Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Alexander Gustafsson won · KO/TKO R5
UFC Event·Sunday, May 28, 2017·Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden
Style matchupAlexander Gustafsson: Pressure fightervsGlover Teixeira: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: Glover Teixeira wins(58.3%)
Actual result: Alexander Gustafsson wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Alexander Gustafsson enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Glover Teixeira threatens submissions; Alexander Gustafsson has lost 38% of fights by sub.
- Alexander Gustafsson has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Alexander Gustafsson
Red Corner
VS
Glover Teixeira
Blue Corner
-300
(75%)
Vegas Odds
+250
(29%)
39
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'5"
Height
6'2"
200.66 cm
Reach
193.04 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Alexander GustafssonL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Jan Blachowicz · Sep 16L
KOvs Jon Jones · Dec 18L
SUBvs Anthony Smith · Jun 19L
SUBvs Fabricio Werdum · Jul 20L
KOvs Nikita Krylov · Jul 22Glover TeixeiraL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Anthony Smith · May 20W
SUBvs Thiago Santos · Nov 20W
SUBvs Jan Blachowicz · Oct 21L
SUBvs Jiri Prochazka · Jun 22L
vs Jamahal Hill · Jan 23Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Alexander GustafssonMetricGlover Teixeira
4.03
Strikes / min
3.73
3.53
Strikes absorbed / min
4.43
51%
Strike defense
51%
1.53
TDs / 15 min
2.11
83%
Takedown defense
60%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.50Δ 1.20 — meaningful gap-0.70
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Alexander GustafssonGlover Teixeira
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Alexander Gustafsson(10 fights)Glover Teixeira(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-30.330.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+161.0-161.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.01.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
Alexander Gustafsson
StanceOrthodox
Height77.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights17
Glover Teixeira
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights23