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This is a wild one. You've got Kelvin Gastelum, the southpaw boxer who's been grinding at middleweight, taking on Vicente Luque, The Silent Assassin who's built his name on violent welterweight wars. Gastelum's coming off a decision win over Dustin Stoltzfus back in September, showing he can still put rounds together. But before that? He dropped a decision to Joe Pyfer in June. Luque's had a rough stretch though.
If Luque's going to get the finish, it happens in rounds two or three when the pressure breaks Gastelum down.
He got submitted by Kevin Holland in that anaconda choke back in June, then lost a decision to Joel Alvarez in October. Two straight losses for a guy who used to be one of the scariest finishers at 170. Here's the thing about this matchup. Gastelum's got slick boxing and that left hand is always dangerous, plus he showed he can still wrestle when he went 4 for 4 on takedowns against Daniel Rodriguez. Luque's a pressure fighter who wants to drag you into deep water and drown you there. Remember when he went five hard rounds with Rafael Dos Anjos and won that decision?
That's the Luque who shows up when everything clicks. He's got that anaconda choke too, the same one that finished Themba Gorimbo in under a minute at UFC 310. The question is whether Luque can handle Gastelum's boxing while pushing forward, or if Kelvin can keep it technical and pick him apart. Both guys need this one badly after their recent skids.
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This is a wild one. You've got Kelvin Gastelum, the southpaw boxer who's been grinding at middleweight, taking on Vicente Luque, The Silent Assassin who's built his name on violent welterweight wars. Gastelum's coming off a decision win over Dustin Stoltzfus back in September, showing he can still put rounds together. But before that? He dropped a decision to Joe Pyfer in June. Luque's had a rough stretch though.
If Luque's going to get the finish, it happens in rounds two or three when the pressure breaks Gastelum down.
He got submitted by Kevin Holland in that anaconda choke back in June, then lost a decision to Joel Alvarez in October. Two straight losses for a guy who used to be one of the scariest finishers at 170. Here's the thing about this matchup. Gastelum's got slick boxing and that left hand is always dangerous, plus he showed he can still wrestle when he went 4 for 4 on takedowns against Daniel Rodriguez. Luque's a pressure fighter who wants to drag you into deep water and drown you there. Remember when he went five hard rounds with Rafael Dos Anjos and won that decision?
That's the Luque who shows up when everything clicks. He's got that anaconda choke too, the same one that finished Themba Gorimbo in under a minute at UFC 310. The question is whether Luque can handle Gastelum's boxing while pushing forward, or if Kelvin can keep it technical and pick him apart. Both guys need this one badly after their recent skids.
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Pace delta
+1.2 significant strikes/min
Vicente Luque averages 4.8 significant strikes per minute while Kelvin Gastelum sits at 3.7.
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92%
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