Glover Teixeira

Birthday: 1979-10-28
AGE: 32 Country

Sobralia, Minas Gerais
Brazil

Height
5'10"
177.8 cm Weight
206 lbs
93.44 kg

Association: Ruas Vale Tudo

Class: Light Heavyweight

Wins 17 11 KO/TKO (65%) 4 SUBMISSIONS (24%) 2 DECISIONS (12%)

Losses 2 1 KO/TKO (50%) 0 SUBMISSIONS (0%) 1 DECISIONS (50%)

UFC 146

May 26, 2012 / MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Versus

Glover Teixeira

17 - 2 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)

Kyle Kingsbury

11 - 3 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)

Fight History

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Ricco Rodriguez	MMAAD - MMA Against Dengue Nov / 27 / 2011	Submission (Punches) N/A	1	1:58
win	Marvin Eastman	Shooto Brazil 25 - Fight for BOPE Aug / 25 / 2011	KO (Punch) Cacau	1	4:00
win	Antonio Mendes	Shooto - Brazil 24 Aug / 5 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Marlon Sandro	1	4:06
win	Marcio Cruz	Fight Club 1 - Brazilian Stars Jul / 20 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Artur Mariano	2	4:21
win	Simao Melo da Silva	Shooto - Brazil 23 Jun / 4 / 2011	KO (Punches) N/A	1	1:49
win	Daniel Tabera	Bitetti Combat 8 - 100 Years of Corinthians Dec / 4 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) N/A	3	5:00
win	Marko Peselj	Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney Jul / 18 / 2010	TKO (Punches) John McCarthy	1	2:55
win	Tiago Tosato	BC - Bitetti Combat 7 May / 28 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki	1	1:27
win	Joaquim Ferreira	BC - Bitetti Combat 6 Feb / 25 / 2010	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Mario Yamasaki	2	1:30
win	Leonardo Nascimento Lucio	BC - Bitetti Combat 4 Sep / 12 / 2009	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) John McCarthy	1	3:11
win	Buckley Acosta	PFC 7 - Palace Fighting Championship 7 Mar / 20 / 2008	TKO (Punches) N/A	1	1:00
win	Jorge Oliveira	PFC 6 - No Retreat, No Surrender Jan / 17 / 2008	KO (Punches) N/A	1	0:05
win	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	WEC 24 - Full Force Oct / 12 / 2006	KO (Punches) N/A	1	1:41
win	Jack Morrison	WEC 22 - The Hitman Jul / 28 / 2006	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A	1	1:27
win	Carlton Jones	WEC 20 - Cinco de Mayhem May / 5 / 2006	TKO (Punches) N/A	1	1:57
loss	Ed Herman	SF 9 - Respect Mar / 26 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) N/A	3	5:00
win	Justin Ellison	SF 5 - Stadium Aug / 28 / 2004	TKO (Punches) N/A	1	N/A
win	Matt Horwich	SF 3 - Dome Apr / 17 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) N/A	3	5:00
loss	Eric Schwartz	WEC 3 - All or Nothing Jun / 7 / 2002	TKO (Punches and Elbows) N/A	2	3:33

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Hardy-Ludwig, Teixeira-Kingsbury, Gonzaga-Del Rosario Added to UFC 146

By: Mike Whitman
The slate for UFC 146 has begun to fill rapidly, as promotion officials Wednesday announced five new fights for the May 26 event.
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Light Heavyweight Standout Glover Teixeira Signs with UFC, Expects May Debut

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After years of struggling with visa issues, Glover Teixeira is finally ready for his time in the Octagon.
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Pictures: MMA Against Dengue

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Pictures: Shooto Brazil ‘Fight for BOPE’

Shooto Brazil on Thursday held a benefit for the Brazilian Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE), which was filled with knockouts and...
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Teixeira KOs Eastman, Nova Uniao Shines at 'Fight for BOPE'

By: Colin Foster
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Glover Teixeira proved himself as one of Brazil's best unsigned talents, as he moved his winning streak to 13 straight, knocking out UFC veteran Marvin Eastman in the first round in the main event of...
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