Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal face off on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 40 in a welterweight showdown at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Luque is currently ranked 6th in the league while Neal is ranked 13th.
Vicente Luque comes into this game with a 21-8-1 record overall and he has won four of his last five fights. In Luque’s last fight though against Belal Muhammad in April of 2022 and he lost by unanimous decision. He was taken down five times in that fight and that led to the loss. Luque is averaging 5.30 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 5.18 significant strikes per minute. He is averaging 0.54 takedowns every 15 minutes and he is successful on 50 percent of his takedown attempts. He also stops 61 percent of his takedown attempts. He is averaging 0.8 takedowns every 15 minutes.
On the other side of this matchup is Geoff “Handz of Steal” Neal who sits with a 14-4 record overall but he has lost two of his last three fights. Neal’s last fight came against Santiago Ponzinibbio in December of 2021 and he won by split decision. He was actually outstruck 91-85, but still secured the win. Neal is averaging 4.63 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 4.91 significant strikes per minute. He is averaging 0.50 takedowns every 15 minutes and he is successful on 50 percent of his takedown attempts. He also stops 85 percent of his opponent's takedown attempts.
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