Association: Teixeira MMA & Fitness
Pro Debut Date: 2002-06-07
Pro Record: 33-9-0
Win Finish %: 84.8%
Quality Perf. %: 57.1%
Last Ranked: 1/01/2023

#3 Light Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2022

#1 Light Heavyweight

All-Time Rank:

#13 Light Heavyweight

Last Loss Date: 1/21/2023
Last Loss: [#4 LHW] Jamahal Hill
Opponent's Last 5: L W W W W
UFC Record: 16-7-0
Longest Win Streak: 6 (2019-2021)
Next Best Win Streak: 5 (2012-2013)
UFC Debut: 2012-05-26
Last UFC Fight: 2023-01-21

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2023   #3 Light Heavyweight 33-8-0
1278
10/01/2022   #3 Light Heavyweight 33-8-0
1278
07/01/2022 2 #3 Light Heavyweight 33-8-0
1278
04/01/2022   #1 Light Heavyweight 33-7-0
1710
01/01/2022 2 #1 Light Heavyweight 33-7-0
1710
10/01/2021   #3 Light Heavyweight 32-7-0
862
07/01/2021 1 #3 Light Heavyweight 32-7-0
862
04/01/2021   #4 Light Heavyweight 32-7-0
862
01/01/2021 2 #4 Light Heavyweight 32-7-0
862
10/01/2020   #6 Light Heavyweight 31-7-0
651
07/01/2020 6 #6 Light Heavyweight 31-7-0
651
04/01/2020   #12 Light Heavyweight 30-7-0
379
01/01/2020 2 #12 Light Heavyweight 30-7-0
379
10/01/2019   #10 Light Heavyweight 30-7-0
379
07/01/2019 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 29-7-0
363
04/01/2019   #9 Light Heavyweight 28-7-0
350
01/01/2019 3 #9 Light Heavyweight 27-7-0
358
10/01/2018   #6 Light Heavyweight 27-7-0
361
07/01/2018 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 27-6-0
451
04/01/2018   #7 Light Heavyweight 27-6-0
451
01/01/2018   #7 Light Heavyweight 27-6-0
451
10/01/2017   #7 Light Heavyweight 26-6-0
443
07/01/2017 1 #7 Light Heavyweight 26-6-0
453
04/01/2017 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 26-5-0
568
01/01/2017   #7 Light Heavyweight 25-5-0
568
10/01/2016 3 #7 Light Heavyweight 25-5-0
568
07/01/2016 2 #4 Light Heavyweight 25-4-0
668
04/01/2016 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 24-4-0
538
01/01/2016 1 #7 Light Heavyweight 24-4-0
538
10/01/2015 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 23-4-0
538
07/01/2015   #7 Light Heavyweight 22-4-0
441
04/01/2015 1 #7 Light Heavyweight 22-4-0
451
01/01/2015 1 #8 Light Heavyweight 22-4-0
461
10/01/2014   #7 Light Heavyweight 22-3-0
571
07/01/2014 1 #7 Light Heavyweight 22-3-0
571
04/01/2014 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 22-2-0
582
01/01/2014 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 22-2-0
582
10/01/2013 2 #6 Light Heavyweight 22-2-0
582
07/01/2013 1 #8 Light Heavyweight 21-2-0
441
04/01/2013 11 #9 Light Heavyweight 20-2-0
396
01/01/2013 1 #20 Light Heavyweight 19-2-0
157
10/01/2012   #21 Light Heavyweight 18-2-0
150
07/01/2012 7 #21 Light Heavyweight 18-2-0
150
04/01/2012 2 #28 Light Heavyweight 17-2-0
127
01/01/2012   #30 Light Heavyweight 17-2-0
127
10/01/2011 NR #30 Light Heavyweight 16-2-0
128
07/01/2011 NR #59 Heavyweight 13-2-0
57
04/01/2011   #47 Light Heavyweight 12-2-0
78
01/01/2011 1 #47 Light Heavyweight 12-2-0
78
10/01/2010 7 #46 Light Heavyweight 11-2-0
73
07/01/2010 5 #39 Light Heavyweight 10-2-0
73
04/01/2010 6 #34 Light Heavyweight 9-2-0
73
01/01/2010 2 #40 Light Heavyweight 8-2-0
69
10/01/2009 NR #38 Light Heavyweight 8-2-0
69
04/01/2009 31 #62 Light Heavyweight 7-2-0
55
01/01/2009   #31 Light Heavyweight 7-2-0
73
10/01/2008 2 #31 Light Heavyweight 7-2-0
73
07/01/2008 1 #29 Light Heavyweight 7-2-0
73
04/01/2008 74 #28 Light Heavyweight 7-2-0
73
01/01/2008 35 #102 Light Heavyweight 5-2-0
30
10/01/2007 6 #67 Light Heavyweight 5-2-0
40
07/01/2007 11 #73 Light Heavyweight 5-2-0
40
04/01/2007 3 #84 Light Heavyweight 5-2-0
33
01/01/2007 12 #81 Light Heavyweight 5-2-0
33
10/01/2006 2 #93 Light Heavyweight 4-2-0
29
07/01/2006 36 #91 Light Heavyweight 3-2-0
29
04/01/2006 10 #127 Light Heavyweight 2-2-0
21
01/01/2006 9 #117 Light Heavyweight 2-2-0
22
10/01/2005 25 #126 Light Heavyweight 2-2-0
22
07/01/2005 23 #101 Light Heavyweight 2-2-0
26
04/01/2005 32 #124 Light Heavyweight 2-2-0
22
01/01/2005 8 #92 Light Heavyweight 2-1-0
27
10/01/2004 33 #84 Light Heavyweight 2-1-0
27
07/01/2004 NR #117 Light Heavyweight 1-1-0
20


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
L Jamahal Hill
#8 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 283 - Teixeira vs. Hill
Saturday, January 21st 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Jiri Prochazka
#6 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 275 - Teixeira vs. Prochazka
Saturday, June 11th 2022
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 5
W Jan Blachowicz
#1 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Saturday, October 30th 2021
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Thiago Santos   UFC on ESPN 17 - Santos vs. Teixeira
Saturday, November 7th 2020
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Anthony Smith
#4 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 171 - Smith vs. Teixeira
Wednesday, May 13th 2020
TKO (Punches)
Round 5
W Nikita Krylov
#16 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 158 - Cowboy vs. Gaethje
Saturday, September 14th 2019
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Ion Cutelaba
#35 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 150 - Jacare vs. Hermansson
Saturday, April 27th 2019
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Karl Roberson
#59 Middleweight
  UFC Fight Night 143 - Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Saturday, January 19th 2019
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
L Corey Anderson
#17 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 134 - Shogun vs. Smith
Sunday, July 22nd 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Misha Cirkunov
#24 Light Heavyweight
  UFC on Fox 26 - Lawler vs. dos Anjos
Saturday, December 16th 2017
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Alexander Gustafsson
#7 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 109 - Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
Sunday, May 28th 2017
KO (Punches)
Round 5
W Jared Cannonier
#48 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie
Saturday, February 11th 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Anthony Johnson
#3 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
Saturday, August 20th 2016
TKO
Round 1
W Rashad Evans
#7 Light Heavyweight
  UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans
Saturday, April 16th 2016
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Patrick Cummins
#26 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 77 - Belfort vs. Henderson 3
Saturday, November 7th 2015
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Ovince St. Preux
#9 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 73: Teixeira vs. St. Preux
Saturday, August 8th 2015
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 3
L Phil Davis
#8 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 179 - Aldo vs. Mendes 2
Saturday, October 25th 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Jon Jones
#1 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 172 - Jones vs. Teixeira
Saturday, April 26th 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Ryan Bader
#9 Light Heavyweight
  UFC Fight Night 28 - Teixeira vs. Bader
Wednesday, September 4th 2013
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W James Te Huna
#19 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 160 - Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
Saturday, May 25th 2013
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Quinton Jackson
#8 Light Heavyweight
  UFC on Fox 6 - Johnson vs. Dodson
Saturday, January 26th 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Fabio Maldonado
#85 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 153 - Silva vs. Bonnar
Saturday, October 13th 2012
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 2
W Kyle Kingsbury
#53 Light Heavyweight
  UFC 146 - Dos Santos vs. Mir
Saturday, May 26th 2012
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Ricco Rodriguez
#90 Heavyweight
  MMAAD - MMA Against Dengue
Sunday, November 27th 2011
Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Marvin Eastman
#76 Light Heavyweight
  Shooto Brazil 25 - Fight for BOPE
Thursday, August 25th 2011
KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Antonio Mendes
#214 Light Heavyweight
  Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 24
Friday, August 5th 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Marcio Cruz   Fight Club 1 - Brazilian Stars
Wednesday, July 20th 2011
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Simao Melo da Silva   Shooto - Brazil 23
Saturday, June 4th 2011
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Daniel Tabera
#83 Light Heavyweight
  Bitetti Combat 8 - 100 Years of Corinthians
Saturday, December 4th 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Marko Peselj   Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney
Sunday, July 18th 2010
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tiago Monaco Tosato   BC - Bitetti Combat 7
Friday, May 28th 2010
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Joaquim Ferreira
#203 Heavyweight
  BC - Bitetti Combat 6
Thursday, February 25th 2010
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Round 2
W Leonardo Nascimento Lucio
#84 Light Heavyweight
  BC - Bitetti Combat 4
Saturday, September 12th 2009
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Buckley Acosta
#180 Light Heavyweight
  PFC 7 - Palace Fighting Championship 7
Thursday, March 20th 2008
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Jorge Oliveira   PFC 6 - No Retreat, No Surrender
Thursday, January 17th 2008
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
#152 Heavyweight
  WEC 24 - Full Force
Thursday, October 12th 2006
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Jack Morrison   WEC 22 - The Hitman
Friday, July 28th 2006
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Carlton Jones   WEC 20 - Cinco de Mayhem
Friday, May 5th 2006
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Ed Herman
#37 Middleweight
  SF 9 - Respect
Saturday, March 26th 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Justin Ellison
#131 Middleweight
  SF 5 - Stadium
Saturday, August 28th 2004
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Matt Horwich
#76 Light Heavyweight
  SF 3 - Dome
Saturday, April 17th 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Eric Schwartz   WEC 3 - All or Nothing
Friday, June 7th 2002
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 2