Vicente Luque is slightly favored against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on Saturday, March 30 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This event is one of 14 fights on ESPN and ESPN+. Luque is 22-9-1 in his career, while Buckley is 17-6 in his career. There are a total of 14 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot. Let’s look at the bout between Luque and Buckley and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot takes place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, March 30 with 14 fights, all on ESPN and ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot Betting
Vicente Luque (22-9-1, 15-5 UFC)
Luque came into the UFC with a record of 7-4-1 and he has 15 wins and five losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Randy Brown by KO, Tyron Woodley by brabo submission, Michael Chiesa by brabo submission, and Rafael dos Anjos by unanimous decision; while losing to Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision and Geoff Neal by KO. Luque has been a pro since 2009 and he has 11 wins by TKO/KO and eight by submission. He has 13 first round finishes.
Luque made his debut in July of 2015. He has earned a total of eight post-fight bonuses in his career. He has the second-most finishes in UFC welterweight history with 13. He is tied for the second-most knockouts in UFC welterweight history with eight.
Luque said this to Middle Easy’s Chris Owens about his upcoming fight against Buckley, “I think that he's a guy he's very strong and built you know in a way where I know he has knockout power in his hands and in his legs. I've been through so many wars that if it becomes a war, well it's another day you know of me doing what I what I do but at the same time I think that I have the skills to really go out there and just work to build a dominant fight against him.”
Joaquin Buckley (17-6, 7-4 UFC)
Buckley came into the UFC with a record of 10-2 and he has seven wins and four losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Abdul Razak Alhassan by split decision, Albert Duraev by TKO, André Fialho by TKO, and Alex Morono by unanimous decision; while losing to Nassourdine Imavov by unanimous decision and Chris Curtis by KO. Buckley has been a pro since 2014 and he has 12 wins by TKO/KO and five by decision. He has four first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Luque 5.17 /Buckley 3.87
Striking Accuracy: Luque 52% /Buckley 33%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Luque 5.15/Buckley 3.31
Defense: Luque 52% /Buckley 57%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Luque 1.04/Buckley 1.51
Takedown Accuracy: Luque 60%/Buckley 36%
Takedowns defended: Luque 62%/Buckley 65%
Submission average: Luque 0.7/Buckley 0.0
UFC Picks
Buckley made a good decision to move to the welterweight decision last year. He beat Andre Fialho in his welterweight debut, and then he took care of Alex Morono last time out. He will get a big test in this fight against Luque. The UFC odds on this fight are basically a pick. I agree with the UFC oddsmakers in this one, as I don’t see a big edge either way.
What we do know is that both of these fighters are finishers. Luque has 22 wins in his career and 19 have come by finish. Buckley has 17 wins and 12 of those were by finish. The rounds option for this fight is listed at 2.5 rounds with the under at -165. I think this fight will be full of fireworks and I would be surprised if it goes the distance. I think the price on the rounds going over is reasonable, so I will take the rounds to go over the UFC betting total.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 03/30 | Manon Fiorot | +158 |
| Erin Blanchfield | -200 |
| 03/30 | Joaquin Buckley | -109 |
| Vicente Luque | -121 |
| 03/30 | Bruno Silva | -285 |
| Chris Weidman | +218 |
| 03/30 | Sedriques Dumas | +211 |
| Nursulton Ruziboev | -275 |
| 03/30 | Loopy Godinez | -220 |
| Virna Jandiroba | +172 |
| 03/30 | Jacob Malkoun | -235 |
| Andre Petroski | +183 |
| 03/30 | Jamall Emmers | -220 |
| Nate Landwehr | +172 |
| 03/30 | Kyle Nelson | +176 |
| Bill Algeo | -225 |
| 03/30 | Herbert Burns | +337 |
| Julio Arce | -475 |
| 03/30 | Dennis Buzukja | -130 |
| Connor Matthews | +100 |
| 03/30 | Melissa Gatto | -165 |
| Victoria Dudakova | +131 |
| 03/30 | Angel Pacheco | +261 |
| Caolan Loughran | -350 |
| 03/30 | Rhys McKee | +116 |
| Chidi Njokuani | -146 |
| 03/30 | Anton Turkalj | -102 |
| Ibo Aslan | -128 |
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