Luque vs Gorimbo

Who won Luque vs Gorimbo?

Vicente Luque beat Themba Gorimbo by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena 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 Gorimbo stats

Vicente Luque stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Themba Gorimbo made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Vicente Luque's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Themba Gorimbo marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Vicente Luque's UFC record stood at 16-6-0, while Themba Gorimbo's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Luque had a massive power advantage over Gorimbo, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Gorimbo's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gorimbo had a slight advantage over Luque, with a 43% submission rate over Luque's 36%.

Vicente Luque was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Gorimbo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Luque. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Luque was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Gorimbo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 73 to Gorimbo's 39.

Luque vs Gorimbo form

Gorimbo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Niko Price at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ramiz Brahimaj at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Pete Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Takashi Sato at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had lost to AJ Fletcher at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Gorimbo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Luque vs Gorimbo start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:55 AM UTC , which was 8:55 PM EST or 5:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:55 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Luque vs Gorimbo?

Vicente Luque was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Themba Gorimbo made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.