Jailton Almeida dominated Derrick Lewis for a long duration Saturday in Brazil, but there wasn’t much damage.
Regardless of the excitement level, Almeida (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) dominated a former heavyweight title challenger in Lewis (27-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) to win a unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45).
The heavyweight bout was the UFC Fight Night 231 main event at Ginasio Do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo.
According to UFC Stats, Almeida controlled Lewis for 21:10 of the fight. On the flip side, Lewis controlled the fight for 57 seconds.
The tempo was set in the opening minute as Almeida grabbed hold of Lewis, drove with a double leg, and lifted “The Black Beast” off his feet. Almeida took the mount and worked for submissions, particularly an arm-triangle choke, but Lewis displayed defense capable of danger-avoidance.
The entirety of the 25-minute fight was pretty much on a loop with minimal variety. Almeida maintained control from one…
