Teixeira vs Jesus

Who won Teixeira vs Jesus?

John De Jesus beat John Teixeira by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 261, on Friday 25th June 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John De Jesus.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Teixeira vs Jesus stats

John Teixeira stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

John De Jesus made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

John Teixeira's Bellator record stood at 6-4-0, while John De Jesus' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Jesus had an advantage in power over Teixeira, with a 38% knock out percentage over Teixeira's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Teixeira had a large advantage over Jesus, boasting a 43% submission rate over Jesus' 15%.

John Teixeira was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Jesus had a height advantage of 2 inches over Teixeira. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Teixeira was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Jesus, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 73 to Jesus' 77.

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Teixeira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Teixeira vs Jesus?

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