Vicente Luque vs. Tyron Woodley
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Vicente Luque
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.18 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Tyron Woodley
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Vicente Luque
Distance 92.3% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 8.1%)
Tyron Woodley
Distance 71.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 15.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 13.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Vicente Luque
Head 75.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.0%)
Tyron Woodley
Head 73.2% (norm 78.3%) · Body 21.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Luque L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Woodley L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1046 / 2170 | 48.2% | 38.5% | 267 / 806 | 33.1% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 81 | 80.2% | 67.8% | 141 / 173 | 81.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 70 / 101 | 69.3% | 67.0% | 120 / 147 | 81.6% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 718 / 1775 | 40.5% | 36.4% | 295 / 824 | 35.8% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 160 / 225 | 71.1% | 70.7% | 177 / 237 | 74.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 303 / 352 | 86.1% | 83.0% | 56 / 65 | 86.2% | 83.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Luque L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Woodley L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1037 / 2319 | 44.7% | 39.1% | 378 / 1163 | 32.5% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 144 / 197 | 73.1% | 68.9% | 185 / 228 | 81.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 125 / 184 | 67.9% | 68.0% | 74 / 93 | 79.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 985 / 2290 | 43.0% | 35.6% | 293 / 1007 | 29.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 179 / 247 | 72.5% | 69.6% | 261 / 360 | 72.5% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 142 / 163 | 87.1% | 82.2% | 83 / 117 | 70.9% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Luque has more cage time on record.