Teixeira vs Santos

Who won Teixeira vs Santos?

Glover Teixeira beat Thiago Santos by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Vegas 13, on Saturday 7th November 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Teixeira vs Santos stats

Glover Teixeira stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Thiago Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Thiago Santos marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Glover Teixeira's UFC record stood at 16-7-0, while Thiago Santos' came in at 14-10-0.

The stats suggested Santos had an advantage in power over Teixeira, with a 71% knock out percentage over Teixeira's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Teixeira had a large advantage over Santos, boasting a 26% submission rate over Santos' 5%.

Glover Teixeira was the older man by 4 years, at 45 years old.

Teixeira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 89 to Santos' 82.

Teixeira vs Santos form

Teixeira had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Nikita Krylov at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ion Cutelaba at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Karl Roberson at UFC on ESPN+ 1 on 19th January 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

He had lost to Corey Anderson at UFC Fight Night 134 on 22nd July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

Santos had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Denis Goltsov at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Yoel Romero at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Rob Wilkinson at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Thiago Santos had been fighting more than Glover Teixeira.

Going to this contest, Glover Teixeira had last fought 4 years, 9 months and 26 days ago, while Thiago Santos' last outing had been 8 months and 26 days ago.

Teixeira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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