Vicente Luque vs. Geoff Neal – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 6, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Vicente “The Silent Assassin” Luque will take on Geoff “Handz of Steel” Neal in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 40 card.

In this post, we will break down Vicente Luque vs. Geoff Neal matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 32-year-old, Vicente Luque is coming in with a 21-8-1 record. Luque will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad in April.

Neal, meanwhile, is coming off a split decision win against Santiago Ponzinibbio on April 16, 2022 at UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier and holds a 14-4-0 record.

Vicente Luque has an orthodox fighting stance with a 75″ reach. The 33-year-old, Geoff Neal is an southpaw fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Vicente Luque:
→ Luque’s striking accuracy is 53%.
→ Luque lands 5.30 significant strikes per minute.
→ Luque’s takedown accuracy is 50%.
→ Luque’s takedown average is 0.54 per 15 minutes.
→ Luque’s takedown defense is 61%.

Luque comes in with 53% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.30 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Neal fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 4.63 significant strikes per minute. Vicente Luque also has a 50% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.54 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Neal’s 0.50 takedowns and 85% takedown accuracy.

Geoff Neal:
→ Neal’s striking accuracy is 49%.
→ Neal lands 4.63 significant strikes per minute.
→ Neal’s takedown accuracy is 50%.
→ Neal’s takedown average is 0.50 per 15 minutes.
→ Neal’s takedown defense is 85%.

Geoff spent on average 10:02 minutes in the Octagon and Vicente has an average fight time of 9:11 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 40 is live in , who do you think will win, Vicente or Geoff? Sound off in the comments.

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