Jailton Almeida vs Derrick Lewis Picks and Prediction – 11/5/2023

On Saturday evening November 4th, Jailton Almeida squares off against Derrick Lewis in this Heavyweight Main Event Fight. The bout will take place at Ginasio Do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Both fighters stand at 6'3'' and have an identical reach of 79 inches. Lewis is 6 years the elder to Almedia at 38 years of age. Keep up with all the UFC Picks.

Derrick Lewis comes into this contest with a fight record of 27-11-0 with 22 knockouts and 1 submission. Lewis was able to snap a 3-fight losing streak last time out when he knocked out Marcos Rogerio de Lima in the first round. He was winning the takedown battle 1-0 and had 17 significant strikes to de Lima's 1. It was a dominant performance, and it was just what Lewis needed after going just 1-4 in his previous 5 fights. Lewis had an interim title fight against Cyril Gane back in August of 2021, but was knocked out in the third round. Lewis will be looking to get back to his solid form on Saturday evening as he tries to pull the big upset against Almeida. Derrick "Black Beast" Lewis fights out of the 4oz Fight Club camp.

Jailton Almeida has a fight record of 19-2 with 7 knockouts and 12 submissions. Almeida is a perfect 6-0 since joining the UFC back in September of 2021, with 4 wins by submission and 2 knockouts. Almeida had an impressive win in his most recent fight against Jairzinho Rozenstruik when he submitted him only a minute and 17 seconds into the fight. What was most impressive is that Almeida took absolutely 0 damage. Rozenstruik didn't last one significant strike, takedown, nor knockdown. Almeida is more than a 3-to-1 favorite on Saturday evening - and for good reason. Jailton "Malhadinho" Almeida fights out of the LG System camp.