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

Glover Teixeira def. Thiago Santos (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 1:49
WIN
Glover Teixeira
BrazilGlover 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

Betting Odds

Thiago Santos
-266
73% implied win probability
Open: -212Best: -238
Glover Teixeira
+209
32% implied win probability
Open: +166Best: +300

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Thiago SantosGlover Teixeira
30%40%50%60%70%Oct 22Oct 28Nov 2Nov 8Oct 22, 7:36 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -220 (69%)Oct 23, 7:40 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -190 (66%)Oct 24, 7:37 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -209 (68%)Oct 24, 1:43 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -209 (68%)Oct 25, 3:23 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -207 (67%)Oct 25, 12:36 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -211 (68%)Oct 25, 6:16 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -209 (68%)Oct 26, 6:36 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -212 (68%)Oct 27, 7:42 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -215 (68%)Oct 28, 4:30 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -218 (69%)Oct 31, 5:57 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -218 (69%)Oct 31, 2:25 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -221 (69%)Nov 1, 12:42 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -220 (69%)Nov 1, 1:12 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -225 (69%)Nov 1, 4:32 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -227 (69%)Nov 1, 12:02 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -229 (70%)Nov 1, 2:36 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -229 (70%)Nov 1, 3:02 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -227 (69%)Nov 1, 4:04 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -229 (70%)Nov 1, 6:26 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -228 (70%)Nov 1, 11:50 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -229 (70%)Nov 2, 3:25 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -232 (70%)Nov 2, 6:00 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -233 (70%)Nov 2, 10:30 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -233 (70%)Nov 2, 1:35 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -232 (70%)Nov 2, 2:40 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -232 (70%)Nov 2, 3:00 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -232 (70%)Nov 2, 4:35 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -232 (70%)Nov 2, 8:15 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -234 (70%)Nov 3, 12:00 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -235 (70%)Nov 3, 8:30 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -236 (70%)Nov 3, 8:30 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -237 (70%)Nov 3, 2:21 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -237 (70%)Nov 3, 3:40 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -238 (70%)Nov 3, 6:51 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -241 (71%)Nov 4, 12:45 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -244 (71%)Nov 4, 5:25 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -246 (71%)Nov 4, 7:00 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -245 (71%)Nov 5, 4:16 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -246 (71%)Nov 5, 4:36 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -250 (71%)Nov 6, 12:01 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -251 (72%)Nov 6, 5:20 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -251 (72%)Nov 6, 3:00 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -253 (72%)Nov 6, 5:31 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -255 (72%)Nov 6, 8:05 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -253 (72%)Nov 6, 9:25 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -251 (72%)Nov 7, 1:51 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -253 (72%)Nov 7, 4:23 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -251 (72%)Nov 7, 6:31 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -251 (72%)Nov 7, 9:41 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -250 (71%)Nov 7, 11:10 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -249 (71%)Nov 7, 1:11 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -245 (71%)Nov 7, 1:30 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -241 (71%)Nov 7, 1:50 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -239 (71%)Nov 7, 2:15 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -239 (71%)Nov 7, 6:30 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -238 (70%)Nov 7, 6:40 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -240 (71%)Nov 7, 8:30 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -240 (71%)Nov 7, 9:40 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -243 (71%)Nov 7, 10:20 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -242 (71%)Nov 7, 11:01 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -245 (71%)Nov 7, 11:11 PM UTC · Thiago Santos -246 (71%)Nov 8, 12:35 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -245 (71%)Nov 8, 1:31 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -246 (71%)Nov 8, 2:10 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -247 (71%)Nov 8, 2:55 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -247 (71%)Nov 8, 3:30 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -248 (71%)Nov 8, 4:00 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -252 (72%)Nov 8, 4:50 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -253 (72%)Nov 8, 5:01 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -254 (72%)Nov 8, 5:30 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -256 (72%)Nov 8, 5:40 AM UTC · Thiago Santos -266 (73%)Oct 22, 7:36 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +185 (35%)Oct 23, 7:40 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +165 (38%)Oct 24, 7:37 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +158 (39%)Oct 24, 1:43 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +160 (38%)Oct 25, 3:23 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +159 (39%)Oct 25, 12:36 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +162 (38%)Oct 25, 6:16 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +163 (38%)Oct 26, 6:36 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +164 (38%)Oct 27, 7:42 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +169 (37%)Oct 28, 4:30 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +171 (37%)Oct 31, 5:57 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +171 (37%)Oct 31, 2:25 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +171 (37%)Nov 1, 12:42 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +174 (36%)Nov 1, 1:12 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +176 (36%)Nov 1, 4:32 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +178 (36%)Nov 1, 12:02 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +177 (36%)Nov 1, 2:36 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +178 (36%)Nov 1, 3:02 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +177 (36%)Nov 1, 4:04 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +177 (36%)Nov 1, 6:26 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +178 (36%)Nov 1, 11:50 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +179 (36%)Nov 2, 3:25 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +178 (36%)Nov 2, 6:00 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +181 (36%)Nov 2, 10:30 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +180 (36%)Nov 2, 1:35 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +181 (36%)Nov 2, 2:40 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +179 (36%)Nov 2, 3:00 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +180 (36%)Nov 2, 4:35 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +182 (35%)Nov 2, 8:15 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +182 (35%)Nov 3, 12:00 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +182 (35%)Nov 3, 8:30 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +183 (35%)Nov 3, 8:30 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +186 (35%)Nov 3, 2:21 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +184 (35%)Nov 3, 3:40 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +185 (35%)Nov 3, 6:51 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +187 (35%)Nov 4, 12:45 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +189 (35%)Nov 4, 5:25 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +189 (35%)Nov 4, 7:00 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +188 (35%)Nov 5, 4:16 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +191 (34%)Nov 5, 4:36 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +193 (34%)Nov 6, 12:01 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +194 (34%)Nov 6, 5:20 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +194 (34%)Nov 6, 3:00 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +196 (34%)Nov 6, 5:31 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +197 (34%)Nov 6, 8:05 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +197 (34%)Nov 6, 9:25 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +195 (34%)Nov 7, 1:51 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +196 (34%)Nov 7, 4:23 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +197 (34%)Nov 7, 6:31 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +197 (34%)Nov 7, 9:41 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +195 (34%)Nov 7, 11:10 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +196 (34%)Nov 7, 1:11 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +194 (34%)Nov 7, 1:30 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +191 (34%)Nov 7, 1:50 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +190 (34%)Nov 7, 2:15 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +190 (34%)Nov 7, 6:30 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +189 (35%)Nov 7, 6:40 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +190 (34%)Nov 7, 8:30 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +190 (34%)Nov 7, 9:40 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +190 (34%)Nov 7, 10:20 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +190 (34%)Nov 7, 11:01 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +191 (34%)Nov 7, 11:11 PM UTC · Glover Teixeira +192 (34%)Nov 8, 12:35 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +193 (34%)Nov 8, 1:31 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +193 (34%)Nov 8, 2:10 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +194 (34%)Nov 8, 2:55 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +196 (34%)Nov 8, 3:30 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +195 (34%)Nov 8, 4:00 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +198 (34%)Nov 8, 4:50 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +199 (33%)Nov 8, 5:01 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +198 (34%)Nov 8, 5:30 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +199 (33%)Nov 8, 5:40 AM UTC · Glover Teixeira +209 (32%)-266+209
SportsbookThiago SantosGlover Teixeira
BetOnline-242+207
Bookmaker-255+201
Bovada-265+205
Cloudbet-238+200
DraftKings-240+190
FanDuel-430+300
MyBookie-250+195
Pinnacle-250+208
sportsbetio-286+183
sports-interaction-315+220
unibet-240+190

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Thiago Santos vs Glover Teixeira?

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.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Thiago Santos 36%64% Glover Teixeira

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Thiago Santos
Knockout Artist
7 edges
Glover Teixeira
Complete Fighter
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

98Power93
97Speed90
96Precision90
93Durability94
67Engine93
48Wrestling88
74Ground95

Biggest edge Glover Teixeira, Submissions +45

Attribute by attribute

Thiago Santos is on the left of every row, Glover Teixeira on the right.
99Punch power95
97Kick power91
97Punch speed91
97Kick speed88
96Accuracy90
48Takedowns88
99Ground striking95
49Submissions94
89Chin94
96Body strength93
67Cardio93

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

22-11-0
Record
33-9-0
1791
Power Index rating
1892
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
46
6'2"
188 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Brazil
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

3.72
SLpM
3.73
48%
Str. Acc.
49%
2.57
SApM
4.43
53%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

0.88
TD Avg.
2.11
33%
TD Acc.
33%
65%
TD Def.
60%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
0.90

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Thiago Santos · 1-3
  • W
    Guto Inocente
    Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA · Apr 10, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Denis Goltsov
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season · Jun 12, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 2:22 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Yoel Romero
    PFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs · Feb 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • NC
    Rob Wilkinson
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2023 Regular Season · Mar 31, 2023
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Jamahal Hill
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Hill · Aug 6, 2022
    TKO · R4 · 2:31 · Light Heavyweight
Glover Teixeira · 3-2
  • W
    Anthony Smith
    UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 · Jun 29, 2023
    Decision · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jamahal Hill
    UFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill · Jan 21, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Jiri Prochazka
    UFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka · Jun 11, 2022
    Submission · R5 · 4:32 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Jan Blachowicz
    UFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021
    Submission · R2 · 3:02 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Thiago Santos
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Teixeira · Nov 8, 2020
    Submission · R3 · 1:49 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 25 fights · 23 fights
37.0
Avg sig. strikes
41.4
0.56
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%