Luque vs Anjos

Who won Luque vs Anjos?

Vicente Luque beat Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos, on Saturday 12th August 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Vicente Luque.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Luque vs Anjos stats

Vicente Luque stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Vicente Luque's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Rafael dos Anjos marked his 36th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2008.

Vicente Luque's UFC record stood at 16-7-0, while Rafael dos Anjos' came in at 21-15-0.

The stats suggested Luque had a massive power advantage over Anjos, boasting a 52% knock out percentage over Anjos' 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luque had a slight advantage over Anjos, with a 38% submission rate over Anjos' 34%.

Vicente Luque was the younger man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Luque had a height advantage of 3 inches over Anjos. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Luque was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 9 months later than Anjos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 65 less professional rounds, 75 to Anjos' 140.

Luque vs Anjos form

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kamaru Usman at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Colby Covington at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

He had beaten Robbie Lawler at UFC on FOX 26 on 16th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.

Activity check

Luque's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Luque vs Anjos?

Vicente Luque was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Rafael dos Anjos made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.