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Glover Teixeira vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Glover Teixeira is 33-9-0; Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou is 18-18-0. Glover Teixeira is 4 years older than Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Glover Teixeira. Glover Teixeira is 4" · 10 cm taller than Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. They have met once: Glover Teixeira 1, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou 0.

Glover Teixeira
Brazil
Glover Teixeira
33-9-0
UDSUBSUB
Light HeavyweightMet once
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Cameroon
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
“The African Assassin” · 18-18-0
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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
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

No background on record

Camp · Team Quest -Portland · Cameroon

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

85%
Head
45%
13%
Body
23%
2%
Leg
32%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Glover Teixeiralast 23 fights
51%10%39%
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjoulast 3 fights
85%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Glover Teixeira· from fights outside the UFC Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.592.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersRameau Thierry Sokoudjou · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.472.88
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersRameau Thierry Sokoudjou · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.041.27
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersRameau Thierry Sokoudjou · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%40%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersRameau Thierry Sokoudjou · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.901.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Glover Teixeira · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersRameau Thierry Sokoudjou · Elite · better than 88% 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
2.54
4.47
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.88
2.04 / 6.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.27 / 3.2
34%
Takedown accuracy
40%
3:25
Control time / fight
0:08
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.30

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
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou3 UFC fights · 60 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%21/101
20%12/14
30%18/23
Clinch
5%3/7
3%2/2
2%1/1
Ground
5%3/4
0%0/0
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 TeixeiraRameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Frequently asked questions

Have Glover Teixeira and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at WEC 24: Full Force (Wed, Oct 11, 2006), where Glover Teixeira won by TKO.

What are the records of Glover Teixeira and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou?

Glover Teixeira is 33-9-0 and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou is 18-18-0.

Who has the longer reach, Glover Teixeira or Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou?

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has the longer reach: 78" · 198 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Glover Teixeira, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Glover Teixeira or Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou?

Glover Teixeira is taller at 6'2" · 188 cm; Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou stands 5'10" · 178 cm.

Who is older, Glover Teixeira or Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou?

Glover Teixeira is 46 and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou is 42.

Who has more finishes, Glover Teixeira or Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou?

Glover Teixeira has 28 wins inside the distance (17 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission); Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou has 14 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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