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 3 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.

Teixeira vs Jesus form

John De Jesus had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Damon Wilson at Cage Warriors 155 on 2nd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Roberto Hernandez at Cage Warriors 149 on 3rd March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sycuan Casino Resort, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Brandon Laroco at Cage Warriors 143 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Humphrey's by The Bay, San Diego.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kai Kamaka III at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated John Teixeira at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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Teixeira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Jesus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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