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.

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Anjos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 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.