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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Stephen Thompson won · U-DEC R3
Elo1482
Stephen Thompson
Elo1504
Vicente Luque editorial illustration

Stephen ThompsonvsVicente LuqueUFC Prediction Result

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · Saturday, November 2, 2019New York City, New York, USA

Official fight result

Stephen Thompson won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupStephen Thompson: StrikervsVicente Luque: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Vicente Luque wins(69.4%)

Actual result: Stephen Thompson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Vicente Luque at -105 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stephen Thompson enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Stephen Thompson
Red Corner
VS
Vicente Luque
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
-105
(51%)
1482
Elo
1504
43
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
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.

Stephen ThompsonL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Belal Muhammad · Dec 21
W
KOvs Kevin Holland · Dec 22
L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Dec 23
L
KOvs Joaquin Buckley · Oct 24
L
vs Gabriel Bonfim · Jul 25
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.

Stephen ThompsonMetricVicente Luque
4.05
Strikes / min
4.80
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
5.24
54%
Strike defense
51%
0.23
TDs / 15 min
0.89
63%
Takedown defense
59%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.05Δ 1.49 — meaningful gap-0.44

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1579 vs 1616Takedowns0.4 vs 0.8Sub Atts0.00 vs 1.00Form-0.6 vs 1.0
Stephen ThompsonVicente Luque

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Stephen Thompson(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 -21.9|Blue +21.9
Recent Form
Red -1.6|Blue +1.6
Striker Score
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Stephen ThompsonTargetVicente Luque

By target zone

111
52% acc · 80%
Head
26
24% acc · 34%
21
91% acc · 15%
Body
9
50% acc · 12%
6
86% acc · 4%
Leg
42
84% acc · 55%

By position

126
56% acc · 91%
Distance
76
44% acc · 99%
3
100% acc · 2%
Clinch
1
33% acc · 1%
9
75% acc · 7%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Stephen Thompson rounds
0
even
1
Vicente Luque rounds
Round 1Vicente Luque edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns0
Control0:00
38Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
Round 2Stephen Thompson edged it
Sig. strikes51
Takedowns0
Control0:00
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Stephen Thompson edged it
Sig. strikes55
Takedowns0
Control0:11
Knockdowns1
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
138 / 242
Sig Strikes
77 / 175
58%
Sig Str %
41.7%
138 / 242
Total Strikes
77 / 175
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:11
Ctrl Time
0:01

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Vicente Luque38 / 6738 / 670 / 00
1Stephen Thompson32 / 5032 / 500 / 00
2Vicente Luque25 / 6125 / 610 / 00
2Stephen Thompson51 / 9151 / 910 / 00
3Vicente Luque14 / 4714 / 470 / 00
3Stephen Thompson55 / 10155 / 1010 / 00

Stephen Thompson

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights21

Vicente Luque

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights23