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Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Glover Teixeira won · SUB
Elo1432
Thiago Santos
Elo1450

Thiago SantosvsGlover TeixeiraUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · Saturday, November 7, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Glover Teixeira won

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Style matchupThiago Santos: Well-roundedvsGlover Teixeira: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Glover Teixeira wins(64.4%)

Actual result: Glover Teixeira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Glover Teixeira at +190 American odds

+$190 profit

$290 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Glover Teixeira threatens submissions; Thiago Santos has lost 30% of fights by sub.

Tale of the Tape

Thiago Santos
Red Corner
VS
Glover Teixeira
Blue Corner
-240
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+190
(34%)
1432
Elo
1450
42
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'2"
193.04 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Thiago SantosL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Jon Jones · Jul 19
L
vs Aleksandar Rakic · Mar 21
W
vs Johnny Walker · Oct 21
L
vs Magomed Ankalaev · Mar 22
L
KOvs Jamahal Hill · Aug 22
latest
Glover TeixeiraL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Nikita Krylov · Sep 19
W
KOvs Anthony Smith · May 20
W
SUBvs Jan Blachowicz · Oct 21
L
SUBvs Jiri Prochazka · Jun 22
L
vs Jamahal Hill · Jan 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Thiago SantosMetricGlover Teixeira
3.72
Strikes / min
3.73
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
4.43
53%
Strike defense
51%
0.88
TDs / 15 min
2.11
65%
Takedown defense
60%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.15Δ 1.85 — meaningful gap-0.70

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1608 vs 1624Strikes4.4 vs 3.7Takedowns0.8 vs 1.9Sub Atts0.10 vs 0.90Form0.4 vs 0.9
Thiago SantosGlover Teixeira

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Thiago Santos(10 fights)Glover Teixeira(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -17.6|Blue +17.6
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +312.0|Blue -312.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Thiago SantosTargetGlover Teixeira

By target zone

38
66% acc · 95%
Head
46
73% acc · 100%
0
0% acc
Body
0
2
100% acc · 5%
Leg
0

By position

11
46% acc · 28%
Distance
2
40% acc · 4%
0
Clinch
0
29
73% acc · 73%
Ground
44
76% acc · 96%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Thiago Santos rounds
0
even
2
Glover Teixeira rounds
Round 1Glover Teixeira edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:04
20Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
4:02Control
Round 2Glover Teixeira edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
22Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
4:39Control
Round 3Thiago Santos edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control1:14
Knockdowns1
4Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
40 / 64
Sig Strikes
46 / 63
56.7%
Sig Str %
74.7%
81 / 109
Total Strikes
148 / 180
0 / 0
TDs
4 / 7
TD %
66.7%
0
Sub Att
2
0
Rev
0
1:18
Ctrl Time
9:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Glover Teixeira20 / 2777 / 872 / 40
1Thiago Santos15 / 2440 / 520 / 00
2Glover Teixeira22 / 3158 / 781 / 11
2Thiago Santos3 / 79 / 140 / 00
3Glover Teixeira4 / 513 / 151 / 21
3Thiago Santos22 / 3332 / 430 / 00

Thiago Santos

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights24

Glover Teixeira

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights23