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Glover Teixeira vs Thiago Santos

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Nov 7, 2020Odds at the close
Glover Teixeira def. Thiago Santos · submission, round 3 (1:49)
Underdog
Glover
Teixeira
Light Heavyweight
Record
31-7
UFC
14-5
Age
41
Height
6'2"
Reach
76"
Stance
Orthodox
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TeixeiraSantos
Closing line
33%67%
Closed +190 / −238.
Favourite
Thiago
Santos
Light Heavyweight
Record
21-7
UFC
13-6
Age
36
Height
6'2"
Reach
76"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Glover TeixeiraThiago Santos
Significant strikes46 of 6340 of 64
Knockdowns01
Takedowns4 of 70 of 0
Control time9:031:18
Submission attempts20

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

17
23
Round 1
17
16
Round 2
■ Glover Teixeira ■ Thiago Santos Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Anthony Smith
Glover Teixeira
Won · KO/TKO, round 5
May 2020 · landed 2.5 more significant strikes a minute
Thiago Santos
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Feb 2018 · landed 7.9 more significant strikes a minute
Jon Jones
Glover Teixeira
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Apr 2014 · Jones landed 3.4 more a minute
Thiago Santos
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Jul 2019 · Jones landed 0.6 more a minute

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