Luque vs Chiesa

Who won Luque vs Chiesa?

Vicente Luque beat Michael Chiesa by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 265, on Saturday 7th August 2021 at Toyota Center in Houston.

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 Chiesa stats

Vicente Luque stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Michael Chiesa made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

Vicente Luque's UFC record stood at 15-5-0, while Michael Chiesa's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Luque had a massive power advantage over Chiesa, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a large advantage over Luque, boasting a 61% submission rate over Luque's 32%.

Vicente Luque was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Chiesa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Luque. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Luque was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 10 months later than Chiesa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 70 to Chiesa's 47.

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