Vicente Luque | |
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Born | Vicente Luque November 27, 1991 Westwood, New Jersey, United States |
Other names | Silent Assassin |
Nationality | American-Brazilian-Chilean |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Division | Welterweight |
Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Luta Livre |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Brasília, Brazil |
Team | Blackzilians |
Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Purple belt in Luta Livre Esportiva |
Years active | 2009-present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 11 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 5 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 0 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 0 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Vicente Luque (born November 27, 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently competes in the welterweight division.
Luque began training in various forms of martial arts as a youngster. He then starting training in Muay Thai, kickboxing and jiu-jitsu as a teenager before transitioning to mixed martial arts in 2008.
Luque made his professional mixed martial arts debut in June 2009. He compiled a record of 7-4-1, competing for various regional promotions in Brazil before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter in early 2014.
In February 2015, it was announced that Luque was one of the fighters selected to be on The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians.
In his first fight on the show, Luque faced Nathan Coy. He won the fight submission in the second round.
In the semifinals, Luque faced off against Hayder Hassan. He lost the fight via split decision.
Luque made his official debut for the promotion on July 12, 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale where he faced fellow cast mate Michael Graves. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Luque next faced Hayder Hassan in a rematch on December 19, 2015 at UFC on Fox 17. He won the fight by submission in the first round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.
Luque faced Alvaro Herrera on July 7, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 90. He won the fight via submission in the second round.
Luque faced Héctor Urbina on September 24, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95. Luque won via first round KO, thereby earning his second Performance of the Night bonus.
Luque returned to face Belal Muhammad on November 12, 2016 at UFC 205. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.