Serghei Spivac vs Jailton Almeida Prediction: Expecting the Prolonged Match

On the night of 19th January at UFC 311, Moldovan fighter Serghei Spivac will have his next fight. His opponent will be Brazilian Jailton Almeida. The bout will happen in the heavyweight category. Spivac is in seventh position in the rankings of this division, Almeida is sixth.

Serghei Spivac

Spivac is a basic sambo and judo fighter, former champion of the Ukrainian league WWFC (World Warriors Fighting Championship) and one of the top UFC heavyweight fighters. He's been in the top 10 for a while, but it looks like that's as high as he'll get. It's hard to imagine Serghei winning the title. Some people think otherwise, though. But he has surprised the crowd before, and he has beaten some top fighters like Marcin Tybura, Derrick Lewis, and Aleksei Oleinik. In his last bout, Spivac finished Marcin Tybura in a rematch very quickly, already in the second minute.

Jailton Almeida

Jailton Almeida made his UFC debut in 2022 with six victories in a row (five of them in the first round) and was tipped as a likely title challenger. But then, he stumbled upon Curtis Blades and people stopped talking about it. In his last fight, Jailton Almeida beat Alexander Romanov from the UFC, finishing the Moldovan in the first round.

Expert Betting Tips

Both fighters have a lot in common: they both count on wrestling (in different styles), and they are both aggressive and physically strong. It will be interesting to see if Serghei can prove Khabib's words that 'if sambo was easy, it would be called jiu-jitsu'. To be honest, many people are not sure about this. Spivac is seen as the weaker fighter, but it would be wrong to write him off. It's not worth betting on Almeida (the odds are too low), but you could bet that the bout's length. Both will be fresh and focused in the first round.

Prediction:

W2 for 1.20

TO (1.5) for 1.90