The upcoming UFC 283 tournament in Brazil will see Russian Shamil Abdurakhimov and Brazilian Jailton Almeida meet in the heavyweight division on January 22. Will Marcos remain undefeated after this fight? Who will take the upper hand in this clash? The fight is planned for 04:00 UK time.
It is unlikely that the Russian will survive at least the first five minutes. Every way you look at it, Almeida is stronger in every significant way. He is younger, physically stronger and he is even better at fighting. The older Shamil will probably not be able to avoid another early defeat.
The veteran from Makhachkala will play his 28th professional match, with 20 wins and seven defeats to his credit. ‘’Abrek’’ is 41 years old and has been competing under the UFC banner since 2015. He has meaningful wins over high-profile fighters such as Walt ‘’The Big Ticket’’ Harris, Andrei ‘The Pitbull’’ Arlovski and Marcin ‘Tybur’’ Tybura to his credit. However, in three previous appearances, Shamil failed to perform at his best. In all cases, he lost by technical knockdown to the top of the division: Curtis ‘’Razor’ Blaydes, Chris Daukaus and Sergei Pavlovich.
He is considered a versatile fighter, whose background includes Wushu-Sandu, boxing and freestyle wrestling. Nevertheless, the years are taking their toll, so Abdurakhimov has been hit badly in recent fights, and more injuries have also started to appear.
Brazilian heavyweight prospect Jailton Almeida has made a tough showing in his three starts in the world’s top flight. ‘’Malhadinho’’ finished every opponent in the first round and his victims were Brazilian Danilo Marques, American Parker Porter and Swedish Anton ‘’The Pleasure Man’’ Turkalj. The athlete has impressive physical attributes, which he uses to his advantage. The 31-year-old fighter has had 19 fights in his career in which he has achieved 17 victories. Every opponent has been finished.
Jailton has a hard punch and good grappling. He moves his opponents easily enough to parterre, where he crushes them in the grappling end or submissing them. He has six victories by knockout and 11 by submission.
Age – 41;
Height – 1.91;
Weight – 117;
Reach – 1.93;
Stance – Southpaw;
Statistics – 20-7-0;
Wins – 9 Knockouts, 4 Submissions, 7 Decisions;
Losses – 5 Knockouts, 1 Submission, 1 Decision.
Age – 31;
Height – 1.93;
Weight – 98.4;
Reach – 1.99;
Stance – Orthodox;
Statistics – 17-2-0;
Wins – 6 Knockouts, 11 Submissions, 0 Decisions;
Losses – 1 Knockout, 0 Submissions, 1 Decision.
Where will this fixture be played?
The event will take place at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for the UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs Jailton Almeida at 1xBet.