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UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
Glover Teixeira
Glover Teixeira
22-4 · BRA
VS
August 8, 2015 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.5lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Glover Teixeira def. Ovince Saint Preux by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 3:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Teixeira15/243/402:41
Saint Preux13/220/101:26
R2
Teixeira23/351/203:44
Saint Preux14/260/000:00
R3 · 3:10
Teixeira15/201/302:22
Saint Preux3/60/200:00
Total
Teixeira53/795/908:47
Saint Preux30/540/301:26

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
TeixeiraWin probabilitySaint Preux
49.8%50.2%
KO / TKO
71%
Submission
12%
Decision
17%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Teixeira50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%70%
Submission7%14%
Decision8%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 53
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.7)act 5
Saint Preux50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%71%
Submission5%10%
Decision9%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 30
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R229%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance17%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Teixeira
56.6%-134
Saint Preux
+13442.2%
Most takedownstie 52.7%
Teixeira
43.4%-1110
Saint Preux
+11103.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Teixeira
Expected: 49.3
49.5
Over 49.5
42.2%
+137
Under 49.5
57.8%
-137
062124
Saint Preux
Expected: 42.2
42
Over 42
42.0%
+134
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.4%
-134
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Teixeira
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
33.5%
+165
Exactly 1
11.0%
push
Under 1
55.5%
-165
035
Saint Preux
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.1%
Exactly 0
93.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.4 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
Teixeira49.8%43.8%+6.0+120
Saint Preux50.2%56.2%−6.0-140

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
63.3Striking64.2
Saint Preux +0.9
58.7Grappling56.3
Teixeira +2.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TeixeiraSaint Preux
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1598
Pound-for-pound
1598
1597
Divisional
1597
1514
Striking offense
1518
1501
Striking defense
1524
1523
Grappling offense
1510
1520
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
35 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.70
Strikes landed / min
2.30
42%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.78
Strikes absorbed / min
1.82
58%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.07
Takedowns / 15 min
1.45
53%
Takedown accuracy
50%
60%
Takedown defense
69%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
86%
-2
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
80%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
287
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Glover Teixeira
  • LPhil DavisU-DEC R3
    Close -2109mo before
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +3901y 3mo before
  • WRyan BaderKO/TKO R1
    Close -3301y 11mo before
  • WJames Te HunaSUB R1
    Close -4202y 2mo before
  • WQuinton JacksonU-DEC R3
    Close -2752y 6mo before
Ovince Saint Preux
  • WPatrick CumminsKO/TKO R1
    Close -1054mo before
  • WMauricio RuaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1509mo before
  • LRyan BaderU-DEC R5
    Close +1701y before
  • WRyan JimmoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1651y 2mo before
  • WNikita KrylovSUB R1
    Close -5001y 5mo before
Teixeira — win / loss by method
Record: 22-4-0

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
14% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
17win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (12%)Decision(50%) 1
Saint Preux — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
61% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
22% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(80%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Teixeira
Saint Preux
7
UFC fights
7
72.4 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
51.8 min · 7.4 avg
24y 2m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Teixeira
Saint Preux
123W–29L · 80.9%
Overall
99W–25L · 79.8%
92W–26L · 78.0%
Wins
82W–21L · 79.6%
31W–3L · 91.2%
Losses
17W–4L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Teixeira
Saint Preux
173W–79L · 68.7%
Overall
151W–55L · 73.3%
163W–76L · 68.2%
Wins
105W–47L · 69.1%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
46W–8L · 85.2%
Distance striking
Teixeira
Saint Preux
3.37
Landed / min
3.12
31.4%
Accuracy
38.5%
64.4%
Defense
60.0%
0.62
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.58
51.7%
Time at distance
55.8%
Grappling & control
Teixeira
Saint Preux
2.07
Takedowns / 15 min
1.45
52.6%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
60.0%
Takedown defense
68.8%
0.62
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.58
49.2%
Control share
28.8%
Strike target map
Teixeira
  • Head86%(231)div 64%
  • Body13%(36)div 19%
  • Legs0%(1)div 17%
Saint Preux
  • Head71%(84)div 64%
  • Body18%(21)div 19%
  • Legs12%(14)div 17%

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

Glover Teixeira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ovince Saint Preux
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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