Luque vs Barberena

Who won Luque vs Barberena?

Vicente Luque beat Bryan Barberena by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN 1, on Sunday 17th February 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Luque vs Barberena stats

Vicente Luque stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Bryan Barberena made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Vicente Luque's UFC record stood at 15-5-0, while Bryan Barberena's came in at 9-10-0.

The stats suggested Barberena had a large advantage in power over Luque, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Luque's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luque had a large advantage over Barberena, boasting a 43% submission rate over Barberena's 14%.

Vicente Luque was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Barberena had a height advantage of 1 inch over Luque. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Luque's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Barberena's, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 months earlier than Barberena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 70 to Barberena's 73.

Luque vs Barberena form

Luque had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Randy Brown at UFC Vegas 5 on 1st August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Stephen Thompson at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mike Perry at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Before that, he had defeated Derrick Krantz at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, United States.

He was victorious against Bryan Barberena at UFC on ESPN 1 on 17th February 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

Barberena had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Makhmud Muradov at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Before that, he had won against Robbie Lawler at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Matt Brown at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Bryan Barberena had been fighting more than Vicente Luque.

Going to this contest, Vicente Luque had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 2 days ago, while Bryan Barberena's last outing had been 9 months and 11 days ago.

Luque's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Barberena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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