Thiago Santos vs Glover Teixeira — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira

Las Vegas, USA

7 Nov 2020

Light Heavyweight

51%

Santos

49%

Teixeira

Win Probability

Submission

Round 3 · 1:49

Thiago Santos

"Marreta"

22 – 11

6'2"76" reachOrthodox42 yrs2-fight slideKnockout Artist

CFR 32

Glover Teixeira

33 – 9

Well-Rounded2-fight slide46 yrsOrthodox76" reach6'2"

CFR 31

★ Official Result

Glover TeixeirawinsSubmissionR3 · 1:49

def. Thiago Santos · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Santos

→

Actual result

Teixeira wins

Submission · R3

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Santos at 51% vs Teixeira at 49% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Risk flags

Santos's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Teixeira has a chin rating of 36 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

SantosTeixeira

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Santos

Teixeira

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'2"

Height

6'2"

76"

Reach

76"

42+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Santos

Teixeira

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

32.2

31.4

54.0

Performance Avg

58.4

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Santos

Teixeira

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

9.0

/ 10

4.5

/ 10

7.3

Style: Pressure

7.3

2.9

Style: Volume

2.9

11 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

5 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

1Distance0

0Clinch0

21Ground4

Santos

Teixeira

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

0.5

/ 10

4.0

/ 10

0.4

Wrestling Style (/10)

2.8

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

4.4

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Santos

Teixeira

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

KO risk

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R3.0 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

10 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

24/33 fights

Chin rating based on

23/42 fights

Santos

Teixeira

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

2-fight 📉 slide

Current form

2-fight 📉 slide

L · KO · R4

L · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R5

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R3

Last 5

L · Dec · R5

L · Sub · R5

W · Sub · R2

W · Sub · R3

W · KO · R5

Santos

Teixeira

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

79%

75%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Santos

Teixeira

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

9.0

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

4.5

0.5

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

4.0

0.4

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

2.8

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

4.4

7.3

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.3

2.9

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

2.9

Santos

Strike Zones

Teixeira

Santos

Attacking

22 landed

Absorbing

4 absorbed

Teixeira

Attacking

4 landed

Absorbing

22 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Santos targets the head (100% of attacks) — Teixeira absorbs 100% of strikes there

🎯Teixeira targets the head (100% of attacks) — Santos absorbs 100% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Santos

RND

Teixeira

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Santos · Last 5

L · KO · R4

Jamahal Hill

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill · 2022-08

L · Dec · R5

Magomed Ankalaev

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · 2022-03

W · Dec · R5

Johnny Walker

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker · 2021-10

L · Dec · R3

Aleksandar Rakic

Decision

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · 2021-03

L · Sub · R3

Glover Teixeira

Submission

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · 2020-11

Teixeira · Last 5

L · Dec · R5

Jamahal Hill

Decision

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · 2023-01

L · Sub · R5

Jiri Prochazka

Submission

UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · 2022-06

W · Sub · R2

Jan Blachowicz

Submission

UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · 2021-10

W · Sub · R3

Thiago Santos

Submission

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · 2020-11

W · KO · R5

Anthony Smith

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · 2020-05

News & Media

Thiago Santos · Glover Teixeira

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