Glover Teixeira

Light HeavyweightGrappler
16 - 7

23 UFC Fights | 70% Win Rate | 13 Finishes (81%)

Height
6' 2"
Reach
76"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
46
Orthodox

Glover Teixeira UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Glover Teixeira is 16-7 in the UFC across 23 fights, with 6 wins by knockout, 7 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 33-9, 17-2 of it outside the UFC. Teixeira competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 6'2" with a 76" reach at 46 years old. The last bout was a loss to Jamahal Hill by decision in Jan 2023.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 81st percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (1.6/fight).

Glover Teixeira's UFC win rate is 70% (16 of 23 fights), and 81% of those wins came by finish. Teixeira averages 1.6 takedowns per fight at 34% accuracy and stops 60% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
33-9
UFC Record
16-7
Height
6'2"
Reach
76"
Age
46
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Jamahal Hill · Decision · Jan 2023

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Glover Teixeira's Last 5 Fights

Teixeira is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Jamahal Hill · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · Jan 2023
  2. Loss vs Jiri Prochazka · Submission · R5 4:32 · UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · Jun 2022
  3. Win vs Jan Blachowicz · Submission · R2 3:02 · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Oct 2021
  4. Win vs Thiago Santos · Submission · R3 1:49 · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · Nov 2020
  5. Win vs Anthony Smith · KO/TKO · R5 1:04 · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 2020

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.6
Accuracy
51%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.22

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.5
Strike Differential
+-0.9
Opp. Accuracy Against
49%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.6
Takedown Accuracy
34%
Takedown Defense
60%
Control Time / Fight
3:25
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.7

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
13% KO
13% Sub
R2
9% KO
9% Sub
R3+
4% KO
9% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Glover Teixeira vs Average

Glover Teixeira's UFC Fight History

23 UFC fights on record (16-7), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
L★Jamahal HillDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill2023-01-21
L★Jiri ProchazkaSubmissionR5 · 4:32UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka2022-06-11
W★Jan BlachowiczSubmissionR2 · 3:02UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira2021-10-30
WThiago SantosSubmissionR3 · 1:49UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira2020-11-07
WAnthony SmithKO/TKOR5 · 1:04UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira2020-05-13
WNikita KrylovDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje2019-09-14
WIon CutelabaSubmissionR2 · 3:37UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson2019-04-27
WKarl RobersonSubmissionR1 · 3:21UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw2019-01-19
LCorey AndersonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith2018-07-22
WMisha CirkunovKO/TKOR1 · 2:45UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos2017-12-16
LAlexander GustafssonKO/TKOR5 · 1:07UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira2017-05-28
WJared CannonierDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie2017-02-11
LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKOR1 · 0:13UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 22016-08-20
WRashad EvansKO/TKOR1 · 1:48UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans2016-04-16
WPatrick CumminsKO/TKOR2 · 1:12UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 32015-11-07
WOvince Saint PreuxSubmissionR3 · 3:10UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux2015-08-08
LPhil DavisDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 22014-10-25
L★Jon JonesDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira2014-04-26
WRyan BaderKO/TKOR1 · 2:55UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader2013-09-04
WJames Te HunaSubmissionR1 · 2:38UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 22013-05-25
WQuinton JacksonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson2013-01-26
WFabio MaldonadoKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar2012-10-13
WKyle KingsburySubmissionR1 · 1:53UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir2012-05-26

How Teixeira Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.6 sig. strikes/min
59th percentile
Striking accuracy51%
61st percentile
Strikes absorbed4.5/min
23rd percentile
Takedowns1.6/fight
81st percentile
Takedown defense60%
41st percentile
Knockdown power0.22/fight
51st percentile

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