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Glover Teixeira vs Jared Cannonier

Glover Teixeira is 33-9-0; Jared Cannonier is 18-10-0. Glover Teixeira is 4 years older than Jared Cannonier. Jared Cannonier has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Glover Teixeira. Glover Teixeira is 3" · 8 cm taller than Jared Cannonier. They have met once: Glover Teixeira 1, Jared Cannonier 0.

Glover Teixeira
Brazil
Glover Teixeira
33-9-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · SubmissionWin · Submission
Met once
Jared Cannonier
United States
Jared Cannonier
“Tha Killa Gorilla” · 18-10-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKO
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Style & credentials

Glover Teixeira
BJJBoxing
  • —Black belt · BJJLuigi Mondelli
  • 2021UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
Camp · Teixeira MMA & Fitness · Bethel (formerly Danbury), Connecticut, US
Jared Cannonier
OtherBJJMMA
  • 2023Brown belt · BJJ
  • 2014AFC Heavyweight ChampionshipAlaska Fighting Championship
Camp · The MMA Lab · Glendale, Arizona, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

85%
Head
63%
13%
Body
20%
2%
Leg
17%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Glover Teixeiralast 1 fight
54%25%21%
Jared Cannonierlast 8 fights
71%23%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Glover Teixeira Jared Cannonier
Strikes landed / min
3.594.25
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.474.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.040.77
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
60%65%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.900.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.59
Strikes landed / min
4.25
4.47
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.36
2.04 / 6.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.77 / 1.7
34%
Takedown accuracy
45%
60%
Takedown defence
65%
3:25
Control time / fight
1:44
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Glover Teixeira23 UFC fights · 953 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%383/1075
9%88/133
2%16/16
Clinch
7%67/128
3%25/29
0%1/1
Ground
38%360/486
1%13/13
0%0/0
Jared Cannonier20 UFC fights · 1161 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
47%548/1569
17%199/285
17%203/251
Clinch
7%77/109
4%44/46
1%7/8
Ground
7%79/100
0%4/4
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Glover TeixeiraJared Cannonier

Frequently asked questions

Have Glover Teixeira and Jared Cannonier ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie (Sat, Feb 11, 2017), where Glover Teixeira won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Glover Teixeira and Jared Cannonier?

Glover Teixeira is 33-9-0 and Jared Cannonier is 18-10-0.

Who has the longer reach, Glover Teixeira or Jared Cannonier?

Jared Cannonier has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Glover Teixeira, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Glover Teixeira or Jared Cannonier?

Glover Teixeira is taller at 6'2" · 188 cm; Jared Cannonier stands 5'11" · 180 cm.

Who is older, Glover Teixeira or Jared Cannonier?

Glover Teixeira is 46 and Jared Cannonier is 42.

Who has more finishes, Glover Teixeira or Jared Cannonier?

Glover Teixeira has 28 wins inside the distance (17 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission); Jared Cannonier has 13 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).

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