10. Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira
UFC Fight Night 109
May 28, 2017 | Stockholm
“The Mauler” lived up to his moniker before 12,668 of his fellow Swedes. Gustafsson disposed of Teixeira with a volley of uppercuts and a right hook in the fifth round of their UFC Fight Night headliner at the Ericsson Globe. Teixeira bit the dust 67 seconds into Round 5, the crowd roaring its approval for its countryman. It was never competitive. Gustafsson picked apart the former Shooto Americas champion from the outside, smashing him with power punches and standing elbows. Teixeira was rocked on more than one occasion and fought on despite being battered and bloodied. The right uppercut was the weapon of choice for Gustafsson, who routinely snapped back his counterpart’s head with the punch. Early in the fifth round, he fired off three of them in succession. All three landed and had Teixeira on unsteady footing. A clean right hook from Gustafsson sent the Brazilian crashing to the canvas and prompted a merciful stoppage.
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