Jailton Almeida dominated Derrick Lewis in the UFC Sao Paulo main event, setting a new UFC record for control time at 21:10. Almeida's performance was one-sided, leading to a unanimous decision victory. He called out Ciryl Gane for his next fight, expressing disinterest in a rematch with Curtis Blaydes. Almeida's dominant win has elevated him in the UFC heavyweight rankings, and there is speculation about his future opponents and stock in the UFC.
Did Jailton Almeida's stock take a hit despite a one-sided #UFCSP main event win over Derrick Lewis? @MikeBohn discusses Almeida's future after a 6-0 UFC start. https://t.co/FCkYGvrxQ6
Updated #UFC HW Rankings. Almeida up 2 spots https://t.co/1PEhrzYaTG
Jailton Almeida: My biggest dream is to fight Jon Jones. #TheMMAHour https://t.co/85BVSvGQeQ
🚨| Jailton Almeida has once again called for a fight with Ciryl Gane. Almeida says he doesn’t see much point of rebooking a fight with Curtis Blaydes as Derrick Lewis already beat Blaydes and beating Blaydes will not get him a title shot. [per The MMA Hour] #UFCSP #UFC #MMA https://t.co/ZpEPfS64Hz
Jailton Almeida up next. #TheMMAHour https://t.co/bQiNdBpPII https://t.co/F5gi2EXIp3
Jailton Almeida joins us now on #TheMMAHour ▶️ https://t.co/oZ8JbheZAQ https://t.co/RP4ekAzwOx
Fights to make following #UFCSP: Who next for Jailton Almeida?🤔 (@loganofford)✍️ FULL STORY | https://t.co/VDoqd8uJm2 https://t.co/yF5j4ZUwnl
Jailton Almeida looked dominant at UFC São Paulo. Unfortunately he was also boring. Aftermath out now. https://t.co/41uUW1bzms
Some post-fight takeaways from #UFCSP, including a positive twist for Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis coming out of their main event. https://t.co/qBMHl9rfRH
5️⃣ biggest takeaways from #UFCSaoPaulo: Positive reviews for Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis (via @MikeBohn) https://t.co/skXrDD1cZG https://t.co/FWuOkqiQXN
Mick Maynard's Shoes: What's next for Jailton Almeida after #UFCSaoPaulo win? (via @MikeBohn) https://t.co/uv211F3J8V https://t.co/pvo1HsgGvp
Jailton Almeida calls out Ciryl Gane in UFC's messy heavyweight title picture after Lewis win #UFCSP https://t.co/S8Yf5K5s44 https://t.co/H9LsBbRfY7
#UFCSP post-event facts: Jailton Almeida sets ground control time record (via @MikeBohn) https://t.co/V9mBXtZtB7 https://t.co/4OhS4fu1Ra
What's next for Jailton Almeida? https://t.co/GHwEhURrI8
How did Jailton Almeida dominate Derrick Lewis and look bad at the same time? https://t.co/7MWzLQqiS8
Top UFC HWs seeing Almeida fail to finish a short notice Derrick Lewis https://t.co/FxlEXtBepp
Who should be next for Jailton Almeida?🤔 #UFCSaoPaolo #UFC #MMA https://t.co/rGEte2nm6N
Jailton Almeida responds to cautious approach at UFC Sao Paulo: ‘The strategy was to control him’ https://t.co/TrtWmNh5NO
UFC Sao Paulo reaction: How do you grade Jailton Almeida’s main event win over Derrick Lewis? https://t.co/epFQ7A4VA1
"Did I give you guys a show or what?" Jailton Almeida (@Malhadinho_UFC) wants to fight a top-ranked heavyweight after his dominant decision win in Brazil. #UFCSP 🔊🆙 All Fight Results ➡️: https://t.co/gkuMl5UQOF
Jailton Almeida's 21:10 of control time vs. Derrick Lewis is a new single-fight UFC heavyweight record. https://t.co/Dzx8XQu2X1
Jailton Almeida called for Ciryl Gane after a dominant #UFCSP main event win 🗣️ https://t.co/7cLj5YS7zK
Jailton Almeida had the most control time in a heavyweight fight in UFC history (21:10) against Derrick Lewis. 😳 [per @marcraimondi] #UFCSP #UFC #MMA https://t.co/AVzQIGDBPw
#UFCSP results: Jailton Almeida (@Malhadinho_UFC) top-controls Derrick Lewis for 21 of 25 minutes https://t.co/63uM6OAXmS https://t.co/aw1QVCNUVd
Almeida had the most control time in a UFC fight in 16 years, since Sean Sherk against Hermes Franca in 2007. Sherk's 22:18 control time is the all-time UFC single-fight leader.
Jailton Almeida had the most control time in a heavyweight fight in UFC history (21:10) against Derrick Lewis, according to UFC Stats. It was the fourth most overall.
‘We watch heavyweights for the KOs’: Fighters react to Jailton Almeida’s lackluster win over Derrick Lewis https://t.co/7EdLZbomzK
Jailton Almeida puts on suffocating performance to beat Derrick Lewis in UFC Sao Paulo main event https://t.co/bxageH4F3T
Jailton Almeida 🤝🏽 Elon Musk. 21+ minutes of control time, most from full mount, and 38 landed significant strikes. https://t.co/4XYlQwub2N
Jailton Almeida's 21:10 of control time vs. Derrick Lewis is a new single-fight UFC heavyweight record. It also ranks 4th most all-time in any UFC fight. #UFCSP
Jailton Almeida had the most control time in a fight in UFC history (21:10) against Derrick Lewis. 😳 [per @marcraimondi] #UFCSP #UFC #MMA https://t.co/5bqpgBDhBK
"That was not it": Social media reacts to Jailton Almeida's one-sided win over Derrick Lewis at #UFCSP https://t.co/tR5WxkRsjT
Jailton Almeida completely dominated that fight, make no mistake about it. But not going harder for a finish after getting full mount whenever he wanted is concerning. Not sure if that was just showing Lewis too much respect or what. #UFCSP
Jailton Almeida with a dominant performance 🧑🍳 Who should the Brazilian heavyweight fight next? 👀 #UFCSP https://t.co/M3hB3oavOz
Jailton Almeida is now 6-0 in the UFC 🙌 https://t.co/CySzg6wFzv
Jailton Almeida had the most control time in a fight in UFC history (21:10) against Derrick Lewis, according to @ESPNStatsInfo. The previous best: Curtis Blaydes against Alexander Volkov (19:50) in 2020. #UFCSaoPaulo
Jailton Almeida calls out Ciryl Gane after his victory at #UFCSP! 😳 https://t.co/4WUffuUbbZ
Jailton Almeida/Derrick Lewis Scorecards. #UFCSP https://t.co/4RdNN9l4pJ
Derrick Lewis vs. Jailton Almeida full fight video highlights https://t.co/Dlq6nKuxnb
Jailton Almeida wants Ciryl Gane next 👀 #UFCSP https://t.co/99wpQkKd3B
Jailton Almeida dominates Derrick Lewis, and then calls out the man who beat Lewis for the interim title, Ciryl Gane. Solid callout. #UFCSP
#UFCSãoPaulo Scoring every round 10-8 became a joke. Derrick Lewis needed a knockout clearly. Likely 2 true 10-8 rounds in there but I mean one sided. Jailton Almeida is still RAW. Maybe this experience is going to be good for this career, training. 🤜🫶🇧🇷
Jailton Almedia gets a DOMINANT unanimous decision victory (50-45,50-44x2) over Derrick Lewis 🤼 #UFCSP https://t.co/i3wxumfkZJ
Jailton Almeida makes it 6 in a row in the UFC 👊 https://t.co/OKkXg49vFz
#UFCSãoPaulo 10-8 Almeida RD5 50-40 Almeida Moral victory for Derrick Lewis. I’m speechless this went the full 5 rounds, imagine actually holding that ticket throughout the entire fight? What an experience that must of been. https://t.co/BBwaw8N0aP
Almeida takes the fifth 10-9 on my card. I have him winning the fight 50-42. #UFCSaoPaulo
Jailton Almeida FAILS to get the takedown to start round 5. Now we're cooking! #UFCSaoPaulo
#UFCSãoPaulo 10-8 Almeida RD4 40-32 Almeida Can Derrick Lewis land a knockout punch for one of the most unlikeliest outcomes in UFC history? This is actually INSANE we are heading into round 5. https://t.co/LXcYW7vM9N
I gave Almeida a 10-9 in the fourth, and I have it 40-33 for Almeida. Derrick is still dangerous, though. #UFCSaoPaulo
Almeida opens round 4 with a low kick. Shoots and gets a takedown. #UFCSaoPaolo
Almeida is so bored 10-8ing Derrick Lewis rn that he got distracted by a fly in the cage #UFCSaoPaulo https://t.co/RRFNfP5hrY
#UFCSãoPaulo 10-8 RD3 Almeida 30-24 Almeida Scorecards are irrelevant. Can Derrick Lewis land a bomb to finish this? https://t.co/6MPG8UwmWM
Almeida once again has huge control time. He survived a scare when Lewis got up and was throwing. I have it 30-24 for Almeida at this stage. #UFCSaoPaulo
Almeida struggles to land the takedown in round 3. Eats a few shots, but gets Lewis to the mat. #UFCSaoPaulo
20-18 Almeida. Positionally dominant but not quite enough happened for me to give a 10-8 #UFCSP
#UFCSãoPaulo 10-8 RD2 Almeida 20-16 Almeida Scorecards are irrelevant. This fight likely ends in this round. Can Derrick Lewis throw a bomb and get a finish? https://t.co/Wj097XkWEl
Derrick Lewis officially landed 6 significant strikes in the first round against Jailton Almeida, which is 3 times more than Almeida's five previous UFC opponents combined.