Tallison Teixeira

Pavlovich gave Teixeira almost no time to settle and exposed how little margin heavyweights have when the first exchange goes wrong. The fight ended by knockout in 39 seconds, making it the sharpest setback of Teixeira's short UFC run.

Key moments

• Lost by first-round knockout in 39 seconds.
• Was denied any chance to establish his preferred long-range offense.
• The result emphasized the volatility of top-level heavyweight matchups.

Teixeira showed a more patient version of his game against Tuivasa by going a full three rounds and winning a unanimous decision. That mattered because it proved he could bank minutes and manage pace without relying on another first-round finish.

Key moments

• Beat a proven UFC heavyweight by unanimous decision.
• Handled a full fifteen-minute fight successfully.
• Showed a less frantic version of his offense than in his early finishes.

Lewis turned the fight into a sprint and caught Teixeira before the younger heavyweight could establish range or rhythm. The stoppage came only 35 seconds in, which underlined both Teixeira's upside and his current defensive risk in fast heavyweight exchanges.

Key moments

• Was stopped 35 seconds into round one.
• Never had time to settle behind his length.
• The fight showed how punishing veteran heavyweight power can be.

Teixeira's UFC breakthrough over Tafa was a violent reminder of how quickly his size can become dangerous in close. He folded the fight in 35 seconds with a body knee and elbow sequence before Tafa could turn it into a pocket brawl.

Key moments

• Finished Tafa in 35 seconds of the opening round.
• Used a body knee and elbow to create the stoppage.
• Announced himself as a real heavyweight prospect on the UFC stage.

Teixeira earned his UFC opportunity by overwhelming Lopes on Contender Series and finishing with punches before the midpoint of round one. The performance fit the same scouting report that follows him now: long, explosive and dangerous immediately.

Key moments

• Won his Contender Series fight by first-round knockout.
• Stopped Lopes at 1:57 of the opening round.
• Used the finish to punch his ticket to the UFC.

Teixeira kept his unbeaten run moving in Rio de Janeiro by ending another fight before the first round reached the two-minute mark. A head kick started the finish and the follow-up punches forced the stoppage at 1:55, pushing him to 6-0 ahead of his Contender Series call-up later that year.

Key moments

• Stopped Fonseca by head kick and punches at 1:55 of round one.
• The bout took place on the LFA 183 card in Rio de Janeiro.
• The win moved Teixeira to 6-0 as a pro.
• It extended his run of first-round finishes.

Teixeira's LFA debut in Cajamar followed the same early-finisher pattern that had defined his first few regional wins. He dropped Fonseca with a straight right, kept punching after the referee allowed the fight to continue, and closed the stoppage at 3:31 of the opening round.

Key moments

• Won his LFA debut by first-round TKO at 3:31.
• A straight right dropped Fonseca before the finishing ground strikes.
• The result pushed Teixeira's record to 5-0.
• It came on the early preliminary portion of LFA 175.

Teixeira headlined Dominium FC 20 and stayed perfect with another first-round stoppage. Contemporary coverage describes him landing a kick before swarming with punches, forcing the referee to wave it off early in the opener even though the official time is not broadly recorded.

Key moments

• Stopped dos Santos by first-round TKO in the Dominium FC 20 main event.
• Portuguese coverage described the finish as a kick followed by a punching barrage.
• The result improved Teixeira to 4-0 as a professional.
• All four of his wins to that point had ended inside the first round.

Teixeira needed only 24 seconds to blast through Kato at SFT 37, producing the quickest official finish on his record up to that stage. The knockout kept his early career on its one-round script and moved him to 3-0.

Key moments

• Knocked out Kato with punches 24 seconds into round one.
• The finish came at SFT 37 in Sao Paulo.
• The victory pushed Teixeira's record to 3-0.
• It was another first-round stoppage in his first calendar year as a pro.

Teixeira's second professional fight lasted only 30 seconds at Pantanal FC 26. He put Rabelo away with punches almost immediately, giving him a second straight opening-round finish to start his career.

Key moments

• Stopped Rabelo by knockout 30 seconds into the first round.
• The bout took place at Pantanal FC 26 in Costa Rica, Mato Grosso do Sul.
• The win improved Teixeira to 2-0 as a pro.
• Both of his first two professional wins came in round one.

Teixeira opened his professional career with the only submission win on his record, catching Sena in an inverted triangle armbar late in the first round. The MF Fighters 6 result also gave him an immediate finish in his debut before the knockout streak took over.

Key moments

• Made his pro debut at MF Fighters 6.
• Submitted Sena with an inverted triangle armbar at 4:40 of round one.
• The win was Teixeira's first professional victory.
• It remains the lone submission finish on his record.