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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Vicente Luque won · SUB R1
Elo1529
Michael Chiesa
Elo1504
Vicente Luque editorial illustration

Michael ChiesavsVicente LuqueUFC Prediction Result

UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · Saturday, August 7, 2021Houston, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Vicente Luque won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:25

Style matchupMichael Chiesa: WrestlervsVicente Luque: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Vicente Luque wins(52.1%)

Actual result: Vicente Luque wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Vicente Luque at -105 American odds

+$95 profit

$195 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Michael Chiesa enters on a 4-fight win streak.
  • Vicente Luque threatens submissions; Michael Chiesa has lost 71% of fights by sub.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Michael Chiesa (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Michael Chiesa
Red Corner
VS
Vicente Luque
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
-105
(51%)
1529
Elo
1504
38
Age
34
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'11"
190.5 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Michael ChiesaW4 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Kevin Holland · Jul 23
W
SUBvs Tony Ferguson · Aug 24
W
SUBvs Max Griffin · Dec 24
W
vs Court McGee · Jun 25
W
SUBvs Niko Price · Mar 26
latest
Vicente Luque
oldest →
L
KOvs Joaquin Buckley · Mar 24
W
SUBvs Themba Gorimbo · Dec 24
L
SUBvs Kevin Holland · Jun 25
L
vs Joel Alvarez · Oct 25
W
SUBvs Kelvin Gastelum · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Michael ChiesaMetricVicente Luque
2.02
Strikes / min
4.80
1.73
Strikes absorbed / min
5.24
57%
Strike defense
51%
3.11
TDs / 15 min
0.89
65%
Takedown defense
59%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.29evenly matched on net striking-0.44

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1625 vs 1644Strikes1.9 vs 5.7Takedowns3.6 vs 0.6Sub Atts1.10 vs 1.00Form1.0 vs 0.8
Michael ChiesaVicente Luque

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701488150515231540← oldermost recent →
Michael Chiesa(10 fights)Vicente Luque(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +24.5|Blue -24.5
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +66.0|Blue -66.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Michael ChiesaTargetVicente Luque

By target zone

4
33% acc · 100%
Head
2
29% acc · 29%
0
Body
1
100% acc · 14%
0
Leg
4
100% acc · 57%

By position

4
33% acc · 100%
Distance
7
58% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Michael Chiesa rounds
1
even
0
Vicente Luque rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns1
Control1:01
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:10Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
4 / 12
Sig Strikes
7 / 12
33%
Sig Str %
58%
6 / 16
Total Strikes
8 / 13
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
2
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
1:01
Ctrl Time
0:10

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Vicente Luque7 / 128 / 130 / 01
1Michael Chiesa4 / 126 / 161 / 12

Michael Chiesa

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights22

Vicente Luque

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights23