Luque vs Anjos

Who won Luque vs Anjos?

Vicente Luque beat Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos, on Saturday 12th August 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Vicente Luque.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Luque vs Anjos stats

Vicente Luque stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

Vicente Luque's UFC record stood at 15-5-0, while Rafael dos Anjos' came in at 21-14-0.

The stats suggested Luque had a massive power advantage over Anjos, boasting a 52% knock out percentage over Anjos' 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luque had a slight advantage over Anjos, with a 38% submission rate over Anjos' 34%.

Vicente Luque was the younger man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Luque had a height advantage of 3 inches over Anjos. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Luque was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 9 months later than Anjos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 69 less professional rounds, 70 to Anjos' 139.

Luque vs Anjos form

Luque had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Geoff Neal at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michael Chiesa at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had beaten Tyron Woodley at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Randy Brown at UFC Vegas 5 on 1st August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Kamaru Usman at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Colby Covington at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

Before that, he had won against Robbie Lawler at UFC on FOX 26 on 16th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.

He had beaten Neil Magny at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Rogers Place, Edmonton.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vicente Luque had been fighting more than Rafael dos Anjos.

Going to this contest, Vicente Luque had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 18 days ago, while Rafael dos Anjos' last outing had been 5 years, 2 months and 6 days ago.

Luque's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Luque vs Anjos?

Vicente Luque was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Rafael dos Anjos made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.