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UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
VS
Glover Teixeira
Glover Teixeira
26-5 · BRA
May 28, 2017 · Stockholm, Sweden
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Alexander Gustafsson def. Glover Teixeira by KO/TKO (Punches), R5 1:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gustafsson14/420/000:00
Teixeira5/251/300:09
R2
Gustafsson17/580/000:23
Teixeira17/470/200:00
R3
Gustafsson32/621/211:34
Teixeira8/270/000:24
R4
Gustafsson27/520/100:52
Teixeira9/280/000:00
R5 · 1:07
Gustafsson7/140/010:01
Teixeira3/70/000:00
Total
Gustafsson97/2281/322:50
Teixeira42/1341/500:33

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
GustafssonWin probabilityTeixeira
61.6%38.4%
KO / TKO
82%
Submission
5%
Decision
13%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Gustafsson, blue toward Teixeira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gustafsson62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO50%82%
Submission3%4%
Decision9%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3375)act 97
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 1
Teixeira38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%83%
Submission2%6%
Decision4%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 42
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.7)act 1
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R228%
R315%
R48%
R56%
Distance13%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Gustafsson
59.4%-150
Teixeira
+15039.6%
Most takedownstie 47.1%
Gustafsson
6.4%+731
Teixeira
-73146.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 57.5
57.5
Over 57.5
42.4%
+136
Under 57.5
57.6%
-136
072144
Teixeira
Expected: 46.4
46.5
Over 46.5
42.3%
+136
Under 46.5
57.7%
-136
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Gustafsson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.4%
Exactly 0
89.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Teixeira
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
35.9%
+143
Exactly 1
12.8%
push
Under 1
51.2%
-143
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Gustafsson61.6%72.4%−10.8-300
Teixeira38.4%27.6%+10.8+250

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
61.9Striking66.2
Teixeira +4.4
59.1Grappling62.4
Teixeira +3.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GustafssonTeixeira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1607
Pound-for-pound
1640
1602
Divisional
1637
1524
Striking offense
1525
1507
Striking defense
1500
1506
Grappling offense
1529
1536
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
30 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.12
Strikes landed / min
3.73
40%
Strike accuracy
46%
3.63
Strikes absorbed / min
3.39
51%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.93
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
40%
Takedown accuracy
56%
86%
Takedown defense
59%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
267
Days since last fight
106
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Gustafsson
  • WJan BlachowiczU-DEC R3
    Close -7009mo before
  • LDaniel CormierS-DEC R5
    Close +2151y 8mo before
  • LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2902y 4mo before
  • WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R2
    Close -5253y 3mo before
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +6603y 8mo before
Glover Teixeira
  • WJared CannonierU-DEC R3
    Close -2303mo before
  • LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2009mo before
  • WRashad EvansKO/TKO R1
    Close -2251y 1mo before
  • WPatrick CumminsKO/TKO R2
    Close -5251y 7mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxSUB R3
    Close +1201y 10mo before
Gustafsson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (33%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0
Teixeira — win / loss by method
Record: 26-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
16 wins, 2 losses
W
62% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
17win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (12%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gustafsson
Teixeira
13
UFC fights
12
132.1 min · 10.2 avg
Octagon time
108.8 min · 9.1 avg
18y 8m
Career length
24y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Gustafsson
Teixeira
200W–38L · 84.0%
Overall
198W–47L · 80.8%
143W–32L · 81.7%
Wins
146W–39L · 78.9%
57W–6L · 90.5%
Losses
52W–8L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gustafsson
Teixeira
48W–24L · 66.7%
Overall
173W–79L · 68.7%
48W–24L · 66.7%
Wins
163W–76L · 68.2%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–3L · 76.9%
Distance striking
Gustafsson
Teixeira
4.82
Landed / min
4.17
35.1%
Accuracy
36.0%
55.2%
Defense
63.4%
0.80
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.55
62.8%
Time at distance
45.2%
Grappling & control
Gustafsson
Teixeira
1.93
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
40.5%
Takedown accuracy
56.3%
86.1%
Takedown defense
59.0%
0.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.69
67.1%
Control share
65.5%
Strike target map
Gustafsson
  • Head73%(395)div 65%
  • Body15%(84)div 19%
  • Legs12%(65)div 16%
Teixeira
  • Head87%(355)div 65%
  • Body12%(49)div 19%
  • Legs0%(2)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Alexander Gustafsson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Glover Teixeira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.