UFC Light Heavyweight Title Bout

Glover Teixeira

Record: 16-7-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 2"
Reach: 76"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: Oct 28, 1979

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 23
Minutes: 265.1
Knockdowns: 5
Sig. accuracy: 50.7%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 33.6%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 16
Control / 15: 4:27

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted953/1881

Accuracy50.7%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head85.0%
Body13.2%
Leg1.8%

Position

Distance51.1%
Clinch9.8%
Ground39.1%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head76.1%
Body16.9%
Leg7.1%

Position absorbed

Distance71.2%
Clinch12.7%
Ground16.0%

Grappling

For

Takedowns36/107

TD accuracy33.6%

TD per 152.0

Sub attempts16

Subs per 150.9

Reversals5

Control78:33

Control per 154:27

Against

Takedowns absorbed27/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced5

Control conceded43:49

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.7/2	37.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.9	26.6%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1.8	33.1%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/0.8	50.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/1.2	33.3%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Jamahal Hill
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. HillJan 21, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 75/160 · TD 2/17 · Ctrl 3:26
Loss vs Jiri Prochazka
Submission · Round 5 · 4:32
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. ProchazkaJun 11, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 111/161 · TD 5/17 · Ctrl 9:47
Win vs Jan Blachowicz
Submission · Round 2 · 3:02
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. TeixeiraOct 30, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 23/39 · TD 2/6 · Ctrl 5:17
Win vs Thiago Santos
Submission · Round 3 · 1:49
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. TeixeiraNov 7, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 46/63 · TD 4/7 · Ctrl 9:03
Win vs Anthony Smith
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 1:04
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. TeixeiraMay 13, 2020
KD 1 · Sig 138/226 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 7:58
Win vs Nikita Krylov
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. GaethjeSep 14, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 43/71 · TD 1/6 · Ctrl 4:20
Win vs Ion Cutelaba
Submission · Round 2 · 3:37
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. HermanssonApr 27, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 30/57 · TD 0/7 · Ctrl 1:02
Win vs Karl Roberson
Submission · Round 1 · 3:21
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. DillashawJan 19, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 6/11 · TD 1/3 · Ctrl 1:46
Loss vs Corey Anderson
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. SmithJul 22, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 20/46 · TD 0/4 · Ctrl 0:40
Win vs Misha Cirkunov
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:45
UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos AnjosDec 16, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 13/21 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:44

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