Vicente Luque “The Silent Assassin”

Middleweight · ORCA rating 52/100 · peak 71 · Finisher · 17–9 in 26 graded UFC bouts

ORCA analysis

At 52 (career peak 71), Vicente Luque's ORCA rating ranks 55th of 96 active middleweights. Striking offence is the strongest of the four families at 81, 31st of 96 active middleweights (significant strikes landed per minute 94). The weak side is striking defence, which grades 32, with significant strikes absorbed per minute grading 11. 15 of 17 UFC wins came inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission).

Grades

Family	Grade	Middleweight rank	Best reliable sub-grade
Striking offence	81	31 of 96	Significant strikes landed per minute 94
Striking defence	32	69 of 96	Significant strikes absorbed per minute 11
Grappling offence	58	37 of 96	Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 26
Grappling defence	40	72 of 96	—

Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 94. Weakest: Significant strikes absorbed per minute 11.

Profile

Division: Middleweight
ORCA rating: 52 (peak 71)
Middleweight rank: 55 of 96 active
UFC record: 17–9
Pro record: 24–13–1
Graded UFC bouts: 26
Style: Finisher
Age: 34
Height: 5′11″ (180 cm)
Reach: 75″ (190 cm)
Stance: Orthodox
Gym: Blackzilians - Boca Raton, FL

Career stats

Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.78
Significant strike accuracy: 50%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 5.34
Significant strike defence: 52%
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.75
Takedown accuracy: 43%
Takedown defence: 63%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.76

Fight history

2026-08-15 · L vs Tresean Gore · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry
2026-04-11 · W vs Kelvin Gastelum · Submission · UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
2025-10-11 · L vs Joel Alvarez · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs. Gamrot
2025-06-07 · L vs Kevin Holland · Submission · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
2024-12-07 · W vs Themba Gorimbo · Submission · UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-03-30 · L vs Joaquin Buckley · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
2023-08-12 · W vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
2022-08-06 · L vs Geoff Neal · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill
2022-04-16 · L vs Belal Muhammad · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad
2021-08-07 · W vs Michael Chiesa · Submission · UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
2021-03-27 · W vs Tyron Woodley · Submission · UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou
2020-08-01 · W vs Randy Brown · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
2020-05-09 · W vs Niko Price · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
2019-11-02 · L vs Stephen Thompson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
2019-08-10 · W vs Mike Perry · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
2019-05-18 · W vs Derrick Krantz · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee
2019-02-17 · W vs Bryan Barberena · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
2018-10-06 · W vs Jalin Turner · KO/TKO · UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
2018-05-19 · W vs Chad Laprise · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
2017-10-28 · W vs Niko Price · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-03-18 · L vs Leon Edwards · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
2016-11-12 · W vs Belal Muhammad · KO/TKO · UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
2016-09-24 · W vs Hector Urbina · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
2016-07-07 · W vs Alvaro Herrera Mendoza · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
2015-12-19 · W vs Hayder Hassan · Submission · UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
2015-07-12 · L vs Michael Graves · Decision - Unanimous · The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale

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