a well-rounded MMA fighter and a formidable prospect. As far as his ethnicity goes, he is Brazilian and comes from the neighborhood of Salvador. He pays homage to his home country by wearing yellow shorts that represent the flag of Brazil

Jailton Almeida has certainly made his nation proud with his achievements in the MMA world. Although he hasn’t won any championship in the UFC yet, he set a record of his own in the promotion, which is his longest control time that stands at 21 minutes and 10 seconds. Can he replicate that kind of performance at UFC 311? That remains to be seen. Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below.