Glover Teixeira vs Ion Cutelaba

Glover Teixeira vs Ion Cutelaba: Matchup Breakdown

Glover Teixeira is 16-7 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 69.6% win rate. Ion Cutelaba is 9-11-1 at Light Heavyweight, winning 42.9% of the time. Glover Teixeira is listed as retired. Ion Cutelaba is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Glover Teixeira leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson on Apr 27, 2019, won by Glover Teixeira by Submission in round 2.

Glover Teixeira holds the higher ELO rating, 1,160 to 856. Career peaks are 1,257 for Glover Teixeira and 1,001 for Ion Cutelaba. Glover Teixeira has 6 KO/TKO and 7 submission wins from 16 victories, an 81.3% finish rate. Ion Cutelaba has 4 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins, finishing 66.7% of the time.

Glover Teixeira stands 6' 2" with a reach of 76" and fights orthodox. Ion Cutelaba is 6' 1" with a reach of 75", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Glover Teixeira. Glover Teixeira is 46, Ion Cutelaba is 32.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Glover Teixeira has landed 953 significant strikes at 50.7% accuracy with 36 takedowns and 1h 18m of control time. Ion Cutelaba has landed 694 at 43.6% with 45 takedowns and 38:58 of control.

Glover Teixeira has 4 title fights (1 won) against 0 (0 won) for Ion Cutelaba. They share 2 common opponents: Misha Cirkunov, Jared Cannonier.