Vicente Luque earned a hard-fought win by unanimous decision over fellow Brazilian Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday, August 12.
Luque took the cards 49–46, 48–47, 48–47 in their welterweight bout, the main event.
Luque landed more strikes overall but Dos Anjos landed nearly as many significant strikes as his countryman; Luque landed 72 significant strikes to Dos Anjos’ 66.
UFC welterweight contender and former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos speaks during the UFC Fight Night Singapore: On-sale press conference at ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on April 12, 2017. Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images for UFC
Luque finished with eight takedowns to two for Dos Anjos, and Luque had 12:01 of control to just 3:54 for Dos Anjos.
Luque improved to 22–9–1 in MMA while Dos Anjos dropped to 32–15.
