Light Heavyweight

Glover Teixeira

Last fought: Jan 2023

RECORD

Pro

33-9-0

UFC

16-7-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:31
Fight Completion Rate	59.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.31
% Fights Inside the Distance	69.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	155-60 (72.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	99-43 (69.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	56-17 (76.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	53.8%
% Time in Control	29.6%
% Time Controlled	16.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	64.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.41
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.92
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-2.51
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.8%
Distance Strike Defense	56.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.89
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.55
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.75
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.38
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.06
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.86

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Glover Teixeira League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Glover Teixeira
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.5
Strike Differential	-0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	33.6%
Takedown Defense	60.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9
Control Time/15min	4:26
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	37.5%
Submission % of Wins	43.8%
Decision % of Wins	18.8%
Avg Fight Time	11:31
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	60.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.6
Takedown Accuracy	28.6%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	7:06

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jamahal Hill

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Glover Teixeira75/16047%TD 2/17Ctrl 3:26

Jamahal Hill232/40258%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	12/27	44%	0/7	0:03	—
	Jamahal Hill	46/85	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	21/44	48%	1/4	1:16	—
	Jamahal Hill	51/91	56%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	17/30	57%	0/3	0:13	—
	Jamahal Hill	44/82	54%	0/0	1:34	—

R4	Glover Teixeira	18/41	44%	0/0	0:10	—
	Jamahal Hill	79/120	66%	0/0	0:06	—

R5	Glover Teixeira	7/18	39%	1/3	1:44	—
	Jamahal Hill	12/24	50%	0/0	1:42	—

LOSS

vs. Jiri Prochazka

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka • Jun 2022Light HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 5, 4:32

Glover Teixeira111/16169%TD 5/17Ctrl 9:47

Jiri Prochazka120/20559%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	27/36	75%	2/3	2:49	—
	Jiri Prochazka	14/25	56%	0/0	0:22	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	27/42	64%	0/3	1:35	—
	Jiri Prochazka	36/66	55%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	12/22	55%	1/6	1:17	—
	Jiri Prochazka	43/59	73%	0/0	1:24	—

R4	Glover Teixeira	24/29	83%	1/2	2:33	—
	Jiri Prochazka	21/39	54%	0/0	1:09	—

R5	Glover Teixeira	21/32	66%	1/3	1:33	—
	Jiri Prochazka	6/16	38%	0/0	1:24	—

WIN

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira • Oct 2021Light HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:02

Glover Teixeira23/3959%TD 2/6Ctrl 5:17

Jan Blachowicz28/4562%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	10/15	67%	1/2	4:29	—
	Jan Blachowicz	6/8	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	13/24	54%	1/4	0:48	—
	Jan Blachowicz	22/37	59%	0/0	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Santos

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira • Nov 2020Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:49

Glover Teixeira46/6373%TD 4/7Ctrl 9:03

Thiago Santos40/6462%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	20/27	74%	2/4	4:02	—
	Thiago Santos	15/24	62%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	22/31	71%	1/1	4:39	—
	Thiago Santos	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	4/5	80%	1/2	0:22	—
	Thiago Santos	22/33	67%	0/0	1:14	1

WIN

vs. Anthony Smith

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira • May 2020Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 1:04

Glover Teixeira138/22661%TD 1/2Ctrl 7:58KD 1

Anthony Smith86/21041%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	14/36	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	37/82	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	30/62	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	36/92	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	43/54	80%	0/0	3:58	1
	Anthony Smith	1/5	20%	1/1	0:07	—

R4	Glover Teixeira	32/46	70%	1/1	3:15	—
	Anthony Smith	12/29	41%	0/1	0:00	—

R5	Glover Teixeira	19/28	68%	0/0	0:45	—
	Anthony Smith	0/2	0%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nikita Krylov

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje • Sep 2019Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Glover Teixeira43/7161%TD 1/6Ctrl 4:20

Nikita Krylov47/9549%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	11/24	46%	1/2	2:41	—
	Nikita Krylov	20/34	59%	0/0	0:49	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	21/35	60%	0/4	0:07	—
	Nikita Krylov	23/56	41%	1/1	0:44	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	11/12	92%	0/0	1:32	—
	Nikita Krylov	4/5	80%	1/3	3:06	—

WIN

vs. Ion Cutelaba

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:37

Glover Teixeira30/5753%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:02

Ion Cutelaba74/13555%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	10/22	45%	0/5	0:21	—
	Ion Cutelaba	43/79	54%	0/0	0:30	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	20/35	57%	0/2	0:41	—
	Ion Cutelaba	31/56	55%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Karl Roberson

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw • Jan 2019Light Heavyweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 3:21

Glover Teixeira6/1155%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:46

Karl Roberson24/3080%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	6/11	55%	1/3	1:46	—
	Karl Roberson	24/30	80%	0/0	0:41	1

LOSS

vs. Corey Anderson

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith • Jul 2018Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Glover Teixeira20/4643%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:40

Corey Anderson48/9749%TD 7/19Ctrl 7:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	10/18	56%	0/0	0:17	—
	Corey Anderson	13/38	34%	3/9	1:55	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	5/18	28%	0/2	0:16	—
	Corey Anderson	26/40	65%	2/3	2:23	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	5/10	50%	0/2	0:07	—
	Corey Anderson	9/19	47%	2/7	3:08	—

WIN

vs. Misha Cirkunov

UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos • Dec 2017Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:45

Glover Teixeira13/2162%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:44

Misha Cirkunov21/4349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	13/21	62%	1/1	0:44	—
	Misha Cirkunov	21/43	49%	0/0	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Gustafsson

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira • May 2017Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 1:07

Glover Teixeira42/13431%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:33

Alexander Gustafsson97/22843%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:50KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	5/25	20%	1/3	0:09	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	14/42	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	17/47	36%	0/2	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	17/58	29%	0/0	0:23	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	8/27	30%	0/0	0:24	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	32/62	52%	1/2	1:34	1

R4	Glover Teixeira	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	27/52	52%	0/1	0:52	—

R5	Glover Teixeira	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	7/14	50%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Jared Cannonier

UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie • Feb 2017Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Glover Teixeira24/5345%TD 3/3Ctrl 10:37

Jared Cannonier21/4646%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	8/16	50%	1/1	3:34	—
	Jared Cannonier	9/15	60%	0/0	0:10	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	13/26	50%	1/1	2:30	—
	Jared Cannonier	11/29	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	3/11	27%	1/1	4:33	—
	Jared Cannonier	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Johnson

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 • Aug 2016Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:13

Glover Teixeira1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anthony Johnson4/850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Johnson	4/8	50%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Rashad Evans

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:48

Glover Teixeira6/1735%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Rashad Evans7/1450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	6/17	35%	0/0	0:02	1
	Rashad Evans	7/14	50%	0/0	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Patrick Cummins

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 • Nov 2015Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:12

Glover Teixeira54/10253%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:14

Patrick Cummins33/9037%TD 4/6Ctrl 1:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	32/63	51%	0/1	0:02	—
	Patrick Cummins	30/75	40%	4/5	1:21	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	22/39	56%	0/0	0:12	—
	Patrick Cummins	3/15	20%	0/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux • Aug 2015Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:10

Glover Teixeira53/7967%TD 5/9Ctrl 8:47

Ovince Saint Preux30/5456%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	15/24	62%	3/4	2:41	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	13/22	59%	0/1	1:26	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	23/35	66%	1/2	3:44	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	14/26	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	15/20	75%	1/3	2:22	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	3/6	50%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Phil Davis

UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 • Oct 2014Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Glover Teixeira9/4620%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

Phil Davis49/14534%TD 9/18Ctrl 8:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	2/16	12%	0/0	0:01	—
	Phil Davis	20/53	38%	3/6	2:29	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	4/17	24%	0/0	0:14	—
	Phil Davis	15/60	25%	2/4	1:50	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	3/13	23%	0/0	0:01	—
	Phil Davis	14/32	44%	4/8	3:47	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Jones

UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira • Apr 2014Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Glover Teixeira53/19228%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

Jon Jones138/23658%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	13/46	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	23/38	61%	1/2	0:13	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	9/35	26%	0/2	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	25/42	60%	0/1	0:22	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	12/36	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	35/53	66%	0/1	1:52	—

R4	Glover Teixeira	9/32	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	31/53	58%	1/1	1:45	—

R5	Glover Teixeira	10/43	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	24/50	48%	1/1	1:39	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Bader

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader • Sep 2013Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:55

Glover Teixeira14/2458%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:51KD 1

Ryan Bader11/2741%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	14/24	58%	1/4	0:51	1
	Ryan Bader	11/27	41%	0/1	0:38	—

WIN

vs. James Te Huna

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 • May 2013Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:38

Glover Teixeira12/2255%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:28

James Te Huna8/2138%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	12/22	55%	1/2	1:28	—
	James Te Huna	8/21	38%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Quinton Jackson

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson • Jan 2013Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Glover Teixeira80/17945%TD 5/5Ctrl 3:36KD 1

Quinton Jackson53/16931%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	19/52	37%	1/1	1:03	1
	Quinton Jackson	20/48	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	27/54	50%	1/1	1:06	—
	Quinton Jackson	20/61	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Glover Teixeira	34/73	47%	3/3	1:27	—
	Quinton Jackson	13/60	22%	0/2	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Fabio Maldonado

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar • Oct 2012Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Glover Teixeira85/14559%TD 3/3Ctrl 6:59KD 1

Fabio Maldonado10/3628%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	64/109	59%	1/1	3:44	1
	Fabio Maldonado	5/20	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Glover Teixeira	21/36	58%	2/2	3:15	—
	Fabio Maldonado	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kyle Kingsbury

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir • May 2012Light Heavyweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 1:53

Glover Teixeira15/3050%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:07

Kyle Kingsbury5/1926%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	15/30	50%	0/0	1:07	—
	Kyle Kingsbury	5/19	26%	0/1	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (4 fights)

WIN

vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

WEC 24: Full Force • Oct 2006

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:49

Glover Teixeira11/5719%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	11/57	19%	0/2	0:00	1
	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jack Morrison

WEC 22: The Hitmen • Jul 2006

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:27

Glover Teixeira28/4760%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Jack Morrison0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	28/47	60%	1/1	0:00	—
	Jack Morrison	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Carlton Jones

WEC 20: Cinco de Mayhem • May 2006

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:57

Glover Teixeira15/3839%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Carlton Jones2/1217%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Glover Teixeira	15/38	39%	1/2	0:00	—
	Carlton Jones	2/12	17%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Eric Schwartz

WEC 3: All or Nothing • Jun 2002

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 3:33

Glover Teixeira0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com