UFC Fight Night 109: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira

Alexander Gustafsson (17-4-0) vs. Glover Teixeira (26-5-0)

Talented veterans Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira meet at UFC Fight Night 211.

Alexander Gustafsson is an imposing fighter, and is currently ranked behind only champion Daniel Cormier in the UFC Light Heavyweight rankings. Gustafsson, who has twice fought for the division title, losing in close bouts on both occasions, will be fighting in front of a home crowd in his native Sweden. Glover Teixeira is just behind Gustafsson in the rankings, and he has also previously fought for the division title, losing to Jon Jones in 2014. Teixeira enters this fight having won four of his last five outings, and he will be looking to secure an upset on his opponent’s home turf.

Gustafsson connects on 4.12 significant strikes per minute and has an accuracy of 40.12 percent. He absorbs 3.63 such strikes per minute, and his defense rate is 50.52 percent. The 30-year-old Swede averages a solid 1.93 takedown attempts per 15 minutes, and has a takedown accuracy of 40.48 percent. He successfully defends takedowns at an 86.11 percent clip, and averages 0.57 submission attempts per 15 minutes.

Teixeira is similar statistically to his opponent, landing 4.03 significant strikes per minute with an accuracy of 44.49 percent. He absorbs 3.33 significant strikes per minute, and has a defense rate of 57.54 percent. The 37-year-old Brazilian averages 2.63 takedown attempts per minute and he is successful on 54.05 percent of these takedowns. He defends takedowns at a 58.97 percent rate, and averages 0.79 submission attempts per 15 minutes.