Glover Teixeira vs Jon Jones

Glover Teixeira vs Jon Jones: Matchup Breakdown

Glover Teixeira is 16-7 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 69.6% win rate. Jon Jones is 22-1 (1 NC) at Light Heavyweight, winning 91.7% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Jon Jones leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira on Apr 26, 2014, won by Jon Jones by Decision - Unanimous in round 5.

Jon Jones holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,825 to 1,177. Career peaks are 1,303 for Glover Teixeira and 1,825 for Jon Jones. Glover Teixeira has 6 KO/TKO and 7 submission wins from 16 victories, an 81.3% finish rate. Jon Jones has 6 KO/TKO and 6 submission wins, finishing 54.5% of the time.

Glover Teixeira stands 6' 2" with a reach of 76" and fights orthodox. Jon Jones is 6' 4" with a reach of 84", orthodox. That is an 8-inch reach advantage for Jon Jones. Glover Teixeira is 46, Jon Jones is 39.

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. Jon Jones has landed 1,564 at 58.9% with 45 takedowns and 1h 24m of control.

Glover Teixeira has 4 title fights (1 won) against 16 (15 won) for Jon Jones. They share 7 common opponents: Thiago Santos, Anthony Smith, Alexander Gustafsson, Rashad Evans, Ovince Saint Preux, Ryan Bader, Quinton Jackson.