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Glover Teixeira

Inactive · age 46 · Orthodox · 6'2" 188 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 76" 193 cm
At a glance
  • 81% of wins by KO or submission
  • 38% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2012
Elo rating
1592
Global Elo 1642 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
16-7-0
KO 5 · Sub 7 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d -35 · Δ1y -35
Last fight
Jan 21, 2023
Loss by Decision · R5
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 25m
Avg fight time
11:32
Title fights
1-3
Bonuses
8
Fights per year
2.2
Ground control
1h 19m
Since last fight
3y 5mo

Honest Elo history

23 fights · tap & drag
May 26, 2012 — W vs Kyle Kingsbury Δ+40Oct 13, 2012 — W vs Fabio Maldonado Δ+24Jan 26, 2013 — W vs Quinton Jackson Δ+33May 25, 2013 — W vs James Te Huna Δ+33Sep 4, 2013 — W vs Ryan Bader Δ+34Apr 26, 2014 — L vs Jon Jones Δ-13Oct 25, 2014 — L vs Phil Davis Δ-16Aug 8, 2015 — W vs Ovince Saint Preux Δ+18Nov 7, 2015 — W vs Patrick Cummins Δ+13Apr 16, 2016 — W vs Rashad Evans Δ+20Aug 20, 2016 — L vs Anthony Johnson Δ-21Feb 11, 2017 — W vs Jared Cannonier Δ+10May 28, 2017 — L vs Alexander Gustafsson Δ-21Dec 16, 2017 — W vs Misha Cirkunov Δ+15Jul 22, 2018 — L vs Corey Anderson Δ-20Jan 19, 2019 — W vs Karl Roberson Δ+13Apr 27, 2019 — W vs Ion Cutelaba Δ+13Sep 14, 2019 — W vs Nikita Krylov Δ+12May 13, 2020 — W vs Anthony Smith Δ+15Nov 7, 2020 — W vs Thiago Santos Δ+15Oct 30, 2021 — W vs Jan Blachowicz Δ+19Jun 11, 2022 — L vs Jiri Prochazka Δ-32Jan 21, 2023 — L vs Jamahal Hill Δ-25 1400145015001550160016501700 20142016201820202022 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":351.5,"elo":1455,"date":"2012-05-26","opp":"Kyle Kingsbury","result":"W","delta":40},{"i":1,"x":115.9,"y":326.3,"elo":1479,"date":"2012-10-13","opp":"Fabio Maldonado","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":2,"x":135.3,"y":291.4,"elo":1511,"date":"2013-01-26","opp":"Quinton Jackson","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":157.3,"y":255.9,"elo":1545,"date":"2013-05-25","opp":"James Te Huna","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":4,"x":176.2,"y":219.9,"elo":1578,"date":"2013-09-04","opp":"Ryan Bader","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":5,"x":219.5,"y":233.9,"elo":1565,"date":"2014-04-26","opp":"Jon Jones","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":6,"x":253.2,"y":251.4,"elo":1549,"date":"2014-10-25","opp":"Phil Davis","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":7,"x":306.3,"y":232.3,"elo":1567,"date":"2015-08-08","opp":"Ovince Saint Preux","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":8,"x":323.1,"y":218,"elo":1580,"date":"2015-11-07","opp":"Patrick Cummins","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":352.9,"y":196.9,"elo":1600,"date":"2016-04-16","opp":"Rashad Evans","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":10,"x":376.2,"y":218.9,"elo":1579,"date":"2016-08-20","opp":"Anthony Johnson","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":11,"x":408.6,"y":207.8,"elo":1590,"date":"2017-02-11","opp":"Jared Cannonier","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":12,"x":428.2,"y":230.2,"elo":1569,"date":"2017-05-28","opp":"Alexander Gustafsson","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":13,"x":465.5,"y":214.5,"elo":1583,"date":"2017-12-16","opp":"Misha Cirkunov","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":14,"x":505.9,"y":236.2,"elo":1563,"date":"2018-07-22","opp":"Corey Anderson","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":15,"x":539.4,"y":222.9,"elo":1575,"date":"2019-01-19","opp":"Karl Roberson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":16,"x":557.5,"y":209.4,"elo":1588,"date":"2019-04-27","opp":"Ion Cutelaba","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":17,"x":583.4,"y":197.1,"elo":1600,"date":"2019-09-14","opp":"Nikita Krylov","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":18,"x":628.2,"y":181.1,"elo":1615,"date":"2020-05-13","opp":"Anthony Smith","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":19,"x":661.1,"y":165,"elo":1630,"date":"2020-11-07","opp":"Thiago Santos","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":20,"x":727.1,"y":144.4,"elo":1649,"date":"2021-10-30","opp":"Jan Blachowicz","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":21,"x":768.6,"y":179.1,"elo":1617,"date":"2022-06-11","opp":"Jiri Prochazka","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":22,"x":810,"y":205.4,"elo":1592,"date":"2023-01-21","opp":"Jamahal Hill","result":"L","delta":-25}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jan 21, 2023 Jamahal Hill L -25
Jun 11, 2022 Jiri Prochazka L -32
Oct 30, 2021 Jan Blachowicz W +19
Nov 7, 2020 Thiago Santos W +15
May 13, 2020 Anthony Smith W +15

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
75%
12 / 16
Finish rate
KO
5
31% of wins
SUB
7
44% of wins
DEC
3
19% of wins
KO: 5 (33%) 5 Sub: 7 (47%) 7 Dec: 3 (20%) 3
Finishes by round
13 total
R1
6 46%
R2
4 31%
R3
2 15%
R4
R5
1 8%

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 953 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
85% Head
  • Head 85%
  • Body 13%
  • Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
51% Distance
  • Distance 51%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 39%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
43%
of losses by finish
3 of 7 · usually R5
2 KO/TKO 1 Sub 4 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1623
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
7
of 16 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Rashad Evans
Elo 1692 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
12.9
+3.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 23 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1570
1618
Notable wins
Rashad Evans 1692 Jan Blachowicz 1658 Thiago Santos 1637 Ryan Bader 1635 Ovince Saint Preux 1624 Anthony Smith 1619

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Glover Teixeira on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.