Vicente Luque is a top 15 fighter in the UFC Welterweight division who is slowly climbing the ranks for a future title fight.
The ‘Silent Assassin’ is the #14-ranked fighter in the Welterweight division and will have one eye on a title match in the future.
However, he will have to improve his recent form and get more wins under his belt, starting with a big fight at UFC 316.
Here is everything you need to know about Vicente Luque.
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How old is Vicente Luque?
Vicente Luque was born on November 27, 1991, making him 33 years old as of May 2025. He was born in New Jersey to a Brazilian mother and a Chilean father and moved to Brazil with his mother at the age of 10.
Vicente Luque’s height, weight, and reach
Luque stands at 5 feet 11 inches tall, or 180 cm. He fights in the UFC Welterweight division, and for his last fight against Themba Gorimbo, he weighed in at 170.5 lbs.
He also has a reach of 75.5 inches, or 192 cm.
Vicente Luque’s wife and son
Little is known about Luque’s wife, other than that her name is Carol and that the pair had a son together in 2011.
Vicente Luque’s Instagram and X/Twitter
Luque has attracted 145,000 followers on his Instagram account, which you can look at on the handle luquevicente.
Meanwhile, he has nearly 50,000 followers on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account, with the handle VicenteLuqueMMA.
Vicente Luque’s MMA record
| Record (W-L-D) | (T)KO |
| 23-10-1 | 11-2 |
Vicente Luque’s MMA stats
| Significant Strikes Landed per Minute | 5.05 |
| Significant Striking Accuracy | 52% |
| Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute | 5.22 |
| Significant Strike Defense (the % of opponents’ strikes that did not land) | 53% |
| Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes | 0.99 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 54% |
| Takedown Defense (the % of opponents’ TD attempts that did not land) | 63% |
| Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes | 0.71 |
Vicente Luque’s net worth
Accurate details about Luque’s net worth are not available, with the latest estimates coming from SportsKeeda in 2023. They estimate he has a net worth of $2 million, which should be higher after two more years in the UFC.
Vicente Luque’s next fight
Luque’s next fight is against Kevin Holland at UFC 316, where they will clash in a Welterweight contest on the undercard.
Luque bounced back from recent losses by beating Gorimbo in his last fight, and will be hoping to do the same against Holland, a man in similar poor form.
With Holland only winning 2 of his last 6 fights, Luque will be confident in picking up the win and improving his #14 ranking position.
Vicente Luque vs. Nick Diaz
Luque has been trying to fight Nick Diaz for some time, but the fight is yet to happen for the Brazilian-American.
Luque vs. Diaz has been postponed twice and was most recently supposed to have taken place at UFC 310.
However, travel issues forced Diaz out of what was meant to be his first fight since 2021, disappointing Luque greatly.
Vicente Luque’s brain injury
In 2022, Luque almost had his career ended when he suffered a subdural hematoma, also known as a bleed on the brain.
The Brazilian-American suffered the injury after losing via KO to Geoff Neal on August 7, 2022.
Luque lost in the 3rd round of the fight and spent months recovering from the injury. Many thought his career was over, but he fought back and returned to the octagon just over a year later.