UFC UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira Final

Glover Teixeira vs Thiago Santos

Glover Teixeira
Brazil

Glover Teixeira

33-9

Winner

VS
Thiago Santos
Brazil

Thiago Santos

“Marreta”

22-13

Winner

Glover Teixeira

Submission (From Back Control) · Round 3 — 1:49

8 November 2020 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Glover Teixeira beat Thiago Santos by submission in round 3 at 1:49.
  • Glover Teixeira landed 148 of 180 total strikes and 4 of 7 takedowns, with 9:03 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 20-17, 20-17, 20-17.
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Tale of the tape

Glover TeixeiraThiago Santos
33-9Record22-13
41Age on fight night36
6′2″ (188 cm)Height6′2″ (188 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Teixeira MMA & FitnessTeamNova Uniao Manaus
Sobralia, Minas Gerais, BrazilFromRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fight statistics

148of 180 · 82%Total strikes landed81of 109 · 74%
103of 134Head strikes74of 97
42of 42Body strikes5of 10
3of 4Leg strikes2of 2
4of 7Takedowns0
0Knockdowns1
2Submission attempts0
9:03Control time1:18

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Glover TeixeiraRoundThiago Santos
77/87strikes2/4TD0KD4:02controlR140/52strikes0/0TD0KD0:04control
58/78strikes1/1TD0KD4:39controlR29/14strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
13/15strikes1/2TD0KD0:22controlR332/43strikes0/0TD1KD1:14control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

10R1910R28

20total17

Derek Cleary

10R1910R28

20total17

Sal D'amato

10R1910R28

20total17

Form going into the fight

Glover Teixeira

  1. WAnthony SmithKO/TKO R5 1:042020
  2. WNikita Krylovsplit decision2019
  3. WIon Cutelabasubmission R2 3:372019
  4. WKarl Robersonsubmission R1 3:212019
  5. LCorey Anderson2018

Thiago Santos

  1. LJon Jonessplit decision2019
  2. WJan BlachowiczKO/TKO R3 0:392019
  3. WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R2 0:412018
  4. WEryk Anders2018
  5. WKevin Holland2018

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