Thompson vs Luque

Who won Thompson vs Luque?

Stephen Thompson beat Vicente Luque by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 244, on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Stephen Thompson.

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).

Thompson vs Luque stats

Stephen Thompson stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Vicente Luque made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record stood at 12-7-1, while Vicente Luque's came in at 15-5-0.

The stats suggested Luque had a slight advantage in power over Thompson, with a 53% knock out percentage over Thompson's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luque had a large advantage over Thompson, boasting a 35% submission rate over Thompson's 7%.

Stephen Thompson was the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Luque. Despite this, Luque had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Thompson's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Luque's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 months later than Luque, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 71 to Luque's 70.

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