Glover Teixeira is a leading candidate for feel-good story of the year in 2021.
More than seven years removed from his first title opportunity, the Brazilian veteran had a breakthrough in the UFC 267 headliner, as he claimed light heavyweight gold with a second-round submission of Jan Blachowicz on Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Now with six straight wins under his belt, Teixeira is authoring a late-career resurgence that would make even the most hard-boiled cynic crack a smile.
Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC 267, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.