Tallison Teixeira

Overview

Three of Tallison Teixeira's four UFC fights ended inside 40 seconds of the first round, and he has been on both sides of that ledger. The 6'7" Brazilian heavyweight is 2-2 in the UFC, with a 9-2-0 professional record across all promotions. He debuted in February 2025, and the sample is small, but the pattern already points one way: his fights end early.

His UFC wins: a first-round knockout and a three-round decision. Both losses came by KO/TKO in round one. He carries a one-fight losing streak into his next bout.

UFC Career

Teixeira's UFC run opened with a 35-second KO/TKO of Justin Tafa at UFC 312. That was the quickest of his wins, and it put him in a main event five months later against Derrick Lewis. Our model rates Lewis as a strong opponent. It ended the same way, with the same clock: a first-round KO/TKO loss at 0:35, this time against him.

He answered with a unanimous decision over Tai Tuivasa at UFC 325, going the full three rounds. It is the only UFC fight of his that reached the final bell.

Then came Sergei Pavlovich, another strong opponent by our tiers. Teixeira lost by KO/TKO at 0:39 of round one.

Two wins, two losses, and no fight that was decided past round one except the one that went the distance.

Fighting Style

Teixeira is a busy, accurate striker who is easy to hit. He lands plenty of strikes on a high percentage of his attempts, but his striking defense leaves him open to return fire.

He also shoots for takedowns more often than most fighters, yet he gets taken down more than most. Submissions are not part of his game, as he rarely hunts for them.

His one UFC finish came by KO/TKO in round one, and he has no submission wins in the UFC.

Notable Wins

• Justin Tafa — KO/TKO, round 1 (0:35), UFC 312 (2025)
• Tai Tuivasa — unanimous decision, UFC 325 (2026)
• Arthur Lopes — KO/TKO, round 1 (1:57), Dana White's Contender Series 8.6 (2024, not a UFC event)

Quick Facts

• Division: Heavyweight
• UFC record: 2-2
• Professional record (all promotions): 9-2-0
• UFC debut: 2025
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height: 6'7"
• Reach: 83"
• Born: Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil