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UFC Fight Night 231 Aftermath: Jailton Almeida’s Boring Dominance

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If it is possible to look lackluster while putting on an absolute clinic, Jailton Almeida may have done so against Derrick Lewis in the main event of “UFC Sao Paulo.”

Twenty-one minutes of control time seems like complete domination but in reality, Almeida did little with that control. In today’s Aftermath column, we are looking at what Almeida did well against Lewis. We will be analyzing a few of the takedowns in the fight and seeing that Almeida’s wrestling is more than just a high kick to a double-leg.