César Almeida de Oliveira[1] (born 28 March 1988), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Almeida won the fight by a second-round knockout and advanced to the finals, where he faced Alex Pereira.
[8] He extended his win streak to three fights with a second round stoppage of Guilherme Gimenez at WGP Kickboxing 33 on 10 September 2016.
He was able to overcome Ricardo Soneca in the semifinals of the one-day tournament by a second-round knockout and advanced to the finals, where he suffered a decision loss to Haime Morais.
[13] He beat Alsina by a fourth-round knockout, managing to stop his opponent through repeated low kicks.
[19] Almeida faced Igor Bugaenko in his second appearance with the promotion at Fair Fight X on 26 October 2019.
[27] The fight was downgraded to a three round non-title bout however, as Almeida missed weight by one kilogram at the official weigh-ins.
[29] Almeida made his return to mixed martial arts against the LFA Middleweight champion Lucas Fernando on the seventh season of the DWCS on 8 August 2023.
[31] Almeida was scheduled to face Christian Leroy Duncan on 18 November 2023 at UFC Fight Night 232.
[33] Almeida was scheduled to face Josh Fremd on 6 April 2024, at UFC Fight Night 240.
[41] Almeida faced Abdul Razak Alhassan on 11 January 2025 at UFC Fight Night 249.