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Vicente Luque vs Kelvin Gastelum

Vicente Luque

Pro 23-12-1  |  UFC 16-7-0
Middleweight
VS

Kelvin Gastelum

Pro 21-10-0 (1 NC)  |  UFC 13-10-0
Age
34|34
Height
5'11"|5'9"
Reach
75"|71"
Stance
Orthodox|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic Vicente Luque Kelvin Gastelum Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy51.0%42.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min5.03.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min5.53.6
Strike Differential-0.5/min0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy48.3%32.8%
Takedown Defense66.7%61.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min1.00.9
Submission Attempts/15min0.60.1
Control Time/15min2:021:48
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins50.0%23.1%
Submission % of Wins37.5%15.4%
Decision % of Wins12.5%61.5%
Avg Fight Time9:2713:40
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.00.0
Reversals/15min0.10.4
Edges414 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Vicente Luque Kelvin Gastelum Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy42.0%45.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min2.74.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min4.64.6
Takedown Accuracy47.1%50.0%
Takedown Defense55.6%46.2%
Control Time/Fight2:281:03
Edges015 even

Last 3 Fights

Vicente Luque

LOSS
vs. Joel Alvarez
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Vicente Luque30/9930%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
Joel Alvarez89/14860%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:30
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Kevin Holland
Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 2, 1:03
Vicente Luque24/4652%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Kevin Holland40/7454%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:13
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Themba Gorimbo
Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 1, 0:52
Vicente Luque2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14
Themba Gorimbo5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds

Kelvin Gastelum

WIN
vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Kelvin Gastelum57/11749%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23
Dustin Stoltzfus64/14644%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Joe Pyfer
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Kelvin Gastelum33/9933%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27
Joe Pyfer57/11450%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:31
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Kelvin Gastelum112/23847%TD 4/4Ctrl 2:47
Daniel Rodriguez127/26548%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

vs. Tyron Woodley
Vicente Luque
WIN
Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 3:56
Vicente Luque25/3376%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:03
Tyron Woodley18/4045%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:22
▼ Rounds
Kelvin Gastelum
LOSS
Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00
Kelvin Gastelum32/14322%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41
Tyron Woodley27/10426%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26
▼ Rounds

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Vicente Luque is the busier striker, landing 5.0 significant strikes per minute vs 3.7. Their opponent absorbs 3.6 strikes per minute on average — Vicente Luque's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Vicente Luque connects on 51.0% of significant strikes compared to 42.4%. The 9pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Vicente Luque shoots at 48% accuracy but Kelvin Gastelum stops 61% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Kelvin Gastelum shoots at 33% accuracy against Vicente Luque's 67% defense — Vicente Luque should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Vicente Luque finishes 88% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 38% sub).

Fight Length: Kelvin Gastelum's fights average 13:40 vs 9:27 for Vicente Luque. If this reaches the championship rounds, Kelvin Gastelum's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-03-30 09:06:12 | Data source: UFCStats.com