A close call! Tallison Teixeira overcomes veteran and recovers at UFC 325

Tallison makes weight and confirms fight in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

MMA prospect, Tallison Teixeira did what needed to be done to recover in UFC 325At the event held in Australia this Saturday (31), the giant Brazilian, standing at 2,03m, did not find it easy in the octagon, but in the end, he overcame Tai tuivasa in hostile territory. At the end of the 15-minute fight, 'Xicão' emerged victorious by unanimous decision.

Tallison TeixeiraXicão, 26 years old, is another representative of Brazil in the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg) of MMA. The athlete began his career in the sport in 2021 and debuted in the UFC in 2025. In this discipline, 'Xicão' built a record consisting of nine wins, eight by stoppage (seven by knockout and one by submission), and one loss. His main victory was against Tuivasa.

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Right from the start, Tuivasa went all out against Tallison and startled him. Tallison then took Tuivasa down and delivered punches and elbows. However, Tallison couldn't control Tuivasa on the ground. With the fight back on its feet, Tallison again took Tuivasa down and, from top position, resumed delivering punches and elbows. Resilient, Tuivasa withstood the punishment, got back to his feet and tried to take Tallison down again, but was unsuccessful.

In the second round, Tallison started by throwing kicks. In an exchange of punches, Tuivasa posed a threat. Tallison then tried to surprise Tuivasa with a spinning elbow, but received a powerful punch. Confident, Tuivasa bothered Tallison with low kicks. In response, Tallison landed clean straight punches to Tuivasa's face and took him down. On top, Tallison attacked with punches and elbows and also used the position to rest.

In the third and final round, Tallison, visibly tired, was cautious and attempted a takedown, but was unsuccessful. Fighting at home, Tuivasa went on the offensive looking for a knockout and constantly rocked Tallison. However, also tired, Tuivasa couldn't capitalize on the situation. Even so, Tuivasa continued striking Tallison. On the ground, Tuivasa attacked Tallison with everything he had, but failed to knock him out.

UFC 325 results

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Alexander Volkanovsky derrotou Diego lopes by unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) – Championship fight

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Benoit Saint-Denis derrotou Dan Hooker by technical knockout (punches and elbows) at 4:45 of round 2

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy derrotou Raphael Fiziev by technical knockout (punches) at 4min30sec of R2

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg.): Tallison Teixeira derrotou Tai tuivasa by unanimous decision of the judges (28-29, 28-29, 28-29)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld derrotou Jamie Mullarkey by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min01sec of R1

PRELIMINARY CARD

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Billy Elekana derrotou Junior Tafa by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min18sec of R2

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cam Rowston defeated Cody Brundage by technical knockout (punches) at 4min08sec of R2

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Jacob Malkoun derrotou Torrez Finney by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Welterweight (up to 77 kg.): Jonathan Micallef derrotou Oban Elliott by submission (rear naked choke) at 3min31sec of R2

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kaan Ofli derrotou Yi Zha by majority decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Dom Mar Fan defeated SangWook Kim by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Keiichiro Nakamura defeated Sebastian Szalay by technical knockout (knee strike) at 3:38 of round 3.

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Lawrence Lui defeated Sulangrangbo by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)