Luque vs Chiesa

Who won Luque vs Chiesa?

Vicente Luque beat Michael Chiesa by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 265, on Saturday 7th August 2021 at Toyota Center in Houston.

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 Chiesa stats

Vicente Luque stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Michael Chiesa made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws and 11 by submission.

This was Vicente Luque's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Michael Chiesa marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Vicente Luque's UFC record stood at 16-7-0, while Michael Chiesa's came in at 14-7-0.

The stats suggested Luque had a massive power advantage over Chiesa, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Chiesa's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Chiesa had a large advantage over Luque, boasting a 61% submission rate over Luque's 32%.

Vicente Luque was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Chiesa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Luque. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Luque was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 10 months later than Chiesa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 75 to Chiesa's 54.

Luque vs Chiesa form

Vicente Luque had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kevin Holland at UFC 316 on 7th June 2025 by submission in the 2nd round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, 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.

He had been defeated 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.

Michael Chiesa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Neil Magny at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Diego Sanchez at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Carlos Condit at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at The Forum, Inglewood.

He had lost to Anthony Pettis at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Vicente Luque had last fought 20 days ago, while Michael Chiesa's last outing had been 4 years, 5 months and 7 days ago.

Luque's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Chiesa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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