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John Teixeira
“Macapa”
Brazil
28-12-2W-L-D
- Age
- 39
- Height
- 5'7"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Nova Uniao
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1707
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- L
- L
- L
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Teixeira is a finisher: 9 submissions and 8 KO/TKOs, with 10 decisions, for a 63% finish rate. He taps people as often as he lights them up, so his wins come in several ways.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Teixeira beat Rogerio Ferreira by unanimous decision. Before that he lost to Rustam Asuev by unanimous decision, and to Khasan Dadalov by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'7". He lands 4.11 significant strikes a minute at 37% accuracy and absorbs 3.54, defending 54%. He attempts 1.14 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 31%, and stops 58% of opponents' takedowns.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (32%)
- 7 Submission (28%)
- 10 Decision (40%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 60%
- Last fought
- 11 months ago
25 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
- Winvs Rogerio FerreiraDecision · UnanimousDec 5, 2025 · Shooto Brasil 134
- Lossvs Rustam AsuevDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00Jun 28, 2025 · ACA 188: Gadzhiev vs Pshukov
- Lossvs Khasan DadalovDecision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00Feb 8, 2025 · ACA 183: Tumenov vs Vagaev
- Lossvs Viskhan KadirovSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke) · R2 · 1:09Oct 4, 2024 · ACA 180: Gadzhiev vs Gaforov
- Lossvs Nashkho GalaevDecision (Split) · R3 · 5:00Feb 25, 2024 · ACA 171: Gasanov vs Magomedov
Career Stats
Based on 5 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.11
- Striking accuracy
- 37%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.54
- Striking defense
- 54%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.14
- Takedown accuracy
- 31%
- Takedown defense
- 58%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20