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.

This was Vicente Luque's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. 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 16-6-0, 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 3 years, at 33 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 11 less professional rounds, 73 to Muhammad's 84.

Luque vs Muhammad form

Vicente Luque had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Themba Gorimbo at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Geoff Neal at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated 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.

Muhammad had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Leon Edwards at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sean Brady at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Vicente Luque 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, United States.

He had defeated Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Vicente Luque had last fought 4 months and 29 days ago, while Belal Muhammad's last outing had been 9 months and 9 days ago.

Luque's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Muhammad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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