Leon Edwards vs Vicente Luque — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson

London, United Kingdom

18 Mar 2017

Welterweight

49%

Edwards

51%

Luque

Win Probability

Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Leon Edwards

"Rocky"

22 – 6

6'2"74" reachSouthpaw35 yrs3-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 57

Vicente Luque

"The Silent Assassin"

24 – 12

Pressure Fighter34 yrsOrthodox75" reach5'11"

CFR 60

★ Official Result

Leon EdwardswinsDecisionR3 · 5:00

def. Vicente Luque · UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Luque

→

Actual result

Edwards wins

Decision · R3

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Edwards at 49% vs Luque at 51% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

Luque has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 14 points.

Risk flags

Edwards's chin rating of 60 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Luque has a chin rating of 32 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

EdwardsLuque

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Edwards

Luque

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'2"+

Height

5'11"

74"

Reach

+75"

Age

+34

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Edwards

Luque

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

57.4

59.9

51.1

Performance Avg

56.1

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Edwards

Luque

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

3.6

/ 10

5.4

/ 10

4.2

Style: Pressure

7.7

7.2

Style: Volume

2.3

3 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

7 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

31Distance14

4Clinch1

0Ground0

Edwards

Luque

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.3

/ 10

3.6

/ 10

1.6

Wrestling Style (/10)

2.5

0.7

Submission Style (/10)

4.1

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Edwards

Luque

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Moderate

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R2.5 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

5 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

20/28 fights

Chin rating based on

26/36 fights

Edwards

Luque

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

3-fight 📉 slide

Current form

L · KO · R2

L · Sub · R4

L · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R5

Last 5

L · Dec · R3

W · Sub · R1

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R2

W · Sub · R1

Edwards

Luque

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

29%

82%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Edwards

Luque

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

3.6

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

5.4

2.3

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

3.6

1.6

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

2.5

0.7

Submission

Submission attack frequency

4.1

4.2

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.7

7.2

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

2.3

Edwards

Strike Zones

Luque

Edwards

Attacking

35 landed

Absorbing

15 absorbed

Luque

Attacking

15 landed

Absorbing

35 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Edwards targets the head (74% of attacks) — Luque absorbs 74% of strikes there

🎯Luque targets the head (53% of attacks) — Edwards absorbs 53% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Edwards

RND

Luque

0/0R00/0

Edwards · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Carlos Prates

KO/TKO

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L · Sub · R4

Sean Brady

Submission

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L · Dec · R5

Belal Muhammad

Decision

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W · Dec · R5

Colby Covington

Decision

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · 2023-12

W · Dec · R5

Kamaru Usman

Decision

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 · 2023-03

Luque · Last 5

L · Dec · R3

Tresean Gore

Decision

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W · Sub · R1

Kelvin Gastelum

Submission

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L · Dec · R3

Joel Alvarez

Decision

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L · Sub · R2

Kevin Holland

Submission

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W · Sub · R1

Themba Gorimbo

Submission

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News & Media

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