Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Kyle Kingsbury
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Glover Teixeira
Distance 65.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 26.5% (norm 10.4%)
Kyle Kingsbury
Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Glover Teixeira
Head 89.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 9.7%)
Kyle Kingsbury
Head 70.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 17.9% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Teixeira L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Kingsbury L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 487 / 1224 | 39.8% | 41.4% | 208 / 609 | 34.2% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 158 | 58.9% | 70.9% | 82 / 113 | 72.6% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 373 / 499 | 74.7% | 72.3% | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 810 / 1689 | 48.0% | 38.9% | 137 / 522 | 26.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 71.9% | 68 / 89 | 76.4% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 17 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 99 / 133 | 74.4% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Teixeira L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Kingsbury L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 845 / 1944 | 43.5% | 40.4% | 244 / 562 | 43.4% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 151 / 229 | 65.9% | 68.7% | 70 / 113 | 61.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 190 / 246 | 77.2% | 70.4% | 75 / 122 | 61.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 902 / 2071 | 43.6% | 37.5% | 268 / 626 | 42.8% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 200 / 257 | 77.8% | 72.3% | 84 / 122 | 68.9% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 84 / 91 | 92.3% | 83.0% | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 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.