Anthony Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Anthony Johnson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.55 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Glover Teixeira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 42 documented bouts
In the UFC: 15-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Anthony Johnson
Distance 69.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 19.0% (norm 8.1%)
Glover Teixeira
Distance 65.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 26.5% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Anthony Johnson
Head 79.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Glover Teixeira
Head 89.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Johnson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Teixeira L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 214 / 555 | 38.6% | 38.6% | 487 / 1224 | 39.8% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 93 | 72.0% | 67.8% | 93 / 158 | 58.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 100 / 152 | 65.8% | 67.2% | 373 / 499 | 74.7% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 255 / 639 | 39.9% | 37.2% | 810 / 1689 | 48.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 57 / 77 | 74.0% | 70.7% | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 82.9% | 17 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Teixeira L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 408 | 27.5% | 39.0% | 845 / 1944 | 43.5% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 64 | 70.3% | 68.9% | 151 / 229 | 65.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 58 / 71 | 81.7% | 68.0% | 190 / 246 | 77.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 409 | 32.5% | 35.6% | 902 / 2071 | 43.6% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 28 / 60 | 46.7% | 69.6% | 200 / 257 | 77.8% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 54 / 74 | 73.0% | 82.1% | 84 / 91 | 92.3% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Teixeira has more cage time on record.