Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Teixeira
Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
Thiago Santos
Thiago Santos
“Marreta”
22-11-0
RESULT

Glover Teixeira def. Thiago Santos (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 1:49
WIN
Glover Teixeira
Glover Teixeira
33-9-0
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Glover Teixeira defeated Thiago Santos by Submission in round 3 (1:49) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Teixeira, held Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Thiago Santos
Glover Teixeira
1
Knockdowns
0
40 of 64
Significant strikes
46 of 63
63%
Sig. strike accuracy
73%
81 of 109
Total strikes
148 of 180
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 7
—
Takedown accuracy
57%
0
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
1:18
Control time
9:03
Significant strikes by target
38 of 58
Head
46 of 63
0 of 4
Body
0 of 0
2 of 2
Leg
0 of 0
11 of 24
Distance
2 of 5
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
29 of 40
Ground
44 of 58

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 24
Sig. str.
20 of 27
40 of 52
Total str.
77 of 87
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
4:02
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
3 of 7
Sig. str.
22 of 31
9 of 14
Total str.
58 of 78
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
4:39
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
22 of 33
Sig. str.
4 of 5
32 of 43
Total str.
13 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
1:14
Ctrl
0:22
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-11-0
Record
33-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
46
6'2"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
76"
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.72
SLpM
3.73
48%
Str. Acc.
49%
2.57
SApM
4.43
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.88
TD Avg.
2.11
33%
TD Acc.
33%
65%
TD Def.
60%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Thiago Santos · 1-4
  • L
    Jamahal Hill
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs HillSat, Aug 6, 2022
    TKO · R4 · 2:31 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Magomed Ankalaev
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 12, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Johnny Walker
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs WalkerSat, Oct 2, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Aleksandar Rakic
    UFC 259: Blachowicz vs AdesanyaSat, Mar 6, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Glover Teixeira
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs TeixeiraSun, Nov 8, 2020
    Submission · R3 · 1:49 · Light Heavyweight
Glover Teixeira · 3-2
  • L
    Jamahal Hill
    UFC 283: Teixeira vs HillSat, Jan 21, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Jiri Prochazka
    UFC 275: Teixeira vs ProchazkaSat, Jun 11, 2022
    Submission · R5 · 4:32 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Jan Blachowicz
    UFC 267: Blachowicz vs TeixeiraSat, Oct 30, 2021
    Submission · R2 · 3:02 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Thiago Santos
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs TeixeiraSun, Nov 8, 2020
    Submission · R3 · 1:49 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Anthony Smith
    UFC Fight Night: Smith vs TeixeiraThu, May 14, 2020
    TKO · R5 · 1:04 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 23 fights
37.0
Avg sig. strikes
41.4
0.58
Avg takedowns
1.57
1:19
Avg control time
3:25
100
Career high strikes
138
6
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Thiago Santos
Strike target
Glover Teixeira
51%
Head
85%
23%
Body
13%
26%
Leg
2%
Thiago Santos
Strike position
Glover Teixeira
58%
Distance
51%
17%
Clinch
10%
25%
Ground
39%