Luque vs Muhammad

Who won Luque vs Muhammad?

Vicente Luque beat Belal Muhammad by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 205, on Saturday 12th November 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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 Muhammad stats

Vicente Luque stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Belal Muhammad made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

Belal Muhammad marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Vicente Luque's UFC record stood at 15-5-0, while Belal Muhammad's came in at 15-3-0.

The stats suggested that Luque and Muhammad have similar power, both with a 40% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luque had a massive advantage over Muhammad, boasting a 50% submission rate over Muhammad's 0%.

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

Luque had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Luque was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Muhammad, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 70 to Muhammad's 84.

Luque vs Muhammad form

Belal Muhammad had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Demian Maia at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Leon Edwards at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lyman Good at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Tim Means at UFC Fight Night 121 on 18th November 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

He had lost to Vicente Luque at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Muhammad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Luque vs Muhammad?

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