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Glover Teixeira vs Jon Jones

Glover Teixeira is 33-9-0; Jon Jones is 28-1-0 (1 NC). Glover Teixeira is 7 years older than Jon Jones. Jon Jones has a 8" · 20 cm reach advantage over Glover Teixeira. Jon Jones is 2" · 5 cm taller than Glover Teixeira. They have met once: Glover Teixeira 0, Jon Jones 1.

Glover Teixeira
Brazil
Glover Teixeira
33-9-0
UDSUBSUB
Met once
Jon Jones
United States
Jon Jones
“Bones” · 28-1-0 (1 NC)
TKOSUBUD
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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
Jon Jones
Folkstyle WrestlingGreco-Roman WrestlingMMA
  • —Purple belt · BJJRoberto Alencar
  • 2006Champion · NJCAA
  • 2005Champion · State HS189 lb
  • 2005All-American · Nhsca
Camp · Jackson's MMA Acoma · Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

85%
Head
49%
13%
Body
23%
2%
Leg
27%

Time in position

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

Glover Teixeiralast 1 fight
54%25%21%
Jon Joneslast 2 fights
69%28%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Glover Teixeira· from fights outside the UFC Jon Jones· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.594.38
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersJon Jones · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.472.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersJon Jones · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.041.89
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersJon Jones · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%46%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersJon Jones · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
60%95%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersJon Jones · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.900.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersJon Jones · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.59
Strikes landed / min
4.38
4.47
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.24
2.04 / 6.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.89 / 4.1
34%
Takedown accuracy
46%
60%
Takedown defence
95%
3:25
Control time / fight
3:40
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.50

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
Jon Jones24 UFC fights · 1564 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
24%383/1058
15%236/336
25%393/524
Clinch
7%116/189
6%100/118
2%34/39
Ground
17%260/348
2%39/40
0%3/3

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 TeixeiraJon Jones

Frequently asked questions

Have Glover Teixeira and Jon Jones ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira (Sat, Apr 26, 2014), where Jon Jones won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Glover Teixeira and Jon Jones?

Glover Teixeira is 33-9-0 and Jon Jones is 28-1-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Glover Teixeira or Jon Jones?

Jon Jones has the longer reach: 84" · 213 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Glover Teixeira, a 8" · 20 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Glover Teixeira or Jon Jones?

Jon Jones is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Glover Teixeira stands 6'2" · 188 cm.

Who is older, Glover Teixeira or Jon Jones?

Glover Teixeira is 46 and Jon Jones is 39.

Who has more finishes, Glover Teixeira or Jon Jones?

Glover Teixeira has 28 wins inside the distance (17 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission); Jon Jones has 18 wins (11 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission).

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