UFC 267 Betting: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Game Analysis, Picks and Previews (Saturday, October 30th, 2021)

A huge blockbuster fight card awaits as the Ultimate Fighting Championship has another stacked fight card set in UFC 267. The main event will be having Jan Blachowicz defending the UFC light heavyweight championship against top contender Glover Teixeira. Both fighters will step inside the octagon this coming Saturday, October 30 and it will be at the remote “Fight Island” located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. UFC Fight Pass has the match-up for the online live stream. According to UFC betting lines, Jan Blachowicz will be successful in this title defense against Glover Teixeira.

Jan Blachowicz

Jan Blachowicz shocked the world after beating Israel Adesanya in UFC 259. This Polish fighter was able to put Adesanya to the limit and fought him for five full rounds to earn the unanimous decision win. Nonetheless, Blachowicz deserved the win and is set to aim for his sixth-straight win in the UFC and succeed in his first title defense. Prior to facing Adesanya, Blachowicz earned the title fight after knocking out Corey Anderson and Dominick Reyes. This fighter has shown a lot of improvement in finishing his matches and he will look for the early knockout against his opponent. 

Glover Teixeira

It seems that Glover Teixeira has shown no signs of delaying father time. This 41-year-old fight veteran has amassed 18 knockout victories and won a total of 32 matches for his entire career. The Brazilian fighter is also on a five-fight winning streak and has finished his last two fights before the final bell sounded. Anthony Smith was knocked out in the fifth round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 171 while Thiago Santos was submitted in UFC on ESPN 17 in November 2020. Teixeira has shown a lot of creative ways to finish the fight and is still dangerous to be taken lightly as he can fight both in the stand-up and on the ground. 

Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Betting Numbers

	Blachowicz	Teixeira
Record	28-8-0	32-7-0
Last Fight	Win	Win
Country	Poland	Brazil
Height	6’2”	6’2”
Weight	205	205
Reach	78	76
Win by KO/TKO	29%	56%
Submissions	32%	28%
Decisions	39%	16%
Strikes Landed Per Minute	3.59	3.75
Striking Accuracy	49%	47%
Striking Absorbed Per Minute	2.79	3.34
Striking Defense	53%	54%
Takedown Average	1.18	2.04
Takedown Accuracy	53%	53%
Takedown Defense	65%	65%
Submission Average	0.20	0.20

Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Summary

The 38-year-old Jan Blachowicz is still considered the favorite to win in the online sportsbook against Glover Teixeira. The rapid improvements in Blachowicz fighting style are very exciting to monitor and it will be interesting what he has on his first title defense.