Fight Matrix Program – Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira (05-13-2020)

Light Heavyweight (205)
[#4] Anthony Smith (33-14-0, -173) vs. [#11] Glover Teixeira (30-7-0, +143)
Glover Teixeira is the All-Time #21 ranked Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Anthony Smith (2-1-0)
2019-06-01: W vs. [*] Alexander Gustafsson (18-6-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:38 of round 4
2019-03-02: L vs. [#1LHW/#9DD/#1P4P] Jon Jones (26-1-0) via UD (48-44, 48-44, 48-44)
2018-10-27: W vs. [#10LHW] Volkan Oezdemir (17-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:26 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Glover Teixeira (3-0-0)
2019-09-14: W vs. [#13LHW] Nikita Krylov (26-7-0) via SD (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2019-04-27: W vs. [#39LHW] Ion Cutelaba (15-5-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:37 of round 2
2019-01-19: W vs. [#43MW] Karl Roberson (9-2-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 3:21 of round 1

Odds Favorite (Implied): Anthony Smith – Win%: 60.62
Elo Favorite (Standard): Anthony Smith (2080.27) [+125.09] – Win%: 63.91
Elo Favorite (Modified): Anthony Smith (2091.57) [+163.18] – Win%: 67.14
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Anthony Smith (2088.13) [+156.02] – Win%: 76.09
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Anthony Smith 347, Glover Teixeira 242
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Anthony Smith leads 2-1
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Heavyweight (265)
[#30] Ben Rothwell (37-12-0, +124) vs. [#22LHW] Ovince St. Preux (24-13-0, -150)
Ben Rothwell is the All-Time #47 ranked Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Ben Rothwell (1-2-0)
2019-12-07: W vs. [#37HW+] Stefan Struve (29-12-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:57 of round 2
2019-07-20: L vs. [#40HW+] Andrei Arlovski (28-19-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2019-03-09: L vs. [#12HW+] Blagoy Ivanov (18-3-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Ovince St. Preux (1-2-0)
2019-09-28: W vs. [#47LHW] Michal Oleksiejczuk (16-4-0) via Submission (Shoulder Choke) in 2:14 of round 2
2019-04-13: L vs. [#13LHW] Nikita Krylov (26-7-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:30 of round 2
2018-10-06: L vs. [#7LHW] Dominick Reyes (12-1-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Odds Favorite (Implied): Ovince St. Preux – Win%: 57.33
Elo Favorite (Standard): Ovince St. Preux (1733.16) [+31.62] – Win%: 53.60
Elo Favorite (Modified): Ovince St. Preux (1757.42) [+18.91] – Win%: 52.07
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Ben Rothwell (1735.59) [+5.80] – Win%: 51.12
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ben Rothwell 158, Ovince St. Preux 228
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#10] Alexander Hernandez (11-2-0) vs. [#35] Drew Dober (22-9-0)

Last 3 Fights: Alexander Hernandez (2-1-0)
2019-07-20: W vs. [#18LW] Francisco Trinaldo (25-7-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2019-01-19: L vs. [#25WW] Donald Cerrone (36-15-0) via TKO (Head Kick and Punches) in 3:42 of round 2
2018-07-28: W vs. [#50LW] Olivier Aubin-Mercier (11-5-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Drew Dober (2-1-0)
2020-01-18: W vs. [#90LW] Nasrat Haqparast (11-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:10 of round 1
2019-06-29: W vs. [#438FW] Marco Polo Reyes (8-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:07 of round 1
2019-03-09: L vs. [#16LW] Beneil Dariush (18-4-1) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:41 of round 2

Elo Favorite (Standard): Alexander Hernandez (1843.03) [+75.41] – Win%: 58.53
Elo Favorite (Modified): Alexander Hernandez (1817.88) [+56.68] – Win%: 56.17
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Alexander Hernandez (1824.03) [+53.17] – Win%: 59.85
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alexander Hernandez 298, Drew Dober 116
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Alexander Hernandez leads 2-0
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Bantamweight (135)
[#31] Ray Borg (13-4-0) vs. [#33] Ricky Simon (16-3-0)

Last 3 Fights: Ray Borg (2-1-0)
2020-02-15: W vs. [#20FLY] Rogerio Bontorin (16-2-0) via UD (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)
2019-07-20: W vs. [#240BW] Gabriel Silva (8-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2019-03-30: L vs. [#50BW] Casey Kenney (13-2-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Ricky Simon (1-2-0)
2019-12-07: L vs. [#14BW] Rob Font (17-4-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2019-07-13: L vs. [#16BW] Urijah Faber (35-11-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:46 of round 1
2019-02-09: W vs. [#40BW] Rani Yahya (26-10-1) via UD (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)

Elo Favorite (Standard): Ray Borg (1797.40) [+116.73] – Win%: 63.02
Elo Favorite (Modified): Ray Borg (1796.94) [+130.50] – Win%: 63.91
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Ray Borg (1788.49) [+106.18] – Win%: 68.86
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Ray Borg 88, Ricky Simon 158
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#34] Marvin Vettori (13-4-1, -164) vs. [#43] Karl Roberson (9-2-0, +135)

Last 3 Fights: Marvin Vettori (2-1-0)
2019-10-12: W vs. [#64MW] Andrew Sanchez (10-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2019-07-13: W vs. [#59MW] Cezar Ferreira (13-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2018-04-14: L vs. [#1MW/#8P4P] Israel Adesanya (19-0-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Last 3 Fights: Karl Roberson (2-1-0)
2019-11-09: W vs. [#78MW] Roman Kopylov (8-1-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:01 of round 3
2019-07-13: W vs. [#79MW] Wellington Turman (16-3-0) via UD ()
2019-01-19: L vs. [#11LHW] Glover Teixeira (30-7-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 3:21 of round 1

Odds Favorite (Implied): Marvin Vettori – Win%: 59.34
Elo Favorite (Standard): Marvin Vettori (1779.02) [+37.68] – Win%: 54.29
Elo Favorite (Modified): Marvin Vettori (1816.08) [+25.35] – Win%: 52.77
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Marvin Vettori (1799.79) [+43.52] – Win%: 58.11
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Marvin Vettori 214, Karl Roberson 186
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Marvin Vettori leads 1-0
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Heavyweight (265)
[*] Philipe Lins (14-3-0, -153) vs. [#40] Andrei Arlovski (28-19-0, +126)
Andrei Arlovski is the All-Time #19 ranked Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Philipe Lins (3-0-0)
2018-12-31: W vs. [#58HW+] Josh Copeland (18-7-1) via TKO (Knees and Punches) in 0:30 of round 4
2018-10-05: W vs. [#36HW+] Jared Rosholt (20-8-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:45 of round 2
2018-10-05: W vs. [#69HW+] Caio Alencar (12-4-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:58 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Andrei Arlovski (1-2-0)
2019-11-02: L vs. [#8HW+] Jairzinho Rozenstruik (10-1-0) via KO (Punch) in 0:29 of round 1
2019-07-20: W vs. [#30HW+] Ben Rothwell (37-12-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2019-04-27: L vs. [#27HW+] Augusto Sakai (14-1-1) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Odds Favorite (Implied): Philipe Lins – Win%: 57.74
Elo Favorite (Standard): Philipe Lins (1752.57) [+231.93] – Win%: 74.26
Elo Favorite (Modified): Philipe Lins (1788.30) [+197.09] – Win%: 70.32
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Philipe Lins (1735.74) [+145.16] – Win%: 75.31
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Philipe Lins 499, Andrei Arlovski 193
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#83] Michael Johnson (19-15-0) vs. [#114] Thiago Moises (12-4-0)
Michael Johnson is the All-Time #46 ranked Lightweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Michael Johnson (1-2-0)
2019-10-26: L vs. [#39LW] Stevie Ray (23-9-0) via MD (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2019-03-30: L vs. [#6FW] Josh Emmett (15-2-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:14 of round 3
2018-10-27: W vs. [*] Artem Lobov (14-15-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Thiago Moises (1-2-0)
2019-08-31: L vs. [#47LW] Damir Ismagulov (19-1-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
2019-05-11: W vs. [#377LW] Kurt Holobaugh (17-7-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)
2018-11-10: L vs. [#16LW] Beneil Dariush (18-4-1) via UD (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)

Elo Favorite (Standard): Michael Johnson (1651.18) [+45.71] – Win%: 55.20
Elo Favorite (Modified): Michael Johnson (1666.39) [+49.86] – Win%: 55.44
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Michael Johnson (1645.77) [+29.17] – Win%: 55.54
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Michael Johnson 200, Thiago Moises 256
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Women Bantamweight (135)
[#22] Sarah Moras (6-5-0, +275) vs. [#23] Sijara Eubanks (4-4-0, -355)

Last 3 Fights: Sarah Moras (1-2-0)
2019-09-07: W vs. [#60BW] Liana Jojua (7-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:26 of round 3
2019-05-04: L vs. [#8BW] Macy Chiasson (6-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:22 of round 2
2018-10-27: L vs. [#38BW] Talita Bernardo (6-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-27, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Sijara Eubanks (1-2-0)
2019-09-21: L vs. [#9BW] Bethe Correia (11-4-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2019-05-18: L vs. [#3BW] Aspen Ladd (9-1-0) via UD (29-27, 30-26, 29-28)
2018-11-03: W vs. [#7FLY] Roxanne Modafferi (24-16-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Odds Favorite (Implied): Sijara Eubanks – Win%: 74.52
Elo Favorite (Standard): Sijara Eubanks (1341.28) [+72.42] – Win%: 58.20
Elo Favorite (Modified): Sijara Eubanks (1386.07) [+83.53] – Win%: 59.04
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Sijara Eubanks (1357.69) [+66.02] – Win%: 62.92
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Sarah Moras 249, Sijara Eubanks 235
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#95] Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer (8-0-0) vs. [#65FW] Gabriel Benitez (21-7-0)

Last 3 Fights: Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer (3-0-0)
2019-12-21: W vs. [#227LW] Dong Hyun Ma (17-11-3) via UD (30-27, 30-26, 29-28)
2019-08-06: W vs. [#156LW] Harvey Park (12-3-0) via TKO (Leg Kicks and Punches) in 1:06 of round 2
2018-08-17: W vs. [*] Troy Nawrocki (3-1-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:58 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Gabriel Benitez (2-1-0)
2019-08-17: L vs. [#22FW] Sodiq Yusuff (11-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:14 of round 1
2018-05-19: W vs. [#186LW] Humberto Bandenay (18-8-0) via KO (Slam) in 0:39 of round 1
2017-12-09: W vs. [*] Jason Knight (20-6-0) via UD (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)

Elo Favorite (Standard): Gabriel Benitez (1600.00) [+55.83] – Win%: 56.34
Elo Favorite (Modified): Gabriel Benitez (1626.26) [+54.01] – Win%: 55.88
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Gabriel Benitez (1614.42) [+65.06] – Win%: 62.17
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer 144, Gabriel Benitez 270
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (135)
[#36] Brian Kelleher (20-10-0) vs. [#63] Hunter Azure (8-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Brian Kelleher (1-2-0)
2020-01-18: W vs. [#261BW] Ode Osbourne (8-3-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:49 of round 1
2018-12-29: L vs. [#21BW] Montel Jackson (9-1-0) via Submission (DArce Choke) in 1:40 of round 1
2018-05-12: L vs. [#28FW] John Lineker (32-9-0) via KO (Punch) in 3:43 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Hunter Azure (3-0-0)
2019-09-14: W vs. [#85BW] Brad Katona (8-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2019-07-09: W vs. [#281FLY] Chris Ocon (4-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
2019-05-10: W vs. [#493BW] L.J. Schulz (7-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Elo Favorite (Standard): Brian Kelleher (1610.19) [+49.53] – Win%: 55.63
Elo Favorite (Modified): Brian Kelleher (1626.39) [+33.59] – Win%: 53.67
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Brian Kelleher (1625.62) [+56.32] – Win%: 60.52
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Brian Kelleher 116, Hunter Azure 242
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#80] Chase Sherman (14-6-0) vs. [#104LHW] Isaac Villanueva (16-9-0)

Last 3 Fights: Chase Sherman (3-0-0)
2019-05-09: W vs. [#248HW+] Rashaun Jackson (5-3-0) via TKO in 0:59 of round 1
2019-02-07: W vs. [*] Jeremy May (13-11-0) via TKO in 3:13 of round 1
2018-12-21: W vs. [#299HW+] Frank Tate (6-7-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:05 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Isaac Villanueva (3-0-0)
2019-12-13: W vs. [#313LHW] Rashad Coulter (9-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:17 of round 1
2019-08-30: W vs. [#243LHW] Roger Narvaez (8-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:28 of round 1
2019-06-29: W vs. [#335HW+] Juan Torres (8-15-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:00 of round 1

Elo Favorite (Standard): Chase Sherman (1486.28) [+75.56] – Win%: 58.54
Elo Favorite (Modified): Chase Sherman (1511.41) [+54.24] – Win%: 55.91
Glicko-1 Favorite (Adj): Chase Sherman (1489.10) [+45.40] – Win%: 58.84
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Chase Sherman 370, Isaac Villanueva 152
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.
– The Elo Favorite rating info includes any considered fight-specific advantages, such as home advantage.
– The Elo/Glicko Win% is approximate and includes the favorites probability share of a draw occurring.
– The Glicko-1 scores in this post are adjusted to better match the 1000 Elo starter rating for an easier comparison.

Fight Card Statistics

Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Anthony Smith
Highest Stored DD Rating: Anthony Smith
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Anthony Smith vs. Glover Teixeira
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Outstanding [****½]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Fair [**½]
Run Date: 2020-5-11