Thompson vs Luque

Who won Thompson vs Luque?

Stephen Thompson beat Vicente Luque by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 244, on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Stephen Thompson.

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).

Thompson vs Luque stats

Stephen Thompson stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Vicente Luque made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

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

Stephen Thompson's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Vicente Luque's came in at 16-7-0.

The stats suggested Luque had a slight advantage in power over Thompson, with a 53% knock out percentage over Thompson's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Luque had a large advantage over Thompson, boasting a 35% submission rate over Thompson's 7%.

Stephen Thompson was the older man by 9 years, at 42 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Luque. Despite this, Luque had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Thompson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 months later than Luque, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 74 to Luque's 75.

Thompson vs Luque form

Stephen Thompson had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had been defeated by Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Luque's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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