Saul Almeida

Saul Almeida (born June 4, 1992) is a Brazilian-American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2008, Almeida has fought in Bellator, World Series of Fighting, Absolute Championship Berkut, and CES MMA.

Background Almeida was born in Brazil where he lived until moving to Boston, Massachusetts at the age of eight. Almeida began training in karate and earned the rank of black belt, at the age of ten, Almeida began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. In high school, Almeida competed in wrestling and also trained in boxing.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Almeida made his professional debut in October 2008, defeating Iann de Oliveira via unanimous decision. He would then win his next 6 bouts, earning them mostly by decision before losing to Pete Jeffrey via guillotine choke submission at CES MMA: First Blood on September 17, 2010. Almeida then won his next two bouts, defeating Bobby Reardanz and Cody Stevens both by unanimous decision before making his Bellator debut.

Bellator MMA Almeida made his Bellator debut on August 20, 2011 at Bellator 48. He faced Tateki Matsuda and won via unanimous decision.

Almeida next faced Matt Bessette at Bellator 63 on March 30, 2012. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Almeida was expected to face UFC veteran Kurt Pellegrino at Bellator 108 on November 15, 2013. However, Pellegrino pulled out of the fight due to injury. Almeida was removed from the card as a result.

Almeida instead fought outside of Bellator for his next three fights.

Almeida faced Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 109 on November 22, 2013. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Almeida faced Andrew Fisher in a Bellator season ten featherweight tournament alternate bout on February 28, 2014 at Bellator 110. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Independent promotions After leaving Bellator, with a 2-2 record in the organisation, Almeida has gone 3-0, with two finishes, on the local circuit.

World Series of Fighting Almeida made his WSOF debut against Chris Foster on April 10, 2015 at WSOF 20. He won the fight via split decision.

Almeida returned to the promotion on October 17, 2015 at WSOF 24. He faced Alexandre de Almeida and lost the fight via submission in the first round. For his third fight, Almeida faced Bruce Boyington at WSOF 31 on June 17, 2016, and lost via split decision.

Other promotions Almeida is scheduled to face Kevin Lee on November 15, 2024 at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8.

Professional boxing Almeida made his professional boxing debut in 2012.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Paulo Machado Decision (split) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 10

Miami, Florida, United States Loss

Nick Fiore TKO (punches) Combat Zone 85

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States Loss

Joe Giannetti Decision (unanimous) Cage Titans 57

Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Loss

Sean Soriano KO (punches) CES MMA 57

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Win

Stacey Anderson TKO (punches) AMMO Fight League 5

West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States Loss

Andy Main Decision (unanimous) LFA 49

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Loss

Adlan Bataev Decision (unanimous) ACB 84

Bratislava, Slovakia NC

Pedro Gonzalez NC (overturned) CES MMA 45

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Win

Josh LaBerge Submission (rear-naked choke) CES MMA 42

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Loss

Manny Bermudez Decision (split) CES MMA 39: O'Neill vs. Santiago

Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Loss

Bruce Boyington Decision (split) WSOF 31

Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States Lightweight bout. Loss

Alexandre de Almeida Submission (rear-naked choke) WSOF 24

Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States Win

Chris Foster Decision (split) WSOF 20

Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States Win

Franklin Isabel TKO (punches) Cage Fighting Xtreme 25

Boston, Massachusetts, United States Win

Andres Jeudi Decision (unanimous) CES MMA 24

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Win

Wayne Harnois Submission (rear-naked choke) Big Six Entertainment: The Carnage in Canton

Canton, Massachusetts, United States Win

Andrew Fisher Decision (unanimous) Bellator 110

Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Loss

Goiti Yamauchi KO (punches) Bellator 109

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States Win

Aguilano Brandão Submission (brabo choke) Combat Zone 45

Salem, New Hampshire, United States Loss

Rob Font Decision (unanimous) CES MMA 15

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Loss

Calvin Kattar Decision (unanimous) CES MMA 13

Providence, Rhode Island, United States Loss

Matt Bessette Decision (unanimous) Bellator 63

Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Win

Jeff Anderson Decision (unanimous) CES MMA 9

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Win

Kevin Roddy Decision (split) CES MMA 8

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Win

Tateki Matsuda Decision (unanimous) Bellator 48

Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Win

Cody Stevens Decision (unanimous) CES MMA 6

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Win

Bobby Reardanz Decision (unanimous) CES MMA 4

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Loss

Pete Jeffrey Technical Submission (guillotine choke) CES MMA 1

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Win

Chris Grandmaison Decision (unanimous) Xtreme Championship Fight League 1

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States Win

Joe Manzello Decision (split) New England Cage Fighting: Wartown Beatdown 4

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Win

Kevin Corrigan Decision (unanimous) World CF 8

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States Win

Dan O'Keefe Submission (Peruvian necktie) World CF 7

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States Win

Jacob Irons Submission (forearm choke) ICE Fighter: Hostile Takeover

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Win

Steve Butler Decision (unanimous) Submit to Glory: Defiance

Revere, Massachusetts, United States Win

Iann de Oliveira Decision (unanimous) World Fighting League 22

Revere, Massachusetts, United States Boxing Record