Jailton Almeida had a UFC record of 21 minutes, 10 seconds of control time, was six of 15 on takedowns and had four submission attempts in his five-round bout with Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 04: Jailton Almeida of Brazil celebrates with his father after defeating Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Ibirapuera Gymnasium on November 04, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
But though Almeida repeatedly had Lewis on his back and controlled him for more than 84 percent of the time, Lewis remained dangerous. The few times Lewis got up, he was throwing in desperation and caught Almeida with a few shots. Lewis actually landed 20 of the 39 significant strikes he threw. He would have felt it without question if Lewis were on his feet for any appreciable length of time. But though he stopped a number of takedown attempts, once Almeida got him there he was pinned and struggled to get up.
When the final round came, dos Santos picked up an already quick pace and started landing hard shots. He cracked Fakhretdinov with a kick to the liver that bent Fakhretdinov in half and then sent him down. Dos Santos nearly finished him with strikes, but then transitioned to a rear naked choke. Fighting out of the southpaw stance, Brener closed the distance on Kruschewsky and fired a right. He followed it with an overhand left that landed just above Kruschewsky’s ear.
Both landed at the same time, but Petrino’s had a huge amount of force and connected right on the chin. Bukauskas went down and it was over at 1:03 of the second.“The strategy was to put on a show,” said Petrino, who earned a UFC contract following a 2022 win on"Dana White’s Contender Series." “I wanted to knock him out as soon as possible so I could enjoy this crowd and being here with everyone.
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