Magno Almeida is an extremely gifted fighter already holding notable wins over Cody Bollinger, Mikhail Malyutin, and Mike Campbell. A legitimate threat on the mat, Almeida is a very strong mat tactician who possesses a BJJ black belt. Overall he’s armed with a slick grappling pedigree that consists of lightning quick transitions and dangerous submission skills from any position on the ground. Almeida is strong from the top, where despite being a BJJ player he’s shown he can utilize his ground and pound abilities well. Although he looks to finish, Almeida is equally adept at using his punching to open up guard passing and submission opportunities. Almeida is also very proficient fighting off his back and confident enough to pull guard to get the fight down. He shows good sweeps and dangerous submissions, having proven particularly dangerous at rolling for leg locks. As a grappler whose primarily known for his jiu jitsu, Almeida will need to continue concentrating on his wrestling and takedown defense.

Almeida’s equipped with a good kicking game. He works his low kicks and possesses good high kicks. Almeida doesn’t hesitate in letting his hands go and does show a nice right cross. Although he will need to continue working on his standup, Almeida is a good athlete who has the potential to develop into a strong striker with more training.