Jamahal Hill is slightly favored against Glover Teixeira at UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill on Saturday, January 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This event is one of five fights on the main pay-per-view card. Teixeira is 33-8 in his career, while Hill is 11-1 in his career. There are a total of 15 fights, with five on Pay-Per-View, four on ABC/ESPN/ ESPN+, and six on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass at UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill. Let’s look at the bout between Teixeira and Hill and UFC predictions.
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill takes place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, January 21 with 15 fights, with five on Pay-Per-View, four on ABC/ESPN/ ESPN+, and six on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill Betting
Glover Teixeira (33-8, 16-6 UFC)
Teixeira came into the UFC with a record of 17-2 and he has 16 wins and six losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has five wins and one loss. He defeated Ion Cu?elaba by rear-naked choke submission, Nikita Krylov by split decision, Anthony Smith by TKO, Thiago Santos by rear-naked choke submission, and Jan Blachowicz by rear-naked choke submission; while losing to Jirí Procházka by rear-naked choke submission. Teixeira has been a pro since 2002 and he has 18 wins by TKO/KO and 10 by submission. He has 19 first round finishes.
Jamahal Hill (11-1, 5-1 UFC)
Hill came into the UFC with a record of 6-0 and he has five wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Darko Stošic by unanimous decision, Ovince Saint Preux by TKO, Jimmy Crute by KO, Johnny Walker by KO, and Thiago Santos by TKO; while losing to Paul Craig by TKO. Hill has been a pro since 2017 and he has seven wins by TKO/KO and four by decision. He has four first round finishes.
Hill said this to sports.yahoo.com about his upcoming fight against Teixeira, “He's dangerous. He's got good hands. He's got really good ground game. He's got good jiu jitsu. He's got good wrestling. He's formidable everywhere. He can give you problems and give you fits everywhere and that's what I like to-- that's what I like to test myself against. And you know, he's been at the top of the game for a while, but I just think it's my time, you know?”
Anthony Smith said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about the upcoming matchup between Teixeira and Hill, “Jamahal’s a dynamite striker and Glover is a little bit aging, is a little bit slower, and can’t afford to take the damage and speed anymore. I think we all know what that means. He’s made his money. His bread and butter in the latter half of his career have been his ability to grapple and slow people down and push them up against the fence. I don’t want to say it’s striker vs. grappler because Glover can strike – he’s got heavy hands. I mean, he put me on my face one time. So I don’t think it’s that simple, but I think (if) Jamahal stays on his feet the whole time, I think we know how this fight ends. If he gets taken down and gets back to his feet, I think we know how this fight ends. I think it’s really just that basic. I think Glover has been very smart in the later part of his career. He’s done a better job of not taking damage, getting to his spots and controlling people and Jamahal needs to not let that happen. I think it’s really that simple.”
VIDEO Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Teixeira 3.80 / Hill 6.46
Striking Accuracy: Teixeira 50% / Hill 52%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Teixeira 3.93 / Hill 3.51
Defense: Teixeira 52% / Hill 45%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Teixeira 2.20 / Hill 0.00
Takedown Accuracy: Teixeira 37% / Hill 0%
Takedowns defended: Teixeira 60% / Hill 65%
Submission average: Teixeira 1.0 / Hill 0.0
UFC Picks
We know that both of these fighters have finishing power, as Hill has won 7 of his 11 fights by knockout and Teixeira has finished 28 of his 33 wins. That being said, did you notice the rounds on this fight? They are listed at just 1.5. I think Hill may try to stay away from Teixeira early in this fight, as there is no question that Hill has the cardio edge. Despite the finishing power of these two fighters, I think taking the over 1.5 rounds is the best value in this bout.
DATE FIGHTERS MONEY LINE 1/21 Glover Teixeira +105 Jamahal Hill -135 1/21 Deiveson Figueiredo -115 Brandon Moreno -115 1/21 Neil Magny +316 Gilbert Burns -440 1/21 Lauren Murphy +328 Jessica Andrade -460 1/21 Paul Craig +150 Johnny Walker -190 1/21 Mauricio Rua +165 Ihor Potieria -210 1/21 Mounir Lazzez +139 Gabriel Bonfim -175 1/21 Shamil Abdurakhimov +566 Jailton Almeida -950 1/21 Cody Stamann -375 Luan Luiz Lacerda +277 1/21 Ismael Bonfim +100 Terrance McKinney -130 1/21 Warlley Alves -125 Nicolas Dalby -105 1/21 Zarah Fairn +379 Josiane Nunes -550 1/21 Saimon Oliveira -155 Daniel Marcos +124 1/21 Brunno Ferreira +261 Gregory Rodrigues -350 1/21 Thiago Moises -350 Melquizael Costa +261
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