Jiri Prochazka vs.
Glover Teixeira
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Jiri Prochazka
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.55 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 30 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.2 wins over .500
Glover Teixeira
Full career not yet synced for Glover Teixeira — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 15-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jiri Prochazka
Distance 82.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.1% (norm 10.4%)
Glover Teixeira
Distance 65.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 26.5% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jiri Prochazka
Head 83.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 9.7%)
Glover Teixeira
Head 89.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Prochazka L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Teixeira L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 402 / 773 | 52.0% | 41.4% | 487 / 1224 | 39.8% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 47 | 83.0% | 70.9% | 93 / 158 | 58.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 77 / 113 | 68.1% | 72.3% | 373 / 499 | 74.7% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 397 / 777 | 51.1% | 38.9% | 810 / 1689 | 48.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 81 / 107 | 75.7% | 71.9% | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 81.8% | 17 / 17 | too few to rate | 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 Prochazka L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Teixeira L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 388 / 798 | 48.6% | 40.4% | 845 / 1944 | 43.5% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 47 | 78.7% | 68.7% | 151 / 229 | 65.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 98 / 113 | 86.7% | 70.4% | 190 / 246 | 77.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 363 / 756 | 48.0% | 37.5% | 902 / 2071 | 43.6% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 87 / 112 | 77.7% | 72.3% | 200 / 257 | 77.8% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 73 / 90 | 81.1% | 83.0% | 84 / 91 | 92.3% | 83.0% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Teixeira has more cage time on record.