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 2 years, at 32 years old.

Barberena had a height advantage of 1 inch over Luque. Despite this, he had 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 won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mike Perry at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bryan Barberena at UFC on ESPN 1 on 17th February 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

Before that, he was victorious against Chad Laprise at UFC Fight Night 129 on 19th May 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile.

He had won against Belal Muhammad at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Luque's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Barberena's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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