Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Glover Teixeira won · SUB R2
UFC Event·Saturday, October 30, 2021·Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
Style matchupJan Blachowicz: 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(56.3%)
Actual result: Glover Teixeira wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Tale of the Tape
Jan Blachowicz
Red Corner
VS
Glover Teixeira
Blue Corner
-265
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+215
(32%)
43
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'2"
198.12 cm
Reach
193.04 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Jan Blachowicz
oldest →latest
W
vs Israel Adesanya · Mar 21W
KOvs Aleksandar Rakic · May 22L
vs Alex Pereira · Jul 23L
vs Carlos Ulberg · Mar 25D
vs Bogdan Guskov · Dec 25Glover TeixeiraL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Nikita Krylov · Sep 19W
KOvs Anthony Smith · May 20W
SUBvs Thiago Santos · Nov 20L
SUBvs Jiri Prochazka · Jun 22L
vs Jamahal Hill · Jan 23Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Jan BlachowiczMetricGlover Teixeira
3.55
Strikes / min
3.73
3.14
Strikes absorbed / min
4.43
52%
Strike defense
51%
0.98
TDs / 15 min
2.11
69%
Takedown defense
60%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.41Δ 1.11 — meaningful gap-0.70
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Jan BlachowiczGlover Teixeira
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Jan Blachowicz(10 fights)Glover Teixeira(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-21.821.8
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-119.0119.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.0-0.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
Jan Blachowicz
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights21
Glover Teixeira
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights23