Patrick Cummins vs. Glover Teixeira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Patrick Cummins
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Glover Teixeira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 42 documented bouts
In the UFC: 15-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Patrick Cummins
Distance 61.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 26.3% (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)
Patrick Cummins
Head 88.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.7% (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 | Cummins L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Teixeira L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 224 / 603 | 37.1% | 41.4% | 487 / 1224 | 39.8% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 85 / 120 | 70.8% | 70.9% | 93 / 158 | 58.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 189 / 258 | 73.3% | 72.3% | 373 / 499 | 74.7% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 409 / 867 | 47.2% | 38.9% | 810 / 1689 | 48.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 68 | 75.0% | 71.9% | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 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 Cummins L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Teixeira L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 281 / 739 | 38.0% | 40.4% | 845 / 1944 | 43.5% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 82 | 69.5% | 68.7% | 151 / 229 | 65.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 53 / 65 | 81.5% | 70.4% | 190 / 246 | 77.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 326 / 798 | 40.9% | 37.5% | 902 / 2071 | 43.6% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 45 / 61 | 73.8% | 72.3% | 200 / 257 | 77.8% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 83.0% | 84 / 91 | 92.3% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Teixeira has more cage time on record.