Vicente Luque earns unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night

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Aug 7, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Vicente Luque (blue gloves) reacts to the fight against Michael Chiesa (red gloves) during UFC 265 at Toyota Center.
Aug 7, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Vicente Luque (blue gloves) reacts to the fight against Michael Chiesa (red gloves) during UFC 265 at Toyota Center.
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Vicente Luque earned a hard-fought win by unanimous decision over fellow Brazilian Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Luque took the cards 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 in their welterweight bout, the main event.

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Luque landed more strikes overall but Dos Anjos landed nearly as many significant strikes as his countryman; Luque landed 72 significant strikes to Dos Anjos' 66.

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Luque finished with eight takedowns to two for Dos Anjos, and Luque had 12:01 of control to just 3:54 for Dos Anjos.

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Luque improved to 22-9-1 in MMA while Dos Anjos dropped to 32-15.

—Field Level Media