UFC Charlotte: Pros react to Jailton Almeida quickly submitting Jairzinho Rozenstruik

See how fellow UFC fighters (including Jailton Almeida himself!) took to Almeida following his first-round submission victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the UFC Charlotte headliner

Jailton Almeida had what appeared to be a tough test in Jairzinho Rozenstruik heading into the main event of UFC Charlotte. But Almeida passed the test with flying colors, running through "Bigi Boy" and scoring a first-round submission.

Almeida had gone in for a takedown attempt right away as the fight began, but Rozenstruik stopped it and kept him at bay with a one-two. Thirty seconds into the first round, however, Almeida landed the takedown.

The action slowed from there as Rozenstruik's defense led to Almeida not landing much. But with about 90 seconds left in the first round, Almeida was able to get mount and quickly get to Rozenstruik's back, sinking in a choke and scoring a submission.

UFC Charlotte: Pros react to Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Jailton Almeida

Rozenstruik got off to a hot start when he arrived at the UFC in 2019, going 4-0 and capping off the year with a last-second comeback knockout of Alistair Overeem. Since then, however, Rozenstruik (prior to today) has been 3-4 in his last seven. Rozenstruik's most recent fight before today saw him knock out Chris Daukaus at UFC 282.

Almeida got into the UFC after an impressive performance on Dana White's Contender Series in September 2021, where he submitted Nasrudin Nasrudinov. Prior to tonight, Almeida's
UFC run had seen him score finishes of Danilo Marques, Parker Porter, Anton Turkalj and Shamil Abdurakhimov — all while taking little to no damage in the process.

UFC Charlotte: Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Jailton Almeida takes place on Saturday, May 13, 2023, live from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. Follow along with FanSided MMA for all your news and highlights.