Luque vs Neal

Who won Luque vs Neal?

Geoff Neal beat Vicente Luque by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 6th August 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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 Neal stats

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

Geoff Neal made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Vicente Luque's UFC record stood at 15-5-0, while Geoff Neal's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Neal had a slight advantage in power over Luque, with a 57% knock out percentage over Luque's 52%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luque had a large advantage over Neal, boasting a 38% submission rate over Neal's 14%.

Vicente Luque was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Luque had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Luque was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Neal, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 70 to Neal's 49.

Luque vs Neal form

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

In his last fight before 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.

Neal had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Vicente Luque 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 won against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Stephen Thompson at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Niko Price at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Vicente Luque had been fighting more than Geoff Neal.

Going to this contest, Vicente Luque had last fought 2 years and 1 month ago, while Geoff Neal's last outing had been 2 years and 1 month ago.

Luque's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Neal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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