Thomas Almeida
Active 2015–present · rated in 1 edition · peak overall 78.0
Scouting report
Thomas Almeida was born in Sao Paulo in 1991, trains in Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu, and holds a brown belt. He won the Legacy FC bantamweight title with a first-round TKO of Caio Machado on June 20, 2014 and the MMA Super Heroes title with a fourth-round TKO of Vinicius Zani that March. He debuted in the UFC on November 8, 2014 in Uberlandia and won his first four fights, three by knockout. UFC.com ranked his flying-knee knockout of Brad Pickett ninth among 2015's best.
Peak ratings
Thomas Almeida: four straight wins, four bonuses, then the Garbrandt fight
Almeida beat Tim Gorman on a unanimous decision in a Fight of the Night, then Yves Jabouin, Pickett and Anthony Birchak in Performance of the Night finishes. Cody Garbrandt knocked him out at 2:53 of round one in May 2016. He listed Chute Boxe Academy and Xtreme Couture as his gyms. He withdrew from a March 2019 fight with Marlon Vera because of injury.
Almeida, rating by rating
Boxing. 85. Jabouin was stopped by punches at 4:18 of round one at UFC 186 in Montreal, and Birchak was knocked out by a punch at 4:24 of round one in Sao Paulo.
Kickboxing. 86, his best. Pickett was knocked out by a flying knee 29 seconds into round two at UFC 189, which MMA Junkie ranked third among the year's knockouts.
Wrestling. 70, the weak side of his game. No wrestling credentials are listed on his page.
BJJ. 74. He is a jiu-jitsu brown belt, but none of his five UFC wins came by submission.
Strength. 74. Albert Morales was stopped by punches at 1:37 of round two in Sao Paulo in November 2016.
Durability. 78. Rob Font stopped him with a head kick and punches at 2:24 of round two at UFC 220 in Boston in January 2018.
Cardio. 84. Jimmie Rivera won a unanimous decision at UFC on Fox 25 in July 2017, and Jonathan Martinez another in October 2020.
Fight IQ. 78. Sean O'Malley knocked him out with a punch at 3:52 of round three at UFC 260 in March 2021.
Kickboxing at 86 and four Performance of the Night awards
Jabouin, Pickett, Birchak and Morales each earned him one. The flying knee on Pickett is the one people remember. He won the Legacy FC title in June 2014 before joining the UFC. He is a draft pick for early damage.
Wrestling at 70 and a 5-5 UFC record
His five UFC losses came against Garbrandt, Rivera, Font, Martinez and O'Malley, the last four in a row. He was no longer on the UFC roster after the O'Malley loss. A teammate with a grappling base covers the gap.
Keep exploring
Closest bantamweight profiles to Thomas Almeida, measured by how near their peak attribute ratings sit across all eight categories.
- Jonathan Martinezbest kickboxing 87 · weakest strength 74
- Michael McDonaldbest boxing 86 · weakest strength 76
- Eddie Winelandbest boxing 84 · weakest bjj 72
- Brad Pickettbest cardio 84 · weakest strength 74
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Ratings shown are my own estimates, made with AI assistance and informed by how Thomas Almeida is regarded by the MMA community. They are unofficial and do not constitute an assessment of Thomas Almeida's real-world abilities. How the ratings are made. See the disclaimer below. Ratings and write-ups by Haaris A. Last reviewed 2026-09-30; spot an error? Tell us. Read our editorial standards.