Vicente Luque is a solid favorite to defeat Chad Laprise at UFC Fight Night 129 on Saturday in Santiago, Chile. This event is one of six fights on the main card that can be seen on FS1. Luque is12-6-1 in his career, while Laprise is 13-2 in his career. There are a total of six fights on the main card at UFC Fight Night 129, with the headliner a bout between Demian Maia and Kamaru Usman. There are also a total of seven fights on the preliminary card with four on FS2 and three on UFC Fight Pass. Let’s look at the bout between Luque and Laprise and UFC picks.
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Vicente Luque (12-6-1, 5-2 UFC)
Luque came into the UFC with a record of 7-4-1 and in the UFC he is 5-2. He defeated Hayder Hassan by technical submission, Alvaro Herrera by submission, Hector Urbina by KO, Belal Muhammad by KO and Niko Price by submission, while losing to Michael Graves by unanimous decision and Leon Edwards by unanimous decision. Luque has been a pro since 2009 and has five wins by TKO/KO and six by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
“If the guy puts on a war, I’ll give him a war. So if he brings a war, it will be a war. He’s going to have to take my shots to make it a war. Whatever it is, I definitely want to get a bonus out of it.” Luque said to MMA Weekly about his upcoming fight with Laprise. “I definitely like the matchup. I’m always excited to fight guys who are strikers as well, just like me. I feel like it’s a perfect fight, Chad likes press, he comes forward, he’s fast, he comes from 155 so he has that movement and quick hands. It’s a great style for me. I want to fight guys who really want to trade punches and go for the finish because that’s the way I fight.”
Chad Laprise (13-2, 6-2 UFC)
Laprise came into the UFC with a record of 7-0 and he is now 6-2 in the UFC. He defeated Oliver Aubin-Mercier by split decision, Yosdenis Cedeno by unanimous decision, Bryan Barberena by unanimous decision, Thibault Gouti by TKO, Brian Camozzi by TKO, and Galore Bofando by TKO, while losing to Ross Pearson by split decision and Francisco Trinaldo by TKO. Laprise has been a pro since 2010 and has seven wins by TKO/KO and one by submission. He has seven first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Luque 3.24 / Laprise 4.87
Accuracy: Luque 50% / Laprise 42%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Luque 2.67/ Laprise 3.62
Defense: Luque 57% / Laprise 65%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Luque 1.71 / Laprise 1.13
Accuracy: Luque 50% / Laprise 60%
Takedowns defended: Luque 60% / Laprise 78%
Submission average: Luque 1.1/ Laprise 0.0
UFC Picks
Luque is a solid favorite to win this fight and based on the styles of the two fighters, Luque should be able to get the win, likely by knockout. I will take Luque and also play the rounds to go under.
UFC Fight Night 129 takes place on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Movistar ArenainSantiago, Chile with a welterweight match between Demian Maia and Kamaru Usman as the event headliner. There are six fights on the main card on FS1 and seven preliminary bouts, with four on FS2 and three on UFC Fight Pass.
Main Card (FS1)
Welterweight – Kamaru Usman -655 vs. Demian Maia
Women’s Strawweight – Tatiana Suarez -700 vs. Alexa Grasso
Light Heavyweight – Dominick Reyes -250 vs. Jared Cannonier
Women’s Flyweight – Andrea Lee -330 vs. Veronica Macedo
Bantamweight – Diego Rivas -165 vs. Guido Cannetti
Welterweight – Vicente Luque -215 vs. Chad Laprise
Preliminary Card (FS2)
Welterweight – Zak Cummings -135 vs. Michel Prazeres
Flyweight – Alexandre Pantoja -135 vs. Brandon Moreno
Women’s Strawweight – Poliana Botelho -165 vs. Syuri Kondo
Featherweight – Gabriel Benitez -225 vs. Humberto Bandenay
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight – Enrique Barzola -190 vs. Brandon Davis
Bantamweight – Frankie Saenz -290 vs. Henry Briones
Lightweight – Felipe Silva -320 vs. Claudio Puelles
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