Luque vs Muhammad II

Who won Luque vs Muhammad II?

Belal Muhammad beat Vicente Luque by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th April 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Belal Muhammad.

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 Muhammad II stats

Vicente Luque stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Belal Muhammad made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Luque had a massive power advantage over Muhammad, boasting a 52% knock out percentage over Muhammad's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luque had a massive advantage over Muhammad, boasting a 38% submission rate over Muhammad's 5%.

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 6 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 14 less professional rounds, 75 to Muhammad's 89.

Luque vs Muhammad II form

Vicente Luque had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before 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.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Sean Brady at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had beaten Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had defeated Demian Maia at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

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 19 days ago, while Belal Muhammad's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 20 days ago.

Luque's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 20 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.

Muhammad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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