Vicente Luque vs. Derrick Krantz

UFC 17-8-0 vs. 0-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
17-8-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
34
AgeΔ 4 yrs
38
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3.9
Layoff (months)Δ 79.3 mo
83.2
WLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Derrick Krantz hunts takedowns — 3.18 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Derrick Krantz owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Vicente Luque carries real power — 0.70 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Vicente Luque

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 178
Tier 3 — regional circuit 74

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 +3.0 wins over .500

Derrick Krantz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 104
Tier 3 — regional circuit 155

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

11354.80/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
392.07/min · norm 3.17
12415.24/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
764.03/min · norm 3.06
50.9%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
37.9%norm 44.9%
51.6%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
50.3%norm 55.25%
110.70/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Vicente Luque

Distance 92.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 8.1%)

Derrick Krantz

Distance 92.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Vicente Luque

Head 74.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.3% (norm 8.4%)

Derrick Krantz

Head 87.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Luque L/AAccWelterweight med Krantz L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1003 / 2052 48.9% 38.6% 35 / 95 36.8% 38.6%
In the clinch 62 / 77 80.5% 67.8% 1 / 4 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 70 / 101 69.3% 67.2% 3 / 4 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 687 / 1671 41.1% 37.2% 28 / 90 31.1% 37.2%
To the body 153 / 218 70.2% 70.7% 7 / 9 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 295 / 341 86.5% 82.9% 4 / 4 too few to rate 82.9%

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: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Krantz L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 998 / 2212 45.1% 39.0% 64 / 139 46.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 140 / 192 72.9% 68.9% 5 / 7 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 103 / 160 64.4% 68.0% 7 / 7 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 932 / 2170 42.9% 35.6% 58 / 118 49.2% 35.6%
To the body 177 / 244 72.5% 69.6% 7 / 21 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 132 / 150 88.0% 82.1% 11 / 14 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1448.3% acc · 0.89/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
450.0% acc · 3.18/15 · norm 1.27
3759.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 63.9%
34:1114.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
7:1438.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
45:562:54 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
1:110:56 per 15 · norm 3:15
110.70/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
10.80/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Luque has more cage time on record.