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Glover Teixeira

1979 - Today

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Glover Lucas Teixeira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡloveʁ tejˈʃejɾɐ]; born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Teixeira is a former member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team and has competed in the WEC, Impact FC, PFC and Shooto. He is the second oldest UFC champion in history behind Randy Couture and the oldest first time champion in UFC history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Glover Teixeira is the 2,586th most popular athlete (down from 2,414th in 2024), the 996th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 973rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Brazilian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Glover Teixeira ranks 2,586 out of 6,025. Before him are Eric Garcia, Ramona Neubert, Letitia Vriesde, Ellen Becker, Marieke Vervoort, and Bernard Williams. After him are Sherri Howard, Tudor Casapu, Diana Gansky, Mark Richardson, Maureen George, and Pasquale Passarelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Glover Teixeira ranks 368. Before him are Cara Black, Elisabeth Harnois, Nicki Hunter, Park Si-yeon, Marieke Vervoort, and Sarah Polley. After him are Andrea Osvárt, Ivan Miljković, Michel Franco, Milene Domingues, Darjuš Lavrinovič, and Mohammed al-Houthi.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Glover Teixeira ranks 996 out of 2,236. Before him are Júnior Moraes (1987), Jeorá Matos Ferreyra (1964), Aurélio Miguel (1964), Ewerthon (1981), Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes (1966), and Euller (1971). After him are Renan Lodi (1998), Hortência Marcari (1959), Gusttavo Lima (1989), Milene Domingues (1979), Lucas Piazon (1994), and Ronny (1986).

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Among ATHLETES In Brazil

Among athletes born in Brazil, Glover Teixeira ranks 7. Before him are Adhemar da Silva (1927), Nelson Prudêncio (1944), Vanderlei de Lima (1969), Joaquim Cruz (1963), João Carlos de Oliveira (1954), and Torben Grael (1960). After him are Robson da Silva (1964), Robert Scheidt (1973), Renzo Gracie (1967), Maurren Maggi (1976), Fabiana Murer (1981), and Filip Filipović (null).

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